What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
WASHINGTON (AP) – Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to […]
Read MoreHow to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year
(AP NEWS) Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. Those deductibles will have to be paid before most coverage starts. That can mean thousands of dollars in fresh health care bills. […]
Read MoreSummit Connects Dots Between Climate And Injustice
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. – This week’s arctic blast that had folks considering whether that cup of coffee really was worth a trip outdoors is the other side of the same coin that in 2024 delivered excessive heat resulting in Hurricane […]
Read MoreAlicia Keys uses Grammy win to make impassioned plea for diversity: ‘DEI is not a threat, it’s a gift’
BY TARA SUTER, THE HILL Alicia Keys used her remarks at the Grammy Awards late Sunday to make an impassioned plea for diversity. “This is not the time to shut down a diversity of voices. We’ve seen on this stage, talented, hardworking […]
Read MoreWhat is known about the deadly collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter
(AP NEWS) American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter collided in midair near Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Wednesday night, sending the two aircraft into the Potomac River and killing all 67 aboard in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. The cause of […]
Read MoreUS children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet […]
Read MoreBlack History Day 2: African Americans at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Black Military Service during the Revolutionary War Sentiment against the institution of slavery reached a peak in the year leading up to the Revolutionary War. Such vocal criticisms of slavery would not be heard again in the United States until […]
Read MoreN.C. A&T Ranks High Among U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs 2025”
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 29, 2025) – As online learning in higher education continues to grow at an exponential rate, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is among those leading the way with nine nationally recognized high-quality programs. […]
Read MoreTrump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump wasted little time this week trying to assign blame for the nation’s deadliest air disaster in more than two decades. Among his chief targets: An FAA diversity hiring initiative he suggested had undermined the agency’s effectiveness. “But […]
Read MoreRemembering Matilda, The Last Survivor Of The Clotilda
By George Charles Darley, Aljazeera On a cold December morning in 1931, a short, elderly Black woman set out on a 24km (15-mile) walk from her homestead in Alabama, United States, on a quest for justice. The long trek to […]
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