4/30 – |
Sarah Palin at NRA: "Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists" |
4/30 – |
Where do your WalMart dollars go? Into reshaping education under a regime hurting those most at need |
4/30 – |
Research shows that recovery has created mostly low-wage, low upward-mobility jobs |
4/30 – |
BlueNC.Com: Tuition rates at NC community colleges skyrocket under GOP |
4/29 – |
Sixty-nine percent of State Department Afghan reconstruction funds went to only one recipient |
4/29 – |
Native Americans protest appearance of band featuring daughter of Oklahoma governor in which fake war dance was featured |
4/29 – |
Six tornadoes strike eastern NC |
4/29 – |
"Zero tolerance" policies for schoolkids are being replaced by counseling, training programs |
4/28 – |
Recent news that US middle class no longer world's wealthiest misses larger point: we haven't been for some time |
4/28 – |
Georgia congressman says giving CDC funding to research gun violence would be "propaganda" |
4/28 – |
Aetna CEO says firm is making profits under new Obamacare regime, in line with CBO projections |
4/28 – |
Maureen Dowd: The amazing thing about Fox's "patriot hero" Cliven Bundy's racist rant? Among rancher's gathered to hear, no objections |
4/27 – |
Banks still engaging in massive fraud against homeowners; government still fails to prosecute |
4/27 – |
New thermal storage technologies may be solution to energy storage problems for large-scale solar enterprises |
4/27 – |
Poll shows majority of all voters in NC support some legal recognition of same-sex couples |
4/27 – |
Research shows number of physicians in WNC drops nine percent in four years while GOP cuts rural health care funds |
4/26 – |
Restaurant industry maintains highest CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 2012: 1,200 to 1 |
4/26 – |
New report quantifies for first time the connection meat and dairy consumption have to water and air pollution |
4/26 – |
Cherokee eye care clinic opens in Yellowhill community in WNC to meet demand |
4/26 – |
Preliminary report from U.S. Census of Agriculture indicates women farmers remain 14 percent of principal farm operators |
4/25 – |
NC's payday lending practices part of spotlight on vulnerability of the poor |
4/25 – |
NC environmental commissions meets to review data and updates on Dan River spill and other coal ash sites, including Asheville |
4/25 – |
Outspoken Nevada rancher in dispute with Bureau of Land Management makes remarks about "the Negro," benefits of slavery |
4/25 – |
Oregon's railway safety overseer reduces railroad reports of transportation of crude oil through state |
4/24 – |
Winston-Salem charter school uses taxpayer dollars to recruit out-of-state players for elite basketball team |
4/24 – |
Food activists launch campaign to change food laws, releasing varieties of "open source" seeds for fair use |
4/24 – |
As states recover revenue from recession, state lawmakers debate how to allocate surplus funds |
4/24 – |
Supreme Court upholds Michigan constitutional amendment banning affirmative action in public universities |
4/23 – |
Sixty-three percent of public watched online news video content in 2013, survey research says |
4/23 – |
NC fracking commission reviews 48 rules in rushed day-long session, approving them all |
4/23 – |
Tuscaloosa, AL, students attend schools nearly as segregated as in 1960s |
4/23 – |
Christie's legal bills for bridge scandal exceed cash on hand for 2016 campaign |
4/21 – |
Asheville GreenWorks hosts Hard-2-Recycle event on April 26 |
4/21 – |
Deadline approaching for filing compensation claims in cases of NC's sterilization programs |
4/21 – |
New resegregation patterns emerging across public schools in the South |
4/21 – |
Lawsuits assert the tribes of North Dakota cheated of land worth nearly $1 billion |
4/20 – |
Cleveland county animal shelter to cease using gas chamber for euthanization |
4/20 – |
Residents of Latta, S.C., attend town council meeting to express views on mayor's decision to fire town's lesbian police chie |
4/20 – |
Study reveals half of jailed NYC teens have traumatic brain injury before incarcerations |
4/20 – |
Dr. Adrianne Wadewitz, feminist scholar and seminal contributor to Wikipedia, has died |
4/20 – |
Disagreement growing over control of quinoa, an increasingly popular 'superfood' in the U.S. |
4/19 – |
Scientists and food activists create Open Source Seed Initiative, pledge seeds will be available without restrictions |
4/19 – |
Studies suggest long term unemployment has become "a trap that is difficult to escape" |
4/19 – |
Bureau of Land Management criticized for selling herd of Wyoming horses to Canadian slaughterhouse |
4/19 – |
NC scientists say Dan River surface water safe for farming despite recent coal ash spill |
4/18 – |
Army begins integrating women into platoon artillery jobs, with Fort Bragg as a first site |
4/18 – |
Same-sex couple files joint NC tax return to protest of ban on gay marriage |
4/18 – |
Obamacare insurance premiums to rise less than expected |
4/18 – |
Housing is becoming less attainable for the middle class due to rising rents, home costs |
4/16 – |
Obama claims GOP attempts to restrict voting rights for elderly, women, minorities and impoverished to cast ballots in swing states |
4/16 – |
States crack down on for-profit colleges to protect students with loan debts |
4/16 – |
Homeless Jesus statue in Davidson, NC receives both praise and scrutiny |
4/15 – |
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources finds possible link between seismic activity and fracking |
4/15 – |
New CBO budget predictions for Obamacare for the 2015–2024 period: $104 billion less than the previous projections; it's working |
4/15 – |
NRDC: With only 100 or so panthers still alive in Florida, EPA still considering oil-wastewater disposal well near prime habitat |
4/15 – |
New NC tax code results in higher taxes for middle class, less revenues available for public works, more money for wealthy |
4/14 – |
Latest voter suppression trick: Miami-Dade blocks voters standing in line from using bathroom |
4/14 – |
WaPo: "Republicans kiss votes from women goodbye" |
4/14 – |
Polling data says McCrory's approval ratings still "under water" |
4/14 – |
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Economic recovery limited to high-income households |
4/13 – |
National Hispanic University in CA to close in 2015 |
4/13 – |
Black Girl Travel, an international travel club, addresses criticism that it encourages black women to date men from other countries |
4/13 – |
Jackson county teachers share views on NC education reform |
4/13 – |
National Wildlife Federation report concludes wildlife is still being affected by BP oil spill of 2010 |
4/13 – |
Medicaid requires substance abuse treatment to the newly insured, but barriers remain that limit access |
4/09 – |
Former actress from 'Star Trek: Voyager' and 'Star Trek: Nemesis' narrates new documentary that argues the sun revolves around the Earth |
4/09 – |
Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma opens new $2-million center for veterans |
4/09 – |
New dust bowl blows into southern Colorado after four years of drought |
4/08 – |
Despite hysteria, little if any evidence of voter fraud in NC |
4/08 – |
Healthcare reform brings coverage to millions of Americans; number of uninsured citizens reaches new low |
4/08 – |
Democratic governors reluctant on marijuana legalization despite widespread public support |
4/08 – |
American Civil Liberties Union investigates NC prisons for compliance with federal prison rape law |
4/07 – |
NC ban on gay marriage my be overturned by Court of Appeals |
4/07 – |
Kalamazoo, MI turns to free higher education as a way to revitalize community |
4/07 – |
NC enacts law requiring marijuana grown in state to have tax stamps affixed; prior law struck down as double jeopardy |
4/07 – |
NC receives 'B' from SPLC on teaching about civil rights; twenty states receive failing grades |
4/06 – |
Search for missing plane reveals a world's oceans clogged with trash |
4/06 – |
NC judge denies Duke Energy's motion to shield records on coal ash leaching into groundwater at 33 sites in the state |
4/06 – |
Lumbee Supreme Court reduces sanctions against former Tribal Council Speaker Pearlean Revels |
4/06 – |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals to consider same-sex marriage ban that could affect North Carolina's Amendment One |
4/06 – |
Retrospective of works of murdered AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus span war zones to London 2012 Olympics |
4/05 – |
California wait-list for Obamacare at least 1/2 million -- meaning signups will easily beat expectations |
4/05 – |
NC statewide school board calls for test of online charter schools |
4/05 – |
Mississippi legislature passes ban on abortion at 20 weeks of gestation without exception for rape or incest |
4/05 – |
Students paid $1 to watch film about meatpacking industry in effort to raise awareness about animal cruelty |
4/04 – |
Brad Pitt to produce movie about "hacktivist" group Anonymous and Steubenville rape case coverup |
4/04 – |
Archaeologists and FBI confiscate extensive collection of Native American and other artifacts and relics from rural Indiana home |
4/04 – |
Social Progress Index ranks New Zealand first in the world on social and environmental performance; U.S. scores low on ecosystem sustainability |
4/04 – |
Limits on campaign financing found unconstitutional by Supreme Court in 5-4 decision |
4/03 – |
March was first month in 11 years that no US soldiers were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan |
4/03 – |
With seven million enrollments, Obamacare critics lose a primary argument |
4/03 – |
Rep. Moffitt tries to get Board of Elections complaint dropped; Moffitt accused of suggesting opponent Turner could run UNC-TV rather than running against him |
4/03 – |
RJ Reynolds reveals funding of "dark money" group which, in turn, funded McCrory campaign |
4/02 – |
NC Board of Transportation committee considers taxing drivers by the mile to raise revenue |
4/02 – |
Advocacy group challenges California teacher tenure and dismissal rules |
4/02 – |
Federal judge refuses to block Arizona bill that limits the use of abortion drugs |
4/02 – |
In sworn affidavit, SeaWorld reveals their orcas are given psychotropic drugs |
4/01 – |
Young voters increasingly likely to identify as Democrats |
4/01 – |
Christie wins support of Sheldon Adelman, right-wing kingmaker and casino mogul |
4/01 – |
NC failure to elect Medicare opt-in may result in as many as 1,145 needless deaths |
4/01 – |
DENR finds thallium, other deadly poisons, near coal ash ponds -- including Duke's Arden location |