It has been a year since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, and on Monday survivors, victims’ family members, first-responders and elected officials will offer prayers, songs and speeches in remembrance. Many who were cheering Jason Aldean’s headline set on the Las Vegas Strip late Oct. 1, 2017, said later they thought the rapid […]
Across the state store shelves are being cleared as people stock up on food, water, batteries and other supplies. At the Food Lion on Strickland Road in Raleigh, employees expect a flood of shoppers Tuesday. According to WRAL News, Food Lion employees say that as soon as two large shipments of water were put down […]
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims, after a devastating time when two attacks demonstrated the enduring threat of terrorism in the nation’s biggest city. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks on 9/11, when international terrorism hit home in a way it previously hadn’t for many […]
A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a man in his apartment after mistaking it for her own was arrested Sunday on a manslaughter charge, the Texas Rangers said. Police said Thursday, Amber Guyger, who is white, was off-duty when she shot Botham Shem Jean, a black man. The 26-year-old native of St. Lucia was unarmed and […]
Nia Imani Franklin, is the first woman to win the Miss America crown without having to wear a swimsuit and she says she’s glad she didn’t have to. On Sunday night, Nia won the title in Atlantic City while competing as Miss New York. The decision to drop the swimsuit competition created a good deal […]
On October 3rd, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company, will step down. However she will remain chairwoman of the board of directors until early 2019. Nooyi, who is 62 years old, will be replaced by Pepsi’s global operations chief 54 year old, Ramon Laguarta. Nooyi, who was […]
If you see a horse walking around the Wake Forest area, don’t worry you’re not crazy. Wake Forest police are urging residents to use caution after a runaway horse was spotted in the town. According to authorities someone reported seeing a dark-colored horse along the Smith Creek Greenway, near Heritage High School at 1150 Forestville […]
A congregation in Clinton is mourning the loss of a young church member who died in a crash on Interstate 40 Tuesday afternoon. The Christian family at New Life Baptist Church was draped in despair but comforted by their prayers in their time of loss as they came together Wednesday night to honor the memory of […]
According to multiple reports an upcoming Marvel spin off will be a family affair as Shuri, the sister of the hero and ruler of the fictional African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther will get her own comic book series. It will begin in October, and will be written by Nnedi Okorafor, a fantasy and science fiction […]
MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. This shocking maneuver is to avoid liability for the gunfire that rained down from its Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas. The company argues in lawsuits filed in Nevada, California, New York and other states this week and […]