Author: Leah Willingham
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Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes
BOSTON (AP) — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s. New York City received around four inches of snow Friday night into early Saturday —…
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Trump-backed Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. • In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep. David McKinley in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. “Donald Trump loves West Virginia, and West Virginia loves Donald Trump,” Mooney said in his victory speech. McKinley…
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Oldest U.S. veteran of WWII, Lawrence N. Brooks, dies at 112
NEW ORLEANS • Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S. — and believed to be the oldest man in the country — died Wednesday at the age of 112. His death was announced by the National WWII Museum and confirmed by his daughter. Most African Americans serving in the segregated…