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Philander Smith University celebrates Juneteenth with gospel concert

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Far and wide, the sounds of celebration echoed the halls of Philander Smith University Sunday honoring a monumental moment in U.S. history. As part of the celebration, performers like Alma Brown & the A-One Gospel Singers celebrated Juneteenth. Mosaic Templars Cultural Center hosts annual Juneteenth event Brown’s impromptu concerts started back […]

Fort Smith hosts resource event for immigrants

FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On June 15, Arkansas United hosted an Immigrant Integration Fair in Fort Smith to provide free access to legal, financial and health services for immigrants in the state. Lawyers, tax professionals and medical community workers were there to provide tools for new Arkansans to succeed. Many immigrants who are new […]

E.O. Smith seniors celebrate graduation

MANSFIELD — It was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for a graduation. Students, along with their families and friends, gathered at the Jorgensen Center of the Performing Arts at UConn’s campus on Tuesday evening. Senior class vice president Bella McDonough spoke to her peers and quoted philosopher Lao Tzu, who said, “When the student is […]

Jack Smith wants Judge Cannon to stop Trump from putting law enforcement at risk

When we last checked in on the Donald Trump classified documents saga, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had rejected special counsel Jack Smith’s motion to bar the defendant from making statements endangering law enforcement, stemming from Trump’s false suggestion that agents were complicit in a plot to assassinate him. Importantly, Cannon only rejected the motion […]

North Carolina man drowns at Smith Mountain Lake

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — A North Carolina man drowned at Smith Mountain Lake Saturday, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say around 7:40 p.m., someone reported that 73-year-old Stephen Sykes of Littleton, North Carolina had fallen into the water at Magnum Point Marina and hadn’t resurfaced. Deputies searched the water and found […]

Can Jack Smith move Trump’s classified documents case to D.C.?

“Is it within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Justice to reassign the location of the classified documents case from the Florida U.S. Judicial District to the Washington, D.C. District, based upon the premise that the case involves national security at the highest level and therefore requires the judge assigned to the case be […]