By Taylor Sarallo | WVTM Saturday through Monday are First Warning Impact Days due to a prolonged stretch of dangerously cold temperatures weather, hard freezes and some light snow. SATURDAY: Dangerously cold. Temperatures plunge into the 10s with a northwest wind gusting as high as 40 miles per hour. That wind will be dropping the […]
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By Jaimie Ding, Alanna Durking Richer and Eric Tucker | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in […]
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By Valerie Wilson | Special to The Times At first glance, some may ask what a comedian and actor brings to a conference centered on business and ownership. The answer, according to Roy Wood Jr.’s career, is everything. “I realized comedy was a business when I started selling CDs,” he explained. “Just learning the art […]
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The Senate approved a stopgap funding deal to keep most of the federal government running through September, with a two-week extension for Homeland Security funding as lawmakers debate new limits on federal immigration raids. The bipartisan agreement, backed by the White House, comes amid public outrage over fatal encounters involving federal agents and sets up a contentious House vote that could still trigger a brief shutdown.
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More than 250 mayors gathered in Washington, D.C., for the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ 94th Winter Meeting to discuss public safety, housing, and crime reduction strategies. Leaders highlighted the strain on police officers and emphasized investing in communities, youth programs, and stable housing to lower violent crime.
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