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North Carolina mayor responds to 'sensational' claims of being seen on video in town hall with no pants on
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In an interview with The Charlotte Observer this week, Mooresville Mayor Chris Carney called claims in... Read More
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Singers, musicians come together to perform at ICE sites in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — When his weekly song circle group performed at the Renee Good shooting site Jan. 13 in Minneapolis, Timothy Frantzich got a new lesson on the old folk tunes he had been playing for most of his 62 years.
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New alcohol advice emerged from competing forces, Capitol Hill pushback
WASHINGTON — Tucked into the Trump administration’s new dietary guidelines is a small but significant change to the federal recommendation for alcohol intake — “consume less alcohol for overall better health.”
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YNW Melly no longer facing witness tampering charge
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward County prosecutors dropped witness tampering charges against Jamell YNW Melly Demons, the former rapper accused of the 2018 murders of two childhood friends and fellow artists after a late...Read more
St. Paul police chief: Even off-duty cops are being stopped by ICE agents
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two off-duty St. Paul police officers have been pulled over by federal agents during an immigration crackdown in Minnesota, the police chief said Tuesday.
The same happened to an off-duty Brooklyn Park...Read more
Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump firing of Fed member
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over how far President Donald Trump can go in removing a member of the Federal Reserve Board, in a case that experts said puts on the line the stability ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom tells world leaders their response to Trump is 'pathetic'
WASHINGTON — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a stark message Monday for European leaders: “Stand tall and grow a spine,” he said, as they deal with President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland.
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Trump trashes European leaders, leaks private texts amid Greenland grab
President Donald Trump trashed European allies Tuesday and bared leaders’ private text messages as he continues to aggressively pushing for a U.S. takeover of Greenland.
In a series of odd posts, Trump mocked European ...Read more
11 stunning moves by Trump in his first year back in office
LOS ANGELES — During his first term, President Donald Trump was both praised and condemned for being wildly unpredictable, pushing boundaries and disregarding long-standing norms in Washington.
During the 2024 ...Read more
First new fossils in more than 100 years discovered at Colorado's Dinosaur National Monument
DENVER — Parking lot construction at Colorado’s Dinosaur National Monument unearthed new fossils last fall, the first discovery at the monument in more than 100 years, according to the National Park Service.
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Trump affordability pitch heads to a Davos focused on Greenland
President Donald Trump pitched his populist economic platform to autoworkers and supporters at a casino in battleground states in recent weeks. Now he’s targeting a different audience: the global elite gathered in the ...Read more
Trump lambastes British for ceding territory as Johnson visits Parliament
WASHINGTON — Hours before Speaker Mike Johnson became the first speaker in U.S. history to address the British Parliament, President Donald Trump was criticizing the United Kingdom’s planned ceding of overseas ...Read more
3.8 magnitude earthquake reported in central Illinois
CHICAGO — U.S. Geological Survey officials reported a 3.8 magnitude earthquake happened overnight near Ohlman in central Illinois.
The USGS said the quake happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. about 3 miles northeast of ...Read more
In 1 decade, 170 babies, kids and teens died in NC after fentanyl encounters
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One hundred and seventy babies, kids and teens in North Carolina died after fentanyl exposure between 2015 and 2024, new state data shows.
Infants, children younger than 5 and teenagers aged 13 to 17 ...Read more
Oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96 as new moon astronauts share Apollo inspirations
Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He’s just one of four living moonwalkers and the oldest remaining astronaut still making trips around the sun.
Edwin Eugene Aldrin...Read more
Zelenskyy plans to skip Davos as Russian strikes leave Kyiv dark
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’ll likely scrap plans to attend the World Economic Forum as he oversees the war-battered nation’s response to Russian air strikes that have left vast swathes of Kyiv ...Read more
EU tells Trump 'a deal is a deal' as Greenland threats escalate
President Donald Trump’s economic threats on the European Union over acquiring Greenland amount to a “mistake” that violates a trade arrangement forged last year between the transatlantic allies, the bloc’s ...Read more
Emirati rescue, Saudi fury: Middle East heavyweights split over Yemen
ADEN, Yemen — Stuck in Aden airport with an invitation from Saudi Arabia he couldn't — but very much wanted to — refuse, Aidarous al-Zubaidi played for time, nitpicking on points of protocol that delayed the plane's...Read more
Trial over alleged gang bounty on Bovino to offer litmus test as immigration enforcement controversies continue
CHICAGO — Operation Midway Blitz was in high gear in early October when authorities made a sensational announcement: An alleged ranking member of Chicago’s Latin Kings street gang had been arrested in a murder-for-hire...Read more
The theft of hundreds of remains from Philadelphia's Mount Moriah Cemetery raises a question no one can seem to answer: How did this happen?
PHILADELPHIA — Past a marble monument for a Civil War hero, down a grass path where toppled headstones disappear into ivy and weeds and faded miniature American flags droop, lies the underground vault of James Campbell, ...Read more
Native Americans are dying from pregnancy. They want a voice to stop the trend
Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.
Then 25 years old and six months pregnant, she drove herself to the emergency ...Read more
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