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WASHINGTON - Republicans' "big, beautiful" law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The updated assessment of the sweeping tax and spending cuts law came weeks after nearly every GOP lawmaker voted to approve the legislation ahead of a self-imposed Fourth of July deadline. The

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil rights leader as part of an effort to discredit the Nobel Peace Prize winner and his civil rights movement. Files were posted, opens new tab on the website of the National Archives, which

By Karl Cameron Contributing Writer Driving in the 200 block of South Pettigrew St. gives you the impression that this is a typically quiet residential neighborhood. However, that has not been the case for Vietnam Veteran Leroy Mitchiner in the many years he has lived in the neighborhood. Drug activity, threats on his life, assaults on he and his son, are all a part of a kind of neighborhood terrorism

NC Newsline - The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it would release some frozen federal grant funds for after-school programs, following lawsuits from 24 states and pressure from 10 Republican senators. The freeze, announced by the Trump administration earlier this month, affects programs like 21st Century Community Learning Centers, a federal program that supports afterschool programs for low-income students in North Carolina. State education advocates had warned that about

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer For some, the path in life is a straight line. For others, it is a winding, uncertain, and often challenging road. It is on that meandering path, however, that a journey of true self-discovery often unfolds. This is the story of  Tyrone Hall, a Clinton, North Carolina native whose journey began with a life-altering diagnosis and led him through cartography, medical illustration, and corporate

NNPA-A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that Black Americans continue to face serious challenges in saving for retirement, even as their incomes grow. The 2025 Retirement Confidence Survey, which included a special oversample of Black workers and retirees, found that the wealth gap remains wide at every income level. Among households earning $75,000 or more, only 33% of Black Americans reported having $250,000 or more in savings

By: Neely Tucker Library of Congress On the pleasant winter day of Jan. 17, 1872, Mary Virginia Montgomery, the precocious 21-year-old daughter of one of Mississippi's largest cotton planters, used her diary to record the day's activities on Brierfield, the family's sprawling cotton plantation south of Vicksburg. "Brierfield is so beautiful this morning," she wrote in her careful penmanship. "… I spent fully two hours practicing [piano] after dinner. …

By Dr. Joynicole Martinez Special To The Carolinian The numbers don't lie. While healthcare costs have tripled since 2005, Black and brown people are paying an even steeper price-literally. If you've ever felt like the healthcare system wasn't built for people who look like you, you're not imagining things. The data proves what our communities have known for generations: we're paying more, getting less, and struggling harder to access quality

[caption id="attachment_12807" align="alignnone" width="2500"] NC Courage's Aline Gomes (77) challenges Tigres Feminil's Alexis Delgado (8) during the first half of their exhibition game held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. on July 9, 2025. The Courage and Tigres played to a 0-0 tie in a rain-shortened game. Photo by Steve Worthy.[/caption] By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer A new chapter has begun for the North Carolina Courage, one of

NC Newsline-Across the country, public school enrollment has failed to rebound to pre-pandemic levels - and data suggests the decline is far from over. According to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics, public K-12 enrollment peaked at 50.8 million students in autumn 2019, but is expected to fall by nearly 4 million students to 46.9 million by 2031, a 7.6% nationwide drop. The steepest enrollment losses are in