- Star News
Weekend plans? Stop by the Wilmington Cape Fear Rose Society tour
The nonprofit educational organization has been around for 21 years
- Reuters
North Macedonia voters express frustration ahead of elections
Ekrem Ramadani used to work in the once flourishing textile industry in the town of Tetovo in North Macedonia. He has watched Tetovo, set in a lush valley west of the capital Skopje, slowly decline following Yugoslavia's collapse in 1991 and then as hopes of joining the European Union faded. North Macedonia, a small Balkan country of 2 million people, will vote on May 8 in parliamentary elections in which support for the opposition has been buoyed by frustration about the failure to join the EU, falling living standards and alleged corruption.
- Associated Press
Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 politicians, activists, athletes and more
Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they were calling from the White House. The caller swore they were serious and was calling with the news that President Joe Biden wanted to recognize Jones with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Jones, 93, will be honored for his activism during the Civil Rights Movement.
