Weekend reads: UNC drops DEI, autopsy results obscured, and Cooper’s veto to protect native trees
Critics said HB 198 would allow for more pruning along highways threatening native trees and plants. (Photo: Getty Images) A proposed NC law would limit family and public access to…
Trump stumped in the Bronx last week. It was as cringe as expected.
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump carries a pair of his new signature shoes before taking the stage at Sneaker Con at the Philadelphia Convention Center on February…
New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
A solar and battery storage development operated by Entergy in Searcy, Arkansas. Solar power growth is expected to help some parts of the country meet electric demand this summer. (Robert…
Crime victims may get fewer services as federal aid drops. States weigh how to help.
An attendee looks at a series of banners for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Candlelight Vigil on the National Mall on April 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The Justice Department’s…
Marshall Ramsey: Memorial Day
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New solar will help keep power on during scorching summer, report says
A solar and battery storage development operated by Entergy in Searcy, Arkansas. Solar power growth is expected to help some parts of the country meet electric demand this summer. (Robert…
More weapons showing up in Washington’s schools
(© Aristide Economopoulos/for NJ Monitor) There were more weapons brought into Washington’s schools during the last school year than the year before. That’s according to a new report from the…
Major hurricane season predicted; insurers aren’t taking chances
Storm Irene caused widespread damage in 2011. The insurance industry has implemented changes since then. (Jan Ellen Spiegel/CT Mirror) Unless a ton of climate and weather scientists are wrong, the…
On this day in 1956
MAY 26, 1956 A bus boycott began in Tallahassee, Florida, after Florida A&M students Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson refused to give up their seats to white passengers. Police charged…
Young Writers Project: ‘Vermont’
“A Witch’s Home,” by Ace Lafountain, 16, of Montpelier. Young Writers Project is a creative online community of teen writers, photographers and artists, which has been based in Vermont since…