North State Journal

1 week ago | nsjonline.com | Sara Cline |Jack Brook

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced last Thursday she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying against a proposed state law. Murrill also said she plans to issue a cease-and-desist letter to the company to stop the messages. As lawmakers debated a now-failed bill last Wednesday, they held up screenshots of text messages sent by CVS.

1 week ago | nsjonline.com | Newt Gingrich

Riots in defense of illegal immigration in Los Angeles are finally being quelled by President Donald J. Trump’s decision to send in federal forces. But there are signs that Chicago, Atlanta and other major cities may start hosting similar anti-government outbreaks. There were reportedly 1,500 demonstrations planned across the nation last Saturday.

1 week ago | nsjonline.com | A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Two more undercover videos of UNC System employees claiming to be avoiding the systemwide ban on diversity, equity and inclusion. Accuracy in Media (AIM) posted two more videos over the past two weeks: one of UNC Asheville (UNCA) Dean of Students Megan Pugh and another of Karen Price, the director of assessments at Western Carolina University (WCU).

1 week ago | nsjonline.com | Stacey Matthews

Last Thursday, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference in Los Angeles to provide updates on the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps that were being conducted in the area, as well as how they were handling the Los Angeles riots. Just a few minutes into the presser, a man could be seen trying to push his way closer to Noem in the briefing room, despite her security detail, which included the Secret Service and the FBI, trying to get him to back off.

1 week ago | nsjonline.com | Hillel Italie

NEW YORK — Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader who helped compose and arrange “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls” and dozens of other summertime anthems to become one of the world’s most influential and admired musicians, died last Wednesday at 82. Wilson’s family posted news of his death on his website. Since May 2024, Wilson had been under a court conservatorship to oversee his personal and medical affairs, with Wilson’s longtime representatives in charge.