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PNS Daily News - May 21, 20130
Stories on today’s national rundown include: a deadly twister devastates an Oklahoma suburb; high stakes for children in an immigration reform bill; and a report finds New York is not is going to be able to fill the jobs of the future.
Public News Service - North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. - Recent studies have shown that infants' brains react to external stresses, even while they sleep. Domestic conflicts, violence and other traumatic events can influence a person's behavior later in life - even if they don't have any conscious memory of the original stress. Infant me...Read More
WILMINGTON, N.C. - Recreational anglers in North Carolina are hoping to reel in the commercial fishing of three popular fish. State lawmakers are considering House Bill 983, which would specify that red drum, striped bass and spotted sea trout could be caught only by hook and line. While the law e...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina is the 11th state this year to consider legislation that would make it illegal to conduct private investigations into agricultural practices in the state. The so-called "Ag Gag" bill is opposed by some animal- and consumer-rights groups, who argue the investigations a...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. - When it comes to the potential risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome from a mother sharing her bed with her baby, there is a push to change the message from "just don't do it" to "here is how it's done most safely." The shift is needed because co-sleeping will never be eliminated and...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. – When a fertility clinic and all else fails, adoption can seem like the answer. Except it's not in many cases. Adoption is an expensive and lengthy process. It can take from $30-to-50,000 and two years or more. That's where groups such as HelpUsAdopt.org come in. The natio...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's poultry and hog farmers could face changes in what goes into their animal feed if a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is successful. The agency continues to allow an organic form of arsenic in feed given to chickens, turkeys and hogs. A handful ...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. – May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has started it off with a major announcement. The agency will allow a form of women's emergency contraception, Plan B One-Step, to be sold over the counter and to females as young as age 15. ...Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina lawmakers are considering several bills that would shift education money away from public schools and into the hands of private entities and individuals. A report released by the North Carolina Justice Center raises concerns about the use of vouchers and highlights sev...Read More