Stories tagged: "women"

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Health Teen Girls ‘Engulfed in a Growing Wave of Sadness, Violence and Trauma,’ Latest Youth Survey Shows

“These data show a distressing picture. America’s teen girls are engulfed in a growing wave of sadness, violence and trauma,” said Debra Houry, chief medical officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jennifer Fernandez Jennifer Fernandez February 23, 2023 4:37 pm EST
Local Kresha Walker and Michelle Witteveen, co-founders of Kernersville art boutique Jane. Made & Found, say they're putting local women artists first.
Local Small Business Spotlight: A Kernersville Boutique Puts Local Women Artists (and Customers) First

Kresha Walker and Michelle Witteveen of Jane. Made & Found on the inspiration, partnership, and community behind this one-of-a-kind boutique and social space in Forsyth County.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell November 29, 2022 1:40 pm EST
Elections Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Bo Hines, of North Carolina, speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Elections Here’s Where the 14 NC Republicans Running for Congress Stand on Abortion

Several GOP candidates have been obscuring or hiding their position on abortion rights in recent weeks. So we’ve pulled together a race-by-race breakdown on where they stand. 

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden September 19, 2022 3:15 pm EDT
Guides King's Pepper Owner Gail Jennings created an award-winning dry spice blend, made from a centuries-old West African recipe. (Image from King's Pepper)
Guides Sweets, Spices, and a More Inclusive Wine Community: Here Are 8 Women-Owned Businesses to Shop in Durham

We talked to some of our favorite women-owned businesses about what's inspiring them, what they're listening to, and where they're shopping.

Vanessa Infanzon Vanessa Infanzon September 16, 2022 2:39 pm EDT
Health Most voters are unaware of it, but abortion rights in NC and across the country could be one election away from falling.
Health Why Abortion Rights Could Be One Election Away from a Ban in NC

Most voters have heard little or nothing about a case before the Supreme Court in which the conservative court could overturn Roe v. Wade. 

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 11, 2022 11:50 am EDT

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Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay has a Durham chef featured on the latest season of "Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) Culture Good News Friday: Gordon Ramsay Taps Durham Chef, and a NC Rescue Dog Lands Big Stage Role
Graphic by Francesca Daly, Photograph courtesy of Crystina Halcyon Abortion ‘More Women Are Going to Die’: NC Women Speak Out Against 12-Week Abortion Ban
FILE - President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) Health Here’s How the Biden Administration Has Tackled The Mental Health Crisis
Women's Rights Despite 50% of Native American and Alaska Native women having experienced sexual violence at the hands of non-Native offenders, for decades those perpetrators were able to skirt justice due to murky jurisdiction and tribal courts’ limited resources. The reauthorized act now gives tribes resources and support to prosecute these types of offences.
Women's Rights Updated Violence Against Women Act Boosts Protections for Native Survivors

The reauthorized Violence Against Women Act rectifies old loopholes that allowed non-Native offenders to escape punishment for assaults on tribal lands.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright March 17, 2022 1:23 pm EDT
Culture North Carolina singer-songwriter Fantasia Barrino performs in 2018. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage)
Culture NC Women Rockers Who Shook Up the Music World

It's Women Rock Day, and we're paying tribute to these North Carolina visionaries who broke barriers and blazed new trails in popular music.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright January 3, 2022 8:58 pm EST