Taboo tics like shouting curses and slurs are uncommon in Tourette syndrome − but people who have them suffer harsh social stigma

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don’t reveal what people with Tourette’s think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

Norman C. Francis, a stalwart New Orleans leader in civil rights, business and education dies at 94

Francis was the first Black president of Xavier University and integrated Loyola University's law school

BREAKING: Spartanburg County Council calls meeting for Friday regarding possible new data center

If approved, the facility would be the fifth for the Upstate South Carolina County

California Pays Farms to Make Biogas from Hog Waste in North Carolina, Where Locals Say It’s Fueling Pollution

Last year, six farms were the first in the Tar Heel State to get funding from California’s program offsetting its transportation emissions. Their permits to make biogas already have civil rights complaints against them for the pollution from the process.

N.C. continues to pursue cleanup of illegal mine in Mitchell County

Since the August order, the state has conducted multiple inspections at the mine and has observed that Horizon 30’s attempt to prevent harm to the site has not been successful

Who gets a bed in NC’s state psychiatric hospitals — and who waits?

The three state-operated facilities are designed to serve North Carolinians with the most complex mental health needs, including those who can’t be treated safely in community-based facilities.

Lawmakers seeking answers following FAA restrictions in El Paso, Texas region

NOLA group works to improve conditions for Mardi Gras clean-up workers, MS senators call for improved disaster response after winter storm, Tribal court hearing for former Swain, NC sheriff delayed

A ‘servant leader’ honored: The nation pays tribute to Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon

How Jesse Jackson was shaped by Southern segregation − and went on to reshape American political life

The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains

Scott Ashcraft warned that the agency was imperiling Native American gravesites and artifacts. Then his three-decade career fell apart.

N.C. announces $5.7M for Flood Resilience Projects in the French Broad River Basin

Down Ballot Staff Reports Today in Woodfin, Governor Josh Stein announced $5.7 million in grants from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Flood Resiliency Blueprint to reduce flood risk in the French Broad River Basin. The announcement includes eight projects that will create new floodwater storage,

A Troubled Hog Farm in Wayne County, North Carolina, Is Hit With a New String of Violations

Equipped with both a biodigester to capture methane from hog waste and a system to spray what’s left of the feces and urine onto nearby farm fields, the former White Oaks Farm continues to pollute the surrounding environment.

Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it increasingly hard to attend college as South Carolina and other states restrict in-state tuition or ban them altogether

William McCorkle, College of Charleston, The Conversation (The Conversation) December 9, 2025 By William McCorkle, College of Charleston The Trump administration’s aggressive deportation policies have heightened stress among the country’s approximately 14 million immigrants who are living in the U.S. without legal authorization. The sharp rise in