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17+ min ago (986+ words) Reports that a Trump administration change might make it harder for aspiring nurses to pay for their education sparked outrage online. Some social media users said President Donald Trump had signed legislation demoting nursing degrees from professional degree status or reclassifying nursing degrees as non-professional degrees. "The Dept. of Education just removed nursing from the list of "professional degree" programs under the Administration"s new loan rules " a move nurses say threatens the future of patient care," radio personality Angela Yee wrote Nov. 20 on Facebook. Other social media posts passed on lists of degrees no longer considered "professional" under Trump, including nursing and also physical therapy, architecture, accounting, teaching, engineering and social work. Graduate nursing students could soon face new federal borrowing limits, but these comments mislead by saying the Trump administration took nurses" "professional" classification away. Trump"s sweeping…...

20+ min ago (568+ words) While state education leaders and school districts wrestle with AI policy, one Surry County teacher says there are ways to use it to enhance student learning and give them a skill they will need in the future Artificial intelligence has found its way into many corners of modern life, including the classroom. While state education leaders think about regulating AI, one Piedmont Triad teacher says it's possible to use it for the better. "I do feel like this is an area where we need to go slow, to go fast," State Superintendent Mo Green said. Green leads the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the state agency that oversees more than 2,500 K-12 schools. He says state lawmakers have made significant progress regulating technology in classrooms, such as cellphones, but tackling AI is a different task. "It's exciting to think about all…...

46+ min ago (239+ words) Winter weather may be possible for parts of North Carolina on Friday The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is tracking a cold and active pattern this week. Several systems have brought a cold rain to the Triad and ice to the mountains, but a final system coming later this week may have a better chance at bringing wintry weather to a larger part of the area. Even after the high shifts off to the east, the cooler air will linger into Wednesday. Temperatures will gradually recover, and we should climb back into the low 50s by Thursday afternoon. Having cold air already in place is crucial when forecasting snow or sleet. Air temperatures must be at or below freezing for snowflakes to make it from the clouds all the way to the ground, so the First Warning Weather Team will be…...

59+ min ago (281+ words) Dave Coulier, who announced last year that he has blood cancer, says he's also being treated for a second type of cancer. The "Full House" star disclosed his new diagnosis Tuesday on "Today," saying he was diagnosed with an HPV-related oropharyngeal tongue cancer in October. Coulier announced in November 2024 that he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The 66-year-old said his new cancer was discovered during a routine scan after going through seven months of chemotherapy. "I went in for a PET scan, just a routine checkup, and something flared on the PET scan," Coulier told "Today" co-anchor Craig Melvin. "It turned out that I have P16 squamous carcinoma at the base of my tongue." Learning he had another form of cancer, which is unrelated to his original diagnosis, was "a shock to the system," Coulier said. "It's been a…...

1+ hour, 3+ min ago (860+ words) Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., a move that comes as President Donald Trump has escalated rhetoric about the state's Somali community, according to a person familiar with the planning. The operation could begin in the coming days and is expected to zero in on people in the Minneapolis'St. Paul area who have final orders of deportation, the person said. Teams of immigration agents would spread across the Twin Cities in what the person described as a directed, high-priority sweep, though the plans remain subject to change. The prospect of an immigration operation is likely to deepen tensions in Minnesota as Trump has become increasingly focused on people of Somalian descent living in the U.S., saying recently that they "have caused a lot of trouble,…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago (204+ words) A Buncombe County man is headed to prison for encouraging a girl to send sexually explicit videos to him in exchange for vape cartridges. The Buncombe County District Attorney said Joshua Ryan Reece, 46, pleaded guilty to charges including first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and sexual servitude of a minor. A judge sentenced Reece to an active prison sentence of approximately 15 to 23 years in the custody of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. As required by law, Reece must register as a sex offender for 30 years and cannot have contact with the victim for the remainder of his life. Investigators said they determined that Reece encouraged the victim to send sexually explicit videos to him in exchange for vape cartridges. The victim and the victim's family were consulted before the plea was entered and were fully supportive of both…...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (250+ words) Thousands of U.S. flights have been delayed as a storm system moves across the country. Related Video Above: Flight Delays & Cancellations Explained: What You're Owed (and What You're Not) The delays began this past weekend as Thanksgiving travelers headed home. On Saturday, nearly 2,000 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were canceled. By Sunday, total flight cancellations had been halved, but more than 13,000 additional flights were delayed. Among the top U.S. air carriers, those traveling on Southwest Airlines and American Airlines faced the most delays. Southwest also had the greatest number of flight cancellations on Nov. 29. Spokespeople for Southwest and American both pointed to winter weather as the cause for the majority of cancellations and delays. A spokesperson for American said the airline's hub at Chicago O'Hare International Airport was most impacted. The Get the Facts Data Team has been tracking flight…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago (266+ words) Costco is going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they've paid. Costco is joining other companies that aren't waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Donald Trump's most sweeping import taxes They're going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they've paid.The U.S Court of International Trade and the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington ruled earlier this year that Trump's biggest and boldest import taxes are illegal The case is now before the Supreme Court 5 hearing, several of the high court's justices expressed doubts that the president had sweeping power to declare national emergencies to impose tariffs on goods from almost every country on earth.If the court strikes down the tariffs, importers may be entitled to refunds on the levies they've paid "It's uncertain whether refunds will…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (471+ words) Experts warn that the drop doesn't necessarily mean safer days are here to stay and that it could simply represent a return to average levels. "Sir Isaac Newton never studied crime, but he says, 'What goes up must come down,'" said James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University. The current drop in numbers is more likely what statisticians call a "regression to the mean," he said, representing a return to more average crime levels after an unusual spike in mass killings in 2018 and 2019. "Will 2026 see a decline?" Fox said. "I wouldn't bet on it. What goes down must also go back up." Mass killings are rare, and that means the numbers are volatile, said James Densley, a professor of at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota. "Because there's only a few dozen mass killings in a year, a small change…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (285+ words) Fire officials credited a utility worker for using a bucket truck to rescue a resident from a burning building on Monday in Somerville, Massachusetts. According to Chief Charles Breen of the Somerville Fire Department, the man, an employee of Eversource, was working nearby when he saw the fire. He used the bucket truck to help a woman out of the upper floor. "She had climbed out a window onto the front porch under heavy smoke and fire conditions, and the Eversource worker got her into the bucket and got her to safety," Breen said. "I'd like to really give credit to that worker. He did a hell of a job. Definitely saved a woman's life." The worker did not want to be identified but told NewsCenter 5 that he was working up the street and spotted the smoke. He said he…...