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'Major' weekend snow forecast for DC area, with more than 8 inches likely in places 01/21/2026 06:22pm • It's looking more and more likely that the D.C. region will be coated in a sheet of white this weekend, as the National Weather Service has again increased its confidence that a major winter storm will hit the area Saturday into Sunday. "Major" snow accumulations are forecast, with more than 8 in Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump's immigration enforcement surge 01/21/2026 06:20pm • At Taste of East African in Minneapolis, the manager and owner are the only employees who come to work now, serving new customers who aren’t familiar with the food but are trying to support a restaurant challenged by a federal immigration enforcement surge. Like the employees, the usual patrons ar Conservative group says Los Angeles school policy hurts white students in federal lawsuit 01/21/2026 06:20pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A conservative group filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Los Angeles schools policy meant to address the harms of segregation, alleging that it discriminates against white students. The 1776 Project Foundation, created by the 1776 Project PAC, targeted in its lawsuit a Brazilians affected by US visa suspension evoke frustration but try to remain hopeful 01/21/2026 06:20pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians nursing the dream of moving to the United States and obtaining a green card say they were frustrated at the suspension of immigrant visas that came into effect on Wednesday. But they are trying to keep their spirits high by hoping that it is temporary. Last week, Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million 01/21/2026 06:20pm • Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies announced Wednesday. Smithfield, which has held rights to produce and sell Nathan’s products in t Great Southern Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/21/2026 06:16pm • SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Great Southern Bancorp Inc. (GSBC) on Wednesday reported profit of $16.3 million in its fourth quarter. The Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had profit of $1.45 per share. The bank holding company posted revenue of $80.6 million in the p Major League Baseball Highest Baseball Salaries 01/21/2026 06:15pm • major-league-baseball-highest-baseball-salaries House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area 01/21/2026 06:14pm • Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists' warnings that it could devastate a premier destination for campers, kaya US stocks recover half of the prior day's plunge after Trump calls off Greenland-related tariffs 01/21/2026 06:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal about Greenland, an island he’s long coveted, and won’t impose tariffs he had threatened on several European countries. The S& Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship 01/21/2026 05:59pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms, a plea agreement shows. Ian Roberts had a two-decade long career as Liverpool's Szoboszlai scores with trick free kick under Marseille's jumping defensive wall 01/21/2026 05:55pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The Marseille defensive wall had no solid foundation and Dominik Szoboszlai's trick free kick gave Liverpool a lead it never gave up in the Champions League on Wednesday. Szoboszlai went low when the Marseille defenders jumped high to open the scoring in Liverpool's 3-0 wi Salah back in starting lineup and Slot's Liverpool is winning again in the Champions League 01/21/2026 05:53pm • MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Mohamed Salah restored to the Liverpool starting lineup. Arne Slot's team winning with ease again in the Champions League, 3-0 at Marseille on Wednesday. It was something like business as usual for the English champions in a strangely up-and-down season amid turmoil with i Trump backs down on Greenland and cancels tariff threat after NATO agrees to future Arctic deal 01/21/2026 05:49pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland, pulling a dramatic reversal shortly after insisting he wanted to get the island "including right, title and ownership. 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