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Justice Department will launch civil rights review into 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Justice Department announced Monday it plans to launch a review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, an attack by a white mob on a thriving Black district that is considered one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history.
NC elections officials scramble to get ready for voting in western NC amid Helene's damage
Widespread storm damage in western North Carolina is causing elections officials to institute emergency rules to address the reality that much of that part of the state still has no power, limited phone service and questionable travel ability. The decision comes in the wake of the storm system known as...
Jeep urges 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUV owners to stop charging and park outdoors due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Jeep is recalling more than 194,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs worldwide because they can catch fire with the ignition turned off. In addition, Jeep is urging owners not to charge the SUVs and to park them outdoors and away from structures until they are repaired. The recall...
Asheville, Buncombe County leaders distribute critical supplies after Hurricane Helene devastation
Helene aftermath: Critical supplies start to arrive in Buncombe County. City of Asheville and Buncombe County leaders are starting to distribute critical supplies, including food and water after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. Buncombe County leaders confirmed Monday that 40 people in the county have died from impacts from...
Orion Sun unveils her path to self-discovery in a new album
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amid a creative spiral, Orion Sun found comfort among the words of the late Audre Lorde’s essay “Poetry is not a luxury.” The poet’s writing provided a mental redirection for the musician while working on her new album, “Orion.”. Lorde...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs appeals for release while he awaits sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is appealing a federal judge's decision to keep him in jail while he awaits trial on sex trafficking charges. The hip-hop mogul's lawyers filed a notice of appeal Monday in the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after previously saying they would ask the appeals court to overturn Judge Andrew L. Carter's ruling and release him.
Helene and other storms dumped a whopping 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South
More than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it — an unheard of amount of water that has stunned experts. That's enough to fill the Dallas Cowboys' stadium 51,000...
Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson's life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born Golden Gloves boxer and star football player, a Rhodes Scholar and a helicopter-flying U.S. Army captain who walked away from a West Point faculty gig to briefly become a janitor on his way to becoming one of the greatest American singer-songwriters of the 20th century.
NCHSAA says it's too soon to make a decision on how to finish fall sports, board will meet this week
The future of fall sports at high schools in North Carolina is uncertain following the devastating flooding in the western part of the state caused by Hurricane Helene. Many schools in the west have sustained damage, and the infrastructure in their communities has been destroyed. This means travel is difficult, if not impossible, electricity and water is unavailable in some areas, and communications have been disrupted.
Arkansas sues YouTube over claims that the site is fueling a mental health crisis
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas sued YouTube and parent company Alphabet on Monday, saying the video-sharing platform is made deliberately addictive and fueling a mental health crisis among youth in the state. Attorney General Tim Griffin's office filed the lawsuit in state court, accusing them of violating the...
No cell service: Estimated 90% of Asheville is offline as people struggle to reach loved ones
With a lack of cellular service, Asheville and surrounding areas have become black holes for communication in the wake of Helene, especially as loved ones struggle to connect with people they haven’t heard from. An analysis of outages from NetBlocks shows the communities of Waynesville and Hendersonville are completely...
Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage
NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET — and while that number dropped significantly, nearly 48,000 were still facing issues closer to 4 p.m. ET.
Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions, allowing them to resume beyond 6 weeks into pregnancy
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge on Monday struck down the state's abortion law, which took effect in 2022 and effectively prohibited abortions beyond about six weeks of pregnancy. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his order that “liberty in Georgia includes in its meaning, in...
Steward Health Care CEO files a lawsuit against a US Senate panel over contempt resolution
BOSTON (AP) — Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. Senate committee that pursued contempt charges against him for failing to appear before the panel despite being issued a subpoena. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, named nearly all...
Trump slams US response to Helene, even as supporters urge cutbacks to federal disaster agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities. As president, Trump delayed disaster aid for...
NC lawmakers to return next week as cost of Helene recovery looms large
State lawmakers will return to Raleigh next week for a brief, previously scheduled session — but one that could now focus on what can be done quickly to help with disaster recovery efforts in Western North Carolina. Helene — the storm system that has left more than 100 dead...
Rocky Mount tornado: Four victims released from hospital as city recovers from EF3 damage
Four people who were in critical condition at the hospital got released Monday after last week’s EF3 tornado in Rocky Mount. Friday’s tornado brought on by Helene injured 15 people overall. A state of emergency remains in effect for Rocky Mount on Monday. City of Rocky Mount plans...
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Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
NEW YORK (AP) — Venue staff wore rainbow heart-shaped stickers. LGBTQ+ pride flags doubled as capes. Pink cowboy hats, a calling card for Chappell Roan fans, reached critical mass at pop-ups like Dave’s Lesbian Bar. Nearby, at a stand for the online sexual healthcare company Wisp, attendees posed in front of a glittery vulva.
Helene an 'apocalyptic disaster' for NC town of Canton, mayor says
Recovery begins in Canton after 'apocalyptic disaster,' mayor says. The mayor of Canton tells WRAL News the western North Carolina town in Haywood County is experiencing "an apocalyptic disaster." In a one-on-one interview on Monday, Mayor Zeb Smathers said most of the floodwater has receded in the area, and the...
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