North Carolina Air Quality Improved for Ozone Pollution, Finds 2020 ‘State of the Air’ Report American Lung Association’s annual air quality report finds nearly half of Americans breathing unhealthy air; Twelve cities named to the cleanest cities list for ozone pollution Editor’s Note: The full report, as well as trend charts and rankings for metropolitan…… read more »
photo credit: Claudio Divizia // Shutterstock On Monday, Trump told the American people it was ultimately his decision on when the country would opened back up and not the individual governors. Now, on Friday, Trump has given the power of reopening states to the governors, telling them it is their decision of when and how to…… read more »
photo credit: ElRoi // Shutterstock Virginia became the 16th state to decriminalized marijuana on Wednesday. In Virginia, you will now only get a $25 fine for simple possession of marijuana, penalties carrying jail or prison time are removed. Sales remain illegal.According to the Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, this is a step to fully legalize marijuana…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Diddy has raised $3.7 million for COVID-19 relief all by dancing on IG Live with his famous friends, like Draya, Jennifer Lopez, Drake, LeBron James, Lizzo and many more who made an appearance. The Dance-A-Thon was an all day and all night partnered event with Direct Relief. According to the…… read more »
photo credit: Claudio Divizia // Shutterstock Today in Raleigh, police had to break out a #ReopenNC protest. Dozens of people gathered in downtown Raleigh outside of the legislative building to protest the stay-at-home order. They wore red, white and blue while waving American flags. Since these stay-at-home orders have been passed throughout the country by many…… read more »
photo credit: Jamie Lamor Thompson // Shutterstock Sheree Whitfield, formerly seen on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta, is asking for the public’s help in finding her missing mother, Thelma Ferguson. Ferguson. 77, was last seen by her family, when they left her Sandy Springs home on March 23. She was wearing gray pants and a black shirt at…… read more »
photo credit: taffpixture // Shutterstock America will soon start looking for resources on the moon. Trump has signed an executive order that will allow the U.S. to mine the moon for resources. A little history lesson, back in 1979 the Moon Treaty was created indicating that the country doesn’t see space as a “global commons,” but the U.S.…… read more »
photo credit: Kathy Hutchins // Shutterstock Former NFL player Chris Johnson is being accused of funding a hire-for-murder that left two men dead, the two men who allegedly killed Johnson’s friend in 2015. Officials believe that Johnson rewarded a Florida gang member, Dominic Bolden, with cash after he allegedly killed the two men who allegedly opened fire…… read more »
photo credit: Castleski // Shutterstock Governor Roy Cooper has signed an executive order requiring new social distancing policies at open stores. Effective April 13 at 5 p.m., stores may not have a number of people inside at one time that is more than 20% of the stated fire capacity or either five people for every 1,000 square…… read more »
photo credit: Jonathan Weiss // Shutterstock Since closing on March 26th, it seem that people have really missed eating at Waffle House. Waffle House released limited edition bags of their much-loved waffle mix for people to make right at home. The product was a smash-hit, selling out in just 4 hours. The package was about $20 with…… read more »