Dwali Saikow-Tao

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President Trump said he would be shutting down what he's calling the Trump Kennedy Center for two years to bring it to, quote, the highest level of success, beauty, and grandeur.

In a new Truth Social post, President Trump says he plans to shut down the Kennedy Center for two years starting on July 4th to begin construction of a new entertainment complex and bring...

Trump says this is in honor of the 250th anniversary of the country, adding that financing for the project is already in place but did not offer further details.

He added the plan was totally subject to board approval.

Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, are out of ICE detention in Texas and back home in Minneapolis.

Texas Public Radio's Davin Martin Davies reports.

Much of the southeast is digging out from under snow and dealing with record cold after a second winter storm struck this weekend.

The Arctic blast is stretching from Virginia to the Carolinas, even Georgia down to Florida.

South Carolina Public Radio's Victoria Hansen reports from Charleston.

Israeli authorities say preparations are underway to reopen Gaza's main border crossing.

Reopening the gateway is a major step in advancing the ceasefire agreement.

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More than 18,000 flights have been delayed today and over 1,700 cancellations at U.S.

airports, including at Charlotte Douglas International.

Extreme winter weather conditions have made runways and roads too dangerous to travel on.

A ground stop was ordered on American Airlines flights in and out of Charlotte yesterday.

In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves said at least 23 people have now died in storm-related deaths.

From Holy Springs to cities in neighboring Tennessee, thousands of customers are still without electricity due to a power grid that has been broken from last month's winter storm.

One of the biggest categories for the Grammy Awards is for Best New Artist, and this year, TikTok had a big effect on who made the cut.