Several NC and national immigrant rights groups held a protest outside a Charlotte Home Depot this week amid the surge of Border Patrol raids in the city.
Yes, you can film Border Patrol raids. No you can’t disrupt them. NC Rep. Phil Rubin, a Wake County Democrat and former federal prosecutor, told Cardinal & Pine what people need to know about legally filming an encounter with federal agents.
Let's demystify the boogeyman—the single payer option for healthcare and universal healthcare. This is what keeps some conservatives up at night.
A woman runs an ongoing social experiment — calling religious centers across the U.S. to see who will help a mom and baby in need of baby formula.
Jennie Ventures takes a hike to Midnight Hole in NC and explains the ins and outs of talking to your neurodivergent child about their diagnosis.
What Democrats' domination of the 2025 elections tells us. "Billy Ball Explains NC" premieres Wednesdays on YouTube. Make sure you're following Cardinal & Pine so you won’t miss an episode!
Amid a surge in immigration policing in North Carolina, let's talk about the children's book "Dreamers" and the attempt to throw it out of local schools.
A Charlotte teacher shared a video about the impact of this weekend’s border patrol arrests on the East Side community. Classrooms were empty because many kids are scared, and families are shaken.
Pop quiz, NC: What's a plutocracy? This week's edition of "Civics 101" from Senior Editor Billy Ball on the plutocracies, kleptocracies, and idiocracies we're watching right now.
Rep. Virginia Foxx, a longtime Congresswoman from NC, bristled over the criticism.
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