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The City of Memphis is accepting applications February 23–27 for Memphis RAMP, a program offering free home accessibility improvements for eligible seniors and residents with disabilities. -
Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesObservers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.
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A new bill would allow schools to display the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.
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A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast. -
In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation. -
Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she's up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue.
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Forecasters called travel conditions "extremely treacherous" and "nearly impossible" in areas hit hardest by the storm, and air and train traffic is at a standstill in many parts of the region.
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On the Lorraine Motel balcony when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, the late Rev. Jesse Jackson made regular visits to Memphis. -
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The political implications of the SCOTUS ruling on Trump's tariffs, China urges Washington to lift tariffs after SCOTUS decision, new poll reveals what Americans think of the state of the union.
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Tariffs, DHS funding and international tensions are expected to be at the heart of the president's State of the Union speech to Congress this week.
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The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," in an operation Sunday, a federal official said. -
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Research shows that having a sense of purpose can lower stress levels and boost our mental health. Finding meaning may not have to be an ambitious project. -
Denmark's military says its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment.
Father Andriy Zelinskyy, a chaplain in wartime Ukraine, talks about what he sees in the trenches and what he's learned about the fragility of humanity, years into the war with Russia.
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