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Merchant & trade and Bojangles team up for an exclusive culinary collaboration

Merchant & Trade is partnering with Bojangles to deliver a deliciously unique brunch event on February 8th.

Firefighter Joshua Cari sprays water while battling the Lilac Fire near the Bonsall community of San Diego County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out

Dangerous winds have returned to Southern California as new wildfires broke out and a pair of major Los Angeles-area blazes burned for a third week.

Charlotte Preschoolers Donate Toys to Kids in Need | PHOTOS

Check out these heartwarming photos of preschoolers at Primrose School of Lake Norman who came together to spread joy by raising $576 to purchase 96 toys for children in need through Toys for Tots!

President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

NC and other states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship

Attorneys general from 18 states sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.

Project Manager Consultates Young Designer. Two Women In Design Studio

Seasonal changes: Retail floor Set transformations are underway

You've probably noticed on your shopping trips, an influx on employees busy focusing their attention to the crevices of the walls, corners, and other minor details in the store; it's floor set transition time in the QC and other areas.

A person stops to take a picture at Jackson Square as snow falls in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle

A rare storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, closing highways and grounding nearly all flights.

Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship. What is it and what does that mean?

President Donald Trump has moved to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship, ordering the cancellation of the constitutional guarantee that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status.

This picture from Charlotte Fire shows crews working to put out a fire at a warehouse in northwest Charlotte on Tuesday.

Firefighters battle two-alarm fire after explosion at warehouse in northwest Charlotte

Charlotte Fire says quick response allowed firefighters to contain a fire following an explosion at a warehouse in northwest Charlotte Tuesday morning.

Stewart Rhodes, Founder Of The Citizen Militia Group Known As The Oath Keepers Speaks During A Rally Outside The White House In Washington.

Jan. 6 sedition defendants, Oath Keepers' Rhodes and Proud Boys' Tarrio, are released from prison after Trump clemency

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after their lengthy sentences for seditious conspiracy convictions in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol were wiped away by a sweeping order by President Donald Trump benefitting more than 1,500 defendants.

Legendary Hollywood Publicist Loses Home in California Wildfires

Adam Wurtzel spoke with famed Hollywood publicist B. Harlan Boll about losing his home in the tragic California Wildfires.

Kannapolis holds MLK Dream Day parade

Local cheer and dance teams, marching bands, civic organizations and corporate groups participated.

Weight Loss Drugs Selected For Medicare Negotiations

Ozempic and other weight loss drugs slated for Medicare negotiations

Just before leaving office, the Biden administration has announced costly GLP-1 drugs often used for weight loss are among the 15 medications listed in the next round of Medicare price negotiations.

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants

President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. The list includes people convicted of assaulting police officers.