Between the end of North Carolina's eviction moratorium and the start of the federal government's, landlords in the state filed evictions against more than 18,000 tenants.
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed some water systems in rural North Carolina to the brink as thousands of customers haven’t settled their bills.
Despite millions of dollars in public relief to child care centers, more than 1,500 North Carolina programs — one in four — remain closed, according to data from the state Department of Health and Human Services. Others now operate at reduced capacity. This shortage arrives at a moment when many parents — eager to return to work as their unemployment benefits run out — desperately search for placements.
Will 1.2 billion Catholics, joined by Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, leave behind such divisive issues as gay marriage and abortion and instead follow Pope Francis to fight for the environment?
Pope Francis has boldly stepped into a yawning vacuum of political leadership to shout in a rare papal encyclical released last June: Climate change is real; action must be taken now.
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