CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department had its largest recruit class graduation since 2010, which made a big dent locally in a shortage agencies are seeing nationwide. CMPD said Recruit Class 196 graduated 58 members on Friday as the department is seeing an increase in hiring and expanded training academy classes to […]
The number of Americans who say they are worried about illegal immigration and future terrorist attacks rose over the past year, according to a recent poll. The Gallup survey, released Friday, found there was a 7 percent increase in those who are worried “a great deal” about the surge in illegal immigration. The number was…
Virginia and Texas saw the most white supremacist propaganda activity in 2023, which reached record highs across the country, according to a Tuesday report from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Other states that saw relatively high levels of white supremacist propaganda activity in the U.S. 2023 were California, New York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Maryland and…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Community College Board calculated a 5.1 percent increase in total enrollment for the statewide system in their Spring Enrollment report. That makes it the third largest headcount increase to the state’s community college system in the last 15 years. Officials said Illinois community colleges outpaced the national average growth […]
Zara owner Inditex, the world's biggest fashion retailer, promised shareholders a record dividend on Wednesday after posting its highest-ever profits last year despite a complicated global backdrop.Given the results, the retail giant said it would pay shareholders a dividend of 1.54 euros, a 28 percent increase from 2022, and the highest in the group's history.