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11+ min ago (509+ words) A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to restore billions of dollars in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding, siding with 22 states and the District of Columbia that sued over the canceled grants this summer. President Donald Trump's administration said in April it was "ending" the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which helped communities with predisaster projects to harden infrastructure and improve resilience against the increasing threats of climate change. The administration called the program "wasteful and ineffective" and said it would halt $3.6 billion in funding awarded but not yet paid and would not award $882 million in grants for the following fiscal year. The program's disruption upended projects across hundreds of communities in both Republican- and Democratic-led states, thwarting plans to improve stormwater drainage, harden electrical lines and even help relocate households living in areas…...

57+ min ago (53+ words) Bonnie Blue isn't backing down " even after being arrested in Bali " and her first public comment made that very clear. The 26-year-old adult content creator, whose real name is Tia Billinger, broke ... Authorities said the robbery happened shortly after 5 a.m. at the 7-Eleven on Cluff Crossing Road....

1+ hour, 8+ min ago (527+ words) A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered "professional," adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted from a new agency definition. The Trump administration's list of professional programs includes medicine, law and theology but leaves out nursing and some other fields that industry groups had asked to be included. The "professional" label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal loans to pursue graduate degrees in those fields. Video above: Nursing students concerned over possible loss of federal student loan access Under new rules proposed by the Trump administration, students in graduate programs deemed professional could borrow up to $200,000 for their degrees in total, and up to $50,000 a year. Loans for other graduate programs would be capped at $100,000 in total and $20,500 per year. In…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago (1131+ words) FAYETTEVILLE -- A city survey and design plans released Thursday seeking resident input reveal possible major changes for the South School Avenue Corridor in 2027 that multiple residents say they support. The project calls for major street improvements along the stretch of South School from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to 15th Street, according to the city's website. Planned improvements will focus on safer crossings, improved visibility, better peak-hour traffic flow, wider sidewalks, enhanced landscaping and streetscape features, the website states. An online survey opened Thursday at noon to allow residents to see the plans and leave comments. City staff said Thursday evening they had already seen an influx of responses. An open house was also held from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Rock Street Annex. The drop-in event included posters of the early design concepts and maps where residents could place sticky notes with their…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago (24+ words) UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville ... UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville UAMS hosts second-ever ALS clinic in Fayetteville...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago (40+ words) Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools promises extra security measures after fatal stabbing Noem was questioned about her department's deportation practices during a tense hearing in Washington, D.C. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools promises extra security measures after fatal stabbing...

1+ hour, 45+ min ago (419+ words) Senators from both parties pushed Thursday for changes to a massive defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned the legislation would undo key safety reforms stemming from a collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people. Related video above: NTSB chairwoman comments on the bill "We owe it to the families to put into law actual safety improvements, not give the Department of Defense bigger loopholes to exploit," the senators said. The biggest unions representing pilots, flight attendants and other transportation workers joined the chorus criticizing the bill on Thursday. Sara Nelson, who is president of the Association of Flight Attendants, questioned why this was proposed. She said these provisions are "not only reckless and indefensible, but also a direct undermining of the NTSB's safety guidance." That legislation would also revoke an exemption…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago (336+ words) Queen Camilla is ready for Christmas, even sitting in Santa's sleigh. The Queen hosted a festive children's party on Thursday, with those invited getting to decorate her Christmas tree and meet Santa. This was the 20th year that Camilla has held a Christmas party for children supported by charities she is involved with. This year, children and their families from charities Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity were welcomed into Clarence House for the event. Camilla looked delighted today as she sat in a sleigh alongside children and with Santa behind her. The sleigh in question is actually a royal heirloom, originally used by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. There were reindeer at the party and "Hello!" magazine reported that Camilla was given toys from Santa for her pet dogs. Images of the event showed the Queen's equerry,…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago (283+ words) The seizure is the latest in a number of operations escalating tensions in the region. Video released by the Trump administration shows U.S. forces seizing a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela Wednesday, marking the latest in its efforts to combat drug trafficking in the region. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified on Capitol Hill Thursday that President Trump directed the oil tanker's seizure to push back against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and a regime she described as "systematically covering and flooding our country with deadly drugs." The seizure follows a series of strikes on alleged drug boats in the region that have reportedly killed at least 80 people. Secretary Noem also told lawmakers that "lethal doses of cocaine" were prevented from entering the U.S. due to the seizure of the oil tanker. On fentanyl, the data showed no significant production…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (442+ words) Forsyth County officials have determined that the fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School was a tragic accident, leaving one student dead and another injured, as the community seeks answers and support. Forsyth County officials have revealed new details about the fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, which left 16-year-old Cameron Graham dead and another student injured, with District Attorney Jim O'Neill stating there is no probable cause to charge the 18-year-old student involved. "It can only be described in one word, senseless," O'Neill said. Law enforcement and school officials have conducted numerous interviews and reviewed surveillance and cell phone video to address questions surrounding the altercation. O'Neill explained that Graham brought the knife to school, and the 18-year-old student was defending himself, trying to wrestle it away, when Graham was stabbed in the chest and died…...