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Jobs From L to R: Kyona Kelley, Porche Vann, Yeshera Douglas protest for higher wages outside a Little Caesar's in Fayetteville.
Jobs ‘I Make Less Than a Two-Topping Pizza’: Inside NC’s Fight for a $15 Wage

As President Biden calls for a $15 federal minimum age, some in NC are struggling to make ends meet today.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle February 23, 2021 8:00 am EST
News Biden signs executive orders dismanting the 1776 Commission and report
News Biden Moves To ‘Defeat the Lies,’ Starting With Dismantling the 1776 Commission

The Trump administration's 1776 Report was rejected by historians as propaganda. In one of his first acts as president, Biden officially revoked it.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright January 21, 2021 2:44 pm EST
Coronavirus Graphic by Rebecca Russ/COURIER
Coronavirus ‘Spend More Time With the Grandkids’: North Carolinians Line Up in Charlotte for COVID Vaccine

Eat out. Get a haircut. Be a good citizen. People in Charlotte on why they rushed to get the COVID vaccine as NC upped inoculation efforts.

Pat Moran Pat Moran January 8, 2021 12:44 pm EST
Courts FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of a private Christian school that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)
Courts US Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Sat on Board at Private School with Anti-Gay Rules

AP says Amy Coney Barrett sat in a leadership position at private Christian schools barring children of same-sex parents and LGBTQ teachers.

Associated Press Associated Press October 21, 2020 10:51 am EDT
Elections From Capitol Hill to the White House, COURIER is breaking down what matters most in this year's election.
Elections Election 2020 Analysis: What Happened, What Didn’t, and What Comes Next?

From the presidency to the Senate and local ballot measures with potential, national impacts, COURIER is unpacking everything you need to know about what mattered most in the 2020 election.

COURIER Staff COURIER Staff October 16, 2020 2:42 pm EDT

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The former Friends Elementary School, an African American primary school located on the hill overlooking the CI farm campus. The building is now used by the Montgomery County Public Schools Corps of Cadets. Photo by Ashley Spinks Dugan. Social Justice What Was It Like to Be Black in Appalachia? Institute Offers Historical Lesson.
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
News After nearly a week of President Trump's erratic behavior, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced legislation related to the 25th Amendment. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
News As Recent Trump Interviews Run Off the Rails, Pelosi Announces 25th Amendment Move

Since leaving the hospital, President Trump has delivered rambling interviews, incoherent tweets, and called for imprisoning political enemies. His behavior is raising alarms in the halls of Congress.

Associated Press Associated Press October 9, 2020 10:59 am EDT
Breaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Sept. 18, 2020.
Breaking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday at her home in Washington, the court says. She was 87.

Meghan McCarthy Meghan McCarthy September 18, 2020 7:49 pm EDT