The most popular last names in the U.S. might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of 2020s.

Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has another potential injury to deal with after leaving New Orleans’ game at Utah in the second quarter.

Residents in a Northside neighborhood were shocked to learn about a raid that led to the arrests of 11 men, who were accused of fighting roosters.

Formula 1's title contenders have mastered the wet Las Vegas Strip in a rainy Friday night qualifying session.

Max Verstappen has cruised to victory in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as championship leader Oscar Piastri’s first-lap crash allowed Lando Norris to cut his points advantage.

A Goldman Sachs report predicts AI could displace 300 million jobs globally by 2030, less than five years from now. But some jobs are still safe, and you don’t need a four-year degree to land them. You can AI-proof your career.

Founded by Jacksonville resident Kamala Williams, The Lotus Flower Project is committed to strengthening our community by empowering women to rise above life’s challenges and activate their purpose.

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

North Carolina graduate forward Jae'Lyn Withers committed a lane violation with 4.1 seconds left that negated a tying free throw in the Tar Heels' loss to No. 1 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament.

As near temperatures climbed to near records in parts of the central United States, a potent storm system was setting up to wallop the nation later.

A winter storm has dumped heavy snow across northern Arizona, playing a major factor in a more than 15-mile backup on a major interstate.

Freedom Caucus leaders in the Wyoming House of Representatives are claiming victory after a legislative session in which most of their priorities got passed.

It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open.

At the end of every year, great art inevitably gets overlooked.

Formula 1’s only American driver, Logan Sargeant, has been dropped mid-season by Williams as the team promoted Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto in his place.

Logan Sargeant has crashed heavily in practice for the Dutch Grand Prix.

A new museum in northern Arizona features the fossilized feces of prehistoric animals.

The Detroit Pistons have fired coach Monty Williams after just one season that ended with an NBA-worst 14-68 record.

The attorneys for a 79-year-old man vindicated for a wrongful conviction in the 1970s called for the city of Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to “right this wrong.”

The founder of Queens United Leadership Academy, Inc., an organization dedicated to fostering anti-bullying initiatives and nurturing friendships among college women, is on a journey marked by personal triumph and unwavering commitment to creating safe spaces. From enduring childhood bullying to reigning as an HBCU Queen and now serving as an influential College Educator, Speaker, and Author, her narrative serves as a guiding light for those grappling to find their footing.

Even before Logan Sargeant finished his rookie Formula 1 season, a set of expectations were given to the American on what he needed to do to keep his ride at Williams.

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same form of dementia that actor Bruce Willis has.

A Westside apartment complex riddled with violent crime issues is the center of a new public nuisance complaint.

It was one year ago this week that a Formula One team announced a future with an American driver.

Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams is out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee.

Williamson also ran for president in 2020.

LaMelo Ball’s frustrating, injury-plagued season could be over after the point guard broke his right ankle in Charlotte’s 117-106 win over the Detroit Pistons.

A bond hearing for Wayne Williams — a long-time custodian at Duval County Public Schools who is facing multiple charges including sexual battery on a child and kidnapping — has been pushed back to Jan. 12 at 10:30 a.m. due to the judge’s schedule.

A copy of what’s being called Stephen Sondheim’s first original cast recording has been found on a misplaced CD, capturing the legendary composer’s budding skills in a student-led musical while at Williams College in 1948.

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement has been convicted of several federal charges.

Logan Sargeant earned the Super License he needed to race for Williams in Formula One and will become the first American on the grid since 2015 when he makes his debut next season.

Thousands of students returned to classrooms in St. Johns County on Wednesday morning.

Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where in 1906, innocent Black men and women were chased and beaten to death by a mob of 10,000 white men.

AlphaTauri says Pierre Gasly is “100% confirmed” to return to the team next season, and reigning F2 champion Oscar Piastri is being heavily scouted for a promotion into a Formula One seat in 2023.

A Jacksonville family of seven is without air conditioning after gunfire hit their unit at a Westside apartment complex.

The Seattle Seahawks made their victory look easy.

Victor Williams, a reporter in Detroit, clearly felt pretty secure about his skateboarding skills. Confident enough to get on a board on live TV and deliver his report -- that’s how confident.

Florida gas prices set a new 2021 high today.

Visitors are heading back to Jacksonville Beach this holiday weekend after several events were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.

About a dozen members of the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville and members of the faith community plan to observe events during the Orange Crush Festival over the weekend.

The Phoenix Suns completed a four-game sweep of Denver to reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010.

Carla Suárez Navarro has made her return to competition after being treated for cancer.

An Australian Open courtesy car waits outside the Grand Hyatt hotel in central Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. All competition at six Australian Open tuneup events scheduled for Thursday was called off after a worker at one of the tournaments' Melbourne quarantine hotels tested positive for COVID-19. The Australian Open is scheduled to begin Monday. Williams won her last major title at the 2017 Australian Open, when she was pregnant with her daughter, Olympia. On the bottom half of the draw, defending Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin rallied from a set and a break down to fend off Jessica Pegula 5-7, 7-5, 6-2.

This booking photo provided by the Dauphin County, Pa., Prison, shows Riley June Williams. “The gravity of these offenses is great,” Carlson told Williams. “It is regrettable that Ms. Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol,” Ulrich told the judge. She was expected to leave the county jail in Harrisburg later Thursday, and will be on electronic monitoring to await trial. The current location of the computer has not been disclosed in court documents, and was not discussed in court on Thursday.

Federal authorities are looking for a woman whose former romantic partner says she took a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month. The FBI said in an arrest warrant Sunday, however, that Riley June Williams hasn’t been charged with theft but only with illegally entering the Capitol and with disorderly conduct. FBI officials said a caller claiming to be an ex of Williams said friends of hers showed him a video of her taking a laptop computer or hard drive from Pelosi’s office. FBI officials said they believe Williams “has fled.” Her mother told local law enforcement that she packed a bag and left, saying she would be gone for a couple of weeks. She also changed her phone number and deleted a number of social media accounts, the FBI said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Many families are struggling this holiday season, including one Jacksonville family’s home, which was gutted by a fire. Tierra Washington and her three sons suffered a huge life setback on Dec. 5 when their home was destroyed. Now, the law firm Farah and Farah is working together to help make their holiday a little brighter. “Everybody is dealing with something.”The firm wanted to make Washington and her sons’ “life a little better” by holding office fundraisers. A GoFundMe account has also been created to help the family.

In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, image provided by Genevieve Williams, Williams poses for a selfie in Neosho, Mo. Millions of people are still watching Democrats' four-day celebration of their presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris. Monday's first night reached 19.7 million viewers, the second night 19.2 million; the audience was around 25 million four years ago, the Nielsen company said. She doesnt see the virtual DNC generating that sort of excitement, and doesnt expect the Republican version will, either. This time, shes been watching with another delegate, Genevieve Williams, from Williams home in Neosho, Missouri.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. With the number of COVID-19 cases in Florida spiking, fuel demand and prices could drop again. The AAA auto club said a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida now averages $2.03 a gallon, up a penny from last week. But prices of crude oil and wholesale gasoline fell last week, as COVID-19 cases surged in Florida and many other states. Gasoline prices dropped early in the pandemic but started to rise again as businesses reopened and people started driving more. We are going to see lower gas prices.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. With coronavirus-related restrictions lifting and Floridians beginning to travel more, gasoline prices are the most expensive they have been in nine weeks. The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Florida is $1.90, up 2 cents from last week and 14 cents from a month ago, according to the AAA auto club. AAA spokesman W. D. Williams said he expects prices will top $2 a gallon in the next week or two. We all know that as the demand increases, the prices are going to increase as well.Gas prices are still down 70 cents a gallon from a year ago. The bottom of gasoline prices are behind us, and we are going to see continued increases coming up in the future, Williams said.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. If you drove around the St. Johns Town Center on Tuesday, you might have noticed some stores that had their windows boarded. It wasnt immediately clear why the stores had boarded up, but on Saturday night, a heavy police presence was posted near the Town Center following a protest that turned violent in Downtown Jacksonville. Confirming much of what News4Jax was able to determine from JSO arrest records on Monday, Williams said there were 25 arrests on Saturday -- 23 of them Jacksonville residents -- and another 53 on Sunday -- 39 of them Duval County residents. Stores that had boarded their windows on Tuesday at the Town Center included Apple, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany and Company (see gallery above). Demonstrators across Jacksonville came together on Tuesday evening for peaceful protests around the Downtown Jacksonville area and in the Nocatee neighborhood in St. Johns County.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Lawyers for New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson want a federal judge in North Carolina to rule that a marketing firm suing Williamson for $100 million never had a valid contract with the former Duke star. The motion filed by Williamson attorney John Wester in U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem this week centers on North Carolinas Uniform Athlete Agent Act. Ford and Prime Sports responded by suing in federal court in Florida for damages related to breach of contract by Williamson and tampering by his CAA agents. The questions reference Williamsons mother and step-father as well as apparel companies Nike which outfits the Blue Devils team and Adidas. Schoenfeld also referred to a previous statement that the school has reviewed Williamsons eligibility and found no concerns.

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – City leaders say they will continue to contract with a trash company responsible for more than 7,000 complaints of missed trash pick-up and more than a dozen chemical spills in Jacksonville neighborhoods. The letter from Jacksonville’s Chief of Solid Waste said “from October 2018 through August 2019, [trash hauler Republic Services] has been charged over $220,000” in fines. According to the letter, the fines were levied in response to more than 2,800 issues with Republic Services. District 1 City Councilmember Joyce Morgan said this week trash collection has been an issue for at least the last five years. Republic Services is not the only city trash company facing fines.

Robyn Crawford is confronting one of her and Whitney Houston's biggest opponents. Crawford released her memoir, A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston, on Tuesday revealing the details of her relationship with Houston in excerpts. Of the 2003 interview between William and Houston, Crawford says, "That was a cumulative fed up Whitney Houston that I heard," adding, "You had been talking about Whitney and myself for so long." In the contentious 2003 radio interview between Williams and Houston, the host asked if the GRAMMY winner was on drugs, causing Houston to get very upset. RELATED CONTENT: Robyn Crawfords Memoir Sheds Light on Whitney Houstons Alleged Drug Addiction Embed Code RestartRobyn Crawford Recalls When She Realized Whitney Houston Had a Drug ProblemWhitney Houston's Songwriter Says Singer Would be Alive if She Stayed With Robyn CrawfordRobyn Crawford Says 'No One' Knew About Her Whitney Houston Romance

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Wendy Williams imparted a very unique lesson to her 19-year-old son, Kevin Hunter Jr., recently. "First of all, I didn't think anything of this was going to be happening, Second of all, I think a guy is supposed to go with their father if they wanna go to a strip club," she began. "He asked me, like, three months ago, 'Mom, take me to a strip club.' "So, this star means everything. RELATED CONTENT: Wendy Williams Gets Emotional After Receiving Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Embed Code RestartChristie Brinkley Tells Wendy Williams to 'Be Kind' Over Claims She Faked 'DWTS' InjuryWendy Williams Says Christie Brinkleys 'DWTS' Injury Looks 'Fake as Hell'Wendy Williams Says She Will Get Married Again -- But 'We Will Not Be Living in the Same House'

Looks like Tamar Braxton just reignited a three-year feud with her former The Real co-hosts. The shady comments began after Williams asked Braxton about the possibility of rejoining The Real, which she was fired from in 2016. https://t.co/Pc53ilTTw2 TAMAR BRAXTON (@TamarBraxtonHer) September 19, 2019Braxton's latest move is a drastic change from how she was feeling in June, when she apologized to her co-stars after getting fired from the show. From my sisters, the ladies of The Real, Lyanla, old and new friends and whomever else I've EVER hurt, from being hurt. RELATED CONTENT:Tamar Braxton Apologizes to 'The Real' Co-Stars 3 Years After Abrupt Exit'Braxton Family Values' Sneak Peek: Tamar Braxton Compares 'Celebrity Big Brother' to Prison (Exclusive)Tamar Braxton Talks 'Starting My Career All Over Again' Without Estranged Husband Vince Herbert (Exclusive)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Three men shot on West 22nd Street on Saturday night were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. A witness told News4Jax she heard loud music and people gathering in the street one block east of Moncrief road before six to eight gunshots were fired. "I seen people scattering, you know, heard the gunshots and, you know, when we hear that type of thing, we want to get to safety," Williams said. Police currently don't have any suspects and were in the process of interviewing witnesses who, they say, are being somewhat cooperative. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

The Twitterverse isn't too happy with Bow Wow right now. Users started slamming the rapper over the weekend after he tweeted out a recent paparazzi photo of Wendy Williams in a bikini, body shaming her in the caption. Williams then called Bow Wow out during the Hot Topics segment of her Wendy Williams Show. "Bow Wow, I am mad at you What are you doing," she asked. RELATED CONTENT:Wendy Williams Breaks Down in Tears When Asked About Reconciling With Kevin HunterInside Wendy Williams' Birthday Night Out With Blac ChynaAndy Cohen Appears on 'The Wendy Williams Show' for the First Time in 6 Years, Calls Out Kevin Hunter

A Georgia local and his dog were sure to be separated after they lost their home, but a generous community was determined not to let that happen. A man known as Mr. Williams and his trusty dog Lucky are on a path to being reunited after eviction and homelessness forced them apart temporarily. Williams turned to the Gwinnett County Animal Welfare shelter after he was evicted from his home last week. Corbett sent out a plea for help on her Facebook page and followers were happy to chip in. Anonymous donors helped set Williams up in a hotel temporarily and after spending just one night in the shelter, Lucky went home with a foster.

News4Jax reporter Jim Piggott joins from Downtown Jacksonville where Mayor Curry and Sheriff Williams have been sworn in for their second term.