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By Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — On Monday, March 14, a group of concerned Asheville City Schools employees, students and families rallied outside the Asheville City Schools Board of Education, delivering a petition to district leaders with a list of concerns and demands. The president of
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By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and other nonprofit groups in cities with high percentages of low-income homeowners have helped thousands at risk of losing their homes due to unpaid property taxes. Legal nonprofits help homeowners by providing free legal assistance,
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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government has provided more than $2 billion to help cover funeral costs for more than 300,000 families of people who died from COVID-19. The announcement Tuesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency comes as FEMA launches a new campaign to raise awareness about the aid
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Mastouri Click here for updates on this story HIGH POINT, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two juveniles have been arrested after police say they stole a car with a baby inside. High Point Police say on Sunday around 12:40 p.m. off Brentwood Street at the Brentwood Crossing apartments, mom Brittany Jacobs went outside to
Continue Reading By KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, and other nonprofit groups in cities with high percentages of low-income homeowners have helped thousands at risk of losing their homes due to unpaid property taxes. Legal nonprofits help homeowners by providing free legal assistance,
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has said the bloc would support the Western Balkan countries to overcome the economic crisis caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine. EU official Josep Borrell was in Tirana, the Albanian capital, on Tuesday in the second stop of his regional
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN Germany has announced that it will buy 35 US-made F-35A fighter jets, the first major arms purchase to be publicly confirmed since Chancellor Olaf Scholz committed to ramping up his country’s defense spending in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The German government has made these decisions alongside a
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN “We really didn’t intend selling them,” says Kevin Regan over the phone from the northwest of Ireland. Converting a slice of airplane into a sleek and durable home office had been a personal project in 2021, but after his sister-in-law put photos of the cabin on social media, requests rolled in
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By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Henrik Stenson is Europe’s next choice to be Ryder Cup captain for the 2023 matches in Italy. The announcement also indicates the Swede has decided not to join a Saudi-funded rival golf league. Stenson was a logical choice for Europe. He is a major champion, has played on five
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business After more than a month of surging prices, Tuesday brought some modest — very modest — relief to drivers. The average price of a gallon of regular gas fell to $4.32 a gallon, down from $4.33 a gallon Monday, according to AAA. Even at just nine-tenths of a cent, it
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovich, Ivana Kottasová, Jack Guy and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Conditions in Mariupol are “unbearable” and “just hell,” residents who fled the besieged city in southeastern Ukraine have told CNN, as shocking drone footage and satellite photos emerged showing the utter devastation wrought by the Russian bombardment. Mariupol city council said on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Shama Nasinde and Stephanie Busari, CNN African students trapped in southern Ukraine’s Kherson are crying out for help, as Russian forces try to consolidate their occupation of the port city. The students told CNN they are spending most of their time in underground bunkers in freezing temperatures as Russian soldiers prevent anyone from entering
Continue ReadingCNN By Shama Nasinde and Stephanie Busari, CNN African students trapped in southern Ukraine’s Kherson are crying out for help, as Russian forces try to consolidate their occupation of the port city. The students told CNN they are spending most of their time in underground bunkers in freezing temperatures as Russian soldiers prevent anyone from
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer Wholesale inflation in the United States shot up 10% last month from a year earlier — another sign that inflationary pressures remain intense at all levels of the economy. The Labor Department said Tuesday that its producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — rose
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The White House is amping up its warning that aspects of the federal Covid-19 response will be curtailed after lawmakers failed to pass additional funding, with administration officials speaking in dire terms in a call with reporters and sending a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday. The latest warnings mark an escalation
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Nazmin Begum has a problem: she’s having to pay much more to keep her two children warm and fed as the United Kingdom endures its worst cost of living crisis in three decades. “Everything’s increasing,” she told CNN Business during a visit to The Boiler House, which provides discounted food,
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Prices kept rising in February as another key inflation gauge soared and hit double digits. The US producer price index, which tracks what America’s producers get paid for their goods and services on average over time, rose 10% for the 12-month period ended in February, not adjusted for seasonal swings,
Continue ReadingCNN By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky virtually addressed members of Congress on Wednesday to press the United States for more assistance as his country attempts to counter Russia’s invasion. Afterward, President Joe Biden detailed the latest aid package, which includes both defensive equipment and lethal weapons. The last time Russia invaded Ukraine,
Continue Reading Wall Street pointed toward gains in premarket trading Tuesday after world share prices sunk lower, with Hong Kong down almost 6% and Shanghai losing 5% as virus lockdowns and rising numbers of COVID cases in China threaten to disrupt manufacturing and trade. Prices for oil and other commodities slid further Tuesday as Russian forces pounded
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business After Russia invaded Ukraine, global oil prices experienced a dramatic spike. Just over a week ago, Brent crude leaped above $139 per barrel. Analysts warned prices could touch $185, then $200 as traders shunned Russian oil, pushing inflation even higher and adding huge strain to the global economy. But there’s
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