As nearly every standardized test is showing, our schools are doing an abysmal job teaching kids how to read or do math. In some cases, kids graduating from high school can barely read their diplomas. […]
MIAMI — It’s time for residents along the southeastern U.S. coastlines to make sure their storm plans are in place as the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is underway. Forecasters are predicting a “near-normal” season, but […]
RALEIGH — During its May meeting, the State Board of Education was presented with the 2022 annual Public Charter Schools report, which showed continued demand for such schools following the pandemic. The data presented in […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has introduced a bill aimed at increased monitoring and accountability of the activities of the Chinese Communist government in U.S. cities. The “Sister City Transparency Act” would […]
The agreement negotiated by President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy to temporarily suspend the federal debt limit and establish caps on appropriated spending has passed through Congress. The legislation averts a U.S. government default […]
FORT LIBERTY — The third meeting to determine the new name for Fort Bragg ran on, with some of the top officials in the U.S. military making emotional arguments that their recommendation should be heeded. […]
The Wollman Rink episode, or, rather, the unduly optimistic conclusion I drew from it, explains a lot about Donald Trump’s presidency and why he may not do as well against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) in […]
RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell welcomed the filing of an amicus brief by 21 states in the case involving a court decision ordering the N.C. State Health Plan to pay for sex transition surgeries […]
RALEIGH —State Treasurer Dale Folwell issued a statement on May 30 calling the Biden administration’s new mortgage fee policy “catastrophic.” As of May 1, new homebuyers and those refinancing their current loans who have good credit scores of 680 or […]
NICANOR, Panama — Panama launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia to combat criminal gangs and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through the perilous Darien Gap. Security officials said the “Shield” […]
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