Education
Judge sets deadline for NC to boost school funding
RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina judge has set a mid-October deadline for state lawmakers to follow a court-ordered plan to provide full funding for ...
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Coronavirus
Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, September 9, 2021 4:41 pm
News
September redistricting hearings held for NC maps input
LENOIR (AP) — North Carolina legislators are going outside Raleigh to hear from residents about how General Assembly and congressional districts should be redrawn for ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 7:20 pm
Education
Teen charged in shooting at New Hanover High School
WILMINGTON (AP) — A teen has been charged after a student was shot during a fight at a North Carolina high school on Monday, the ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 30, 2021 5:40 pm
News
Bojangles closing eateries for 2 days; workers won’t be paid
CHARLOTTE (AP) — The North Carolina-based Bojangles chain of restaurants announced Friday it will close all of its company-owned establishments on two upcoming days, portraying ...
by The Associated Press, Friday, August 27, 2021 7:23 pm
Coronavirus
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could lift public confidence in the shots and spur ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 23, 2021 12:14 pm
Education
UNC tradition comes under fire amid COVID-19 surge
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — A tradition at a North Carolina university has come under scrutiny after pictures the school posted on social media showed hundreds ...
by The Associated Press, Thursday, August 19, 2021 3:39 pm
Education
North Carolina experts worry as schools don’t require masks
North Carolina experts who released a frequently cited report showing minimal COVID-19 transmission within K-12 schools are growing alarmed as more districts defy public health ...
by The Associated Press, Wednesday, August 4, 2021 5:50 pm
News
Threat of rising evictions looms
RALEIGH (AP) — It wasn’t long after Iliana Diaz began her first day in person at Legal Aid’s Raleigh office that she and others were ...
by The Associated Press, Tuesday, August 3, 2021 9:31 am
Education
Big NC lottery sales in pandemic mean record education money
RALEIGH (AP) — Massive ticket sales for the North Carolina Education Lottery during the coronavirus pandemic have resulted in a best-ever $936 million in annual ...
by The Associated Press, Monday, August 2, 2021 3:02 pm
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