Jay Carey of Arden, North Carolina, was arrested on Aug. 25 after he set fire to a flag in Lafayette Park. Earlier that day, Trump signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag.
As Medicaid cuts loom thanks to President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” families across the country, including here in North Carolina, have to contend with the potential loss of benefits.
A domestic violence survivor in North Carolina talks to Cardinal & Pine about how Trump's "One, Big Beautiful Bill" will impact her health care.Â
In North Carolina, the Trump administration is reviewing whether signs talking about sea level rise and climate change at Cape Hatteras National Seashore should be removed.
Allison Bustillo Chinchilla has chosen to return to Honduras after six months in ICE detention with no charges.Â
Jay Carey, who served for 20 years and saw combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, told Cardinal & Pine that he was not disrespecting the flag but protesting the Trump administration’s perversion of the right to free speech.
Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill threatens to pull Medicaid coverage from clinics that provide reproductive health care across the nation.
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
The North Carolina Housing Coalition says the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could put thousands more NC residents at risk of losing their homes.
The board overseeing the health insurance plan for North Carolina workers and retirees voted Friday to raise most enrollees’ premiums to help cover a deficit that has grown to $507 million this year.
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