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I missed this when it was published Thursday. The Washington Post’s Philip Bump did a fact-check of sorts on a claim made by President Trump: “You hear about certain places like Chicago and you hear about what’s going on in Detroit and other — other cities, all Democrat run,” he said. “Every one of them is Democrat run. Twenty out of 20. The 20 worst, the 20 most dangerous are Democrat run.” It’s not clear how Trump is defining “most dangerous” in this context. So let’s look at two related sets of data compiled by the FBI: most violent...

Mayor Herenton admits to fathering child You can watch the entire press conference with the mayor. Just click on the link to your left. Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton announced this afternoon that he is the father of a 4-month-old baby. Herenton made the announcement at the office of his attorney Thursday afternoon. He is not married. Herenton declined to answer any questions, deferring to his attorney Mitchell Moskovitz. Action News 5 will have more on this developing story at 5, 6 & 10

'Steadfast' mayor sworn in for 4th consecutive term By Tom Bailey Contact January 2, 2004 Mayor Willie Herenton started his historic fourth consecutive term Thursday saying he might have to keep running for mayor because there isn't another "elected official in the City of Memphis I would have confidence in doing this job." That may sound self-serving, the 63-year-old acknowledged. But he said no other Memphis official has the vision, managerial abilities or political courage he has. "That's why we don't have consolidation" of city and county government and schools, he told reporters after the inauguration ceremony. The 6-foot-6 mayor...