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National Dr. Rachel Levine Sworn In as First Openly Transgender Four-Star Admiral

Levine now serves as the highest ranking official in the USPHS Commissioned Corps and is the first woman to achieve the rank of four-star admiral in the corps.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams October 19, 2021 12:16 pm EDT
National Social Security checks likely won't go out if Congress misses its Oct 18 deadline to raise the debt limit.
National North Carolinians Could Lose Social Security and Child Tax Credit Payments if Congress Fumbles Debt Limit Deal

The United States will default on its debt payments for the first time ever if Congress doesn’t act, and the fallout will be immediate n North Carolina. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy October 7, 2021 10:08 am EDT
Climate A view of a damaged trailer in Haywood County, NC, after historic flooding. Gov. Roy Cooper declared a State of Emergency in Haywood County after the heavy rainfall from Tropical Depression Fred devastated the area, putting businesses under 6 feet of water and mud and killing several.l Climate scientists warn that climate change will produce more frequent and violent storms in the years to come. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Climate Climate Change Is Not a Warning for North Carolina – It’s Already Here.

A rural North Carolina advocate on the need for big climate change and infrastructure plans to offset the impacts on farms and families.

Todd Zimmer Todd Zimmer September 15, 2021 12:22 pm EDT
Culture Line judge Maia Chaka stands on the field during the second half of an NFL football game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Chaka became the first Black woman to official an NFL game when she called the Panthers-Jets game Sunday in Charlotte. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Culture A Black Woman Officiated the Panthers Game. It’s the First Time in NFL History.

The Panthers recognized Maia Chaka, who hails from Virginia, during Sunday’s game against the Jets in Charlotte. 

Max Millington Max Millington September 13, 2021 2:30 pm EDT
Healthcare Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, center in white shirt, says that while communities like Milwaukee are national leaders in fighting healthcare disparities, they need help from federal elected officials to fully achieve their goals. (Photo courtesy of Protect Our Care)
Healthcare David Crowley: Communities Need Help to Achieve Healthcare Goals

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley writes that President Biden's Build Back Better agenda is critical to helping communities like Milwaukee expand health care to the most needy.

David Crowley David Crowley September 13, 2021 12:53 pm EDT

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The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
A photo of the Fall Creek School District building in Eau Claire County. Gina Kildahl, a parent whose 7-year-old son contracted COVID-19 while attending the school, recently filed a lawsuit against the district for failing to implement masking requirements and other precautions aimed at mitigating the spread of the virus. (Photo courtesy of the Fall Creek School District) Coronavirus Mom Who Sued Over Lack of COVID Protections in National Spotlight
Getty Images Elections Michigan’s County Clerks are Still Living Through the 2020 Election
National FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, an ambulance drives behind two firemen as they walk along the road near the crash scene of the United Airlines jet that crashed near Shanksville. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
National ‘It’s Often Forgotten.’ Flight 93’s Revolt Remembered as Heroic

ess than 10 people actually witnessed the plane go down in rural southwestern PA on Sept. 11th. Those who were in Shanksville that day don’t want the world to forget what happened on Flight 93.

Haley O'Brien Haley O'Brien September 13, 2021 11:35 am EDT
National The 9/11 Tribute Flag flies at half-mast over the Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial in Bucks County. Three pilots, who were friends with United Airlines Flight 175 pilot Victor Saracini, have taken the flag on flights over each of the crash sites. The 9/11 Tribute Flag is believed to be the only flag that has flown in the air above all three crash sites. (Keystone Photo/Patrick Berkery)
National ‘We Will Never Forget’: Bonded by the Loss of a Friend and Fellow Pilot on 9/11

Pilots Peter Maniscalco, Sam Irvin, and Steven Verdi flew the Tribute Flag over all three 9/11 crash sites in memory of those who died in the attacks, including their friend and fellow pilot Victor Saracini. 

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery September 13, 2021 11:35 am EDT