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Ohio State suspends fraternity while investigating a video showing men engulfed in flames
Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
The Punxsutawney club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it’s six more w…
Powerful storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow
About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories and winter storm warnings Saturday as a powerful system threatened to bring howling winds, flooding…
Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71
O’Hara’s career was launched at the Second City in Toronto in the in 1970s. It was there that she first worked with Eugene Levy, who would become a lifelong co…
Justice Department says it's releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more…
Senate moves to pass government funding deal despite GOP backlash
Trump said he didn't want a government shutdown and encouraged members of both parties to cast a “much needed Bipartisan ‘YES’ vote."
Tens of thousands enter 6th day without power as Carolinas and Virginia prep for a winter storm
In Mississippi’s Lafayette County, where about 12,000 people were still without electricity mid-day Friday, emergency management agency spokesperson Beau Moore…
Journalist Don Lemon has been arrested after he covered a Minnesota church protest
Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney Abbe Lowell said. It is unclear what charge or charges Lemon and the others are facing in the Jan. 18 …
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
Homan emphasized that the administration isn't relenting on its immigration crackdown and warned that protesters could face consequences if they interfere with…
New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
Harriet Wallace, who works for a Nashville social services agency, said police and firefighters had been visiting homes to check on elderly people whose relati…
US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
It was relatively flat for several years before plunging as the COVID-19 pandemic killed more than 1.2 million Americans. In 2021, life expectancy fell to just under 76 1/2 years. It has been rebounding since.
Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets
A group of protesters blew whistles and pointed out federal officers in a vehicle on a north Minneapolis street. When the officers’ vehicle moved, a small conv…
Mississippi sending 135 snowplows to help clear ice and snow from traffic-clogged highways
Traffic remained snarled on the two interstates in northern Mississippi at mid-day Wednesday, many hours after problems began when plunging temperatures Tuesda…
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered
With the economy growing at a healthy pace and no signs of deterioration in hiring, Fed officials likely see little reason to rush any further rate cuts. While most policymakers do expect to reduce borrowing costs …
Amazon cuts about 16,000 corporate jobs in the latest round of layoffs
The latest reductions follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon said it was laying off 14,000 workers. While some Amazon units completed those “organizational changes” in October, others did not finish unt…
Shooting involving Border Patrol leaves 1 in critical condition near US-Mexico border
One person was shot and in critical condition Tuesday in a shooting involving the Border Patrol near the U.S.- Mexico border, authorities in Arizona said.