Iowa caucuses to be coldest ever - graphics show how brutally cold it will be
Iowans woke up on Monday to temperatures in the minus 10s with wind chills as low as minus 40.
Cracked window on Boeing 737 forces All Nippon Airways flight to turn back
A domestic flight operated by Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) returned to its departure airport on Saturday after a crack was found in a window in the cockpit of the Boeing 737-800 plane, the airline said Monday.
‘Brotherly Shove’: Why in vogue ‘Tush Push’ becomes unstoppable play in NFL
Inevitability isn’t a word often associated with sport – especially in the National Football League (NFL) where fans know that almost anything can happen at any given time. Yet the Philadelphia Eagles seem close to harnessing the power of certainty thanks to one play: “The Brotherly Shove.”
Tech sector pouring billions of dollars into AI - it keeps laying off humans
While AI tools putting workers out of jobs has been a major point of anxiety in Silicon Valley and beyond over the past year, not all the recent layoffs in the tech industry are directly linked to AI tools simply replacing workers.
Woman buys vintage dress at antique store - it had secret pocket with mysterious note
The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before.
Seasonal affective disorder doesn’t mean SADNESS. - 6 self-care tips to fight the blues
The start of a new year means continued short days and long nights. While some might be unhappy over the lack of daylight outside, millions of people have to worry about a more severe type of sadness: the winter blues.
Five things to watch in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses
Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process with Monday night’s caucuses.
MLK Parades Postponed Due to Weather Safety Concerns
The City of Houston, with deep regret, has postponed Houston's Downtown Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade and a separate Midtown parade due to weather-related public safety concerns. A trail ride scheduled for later that morning has also been postponed.
What’s open and closed on MLK Day 2024
Monday, January 15, celebrates the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
Five-foot Toy Story 3 bear draws crowds at Costco’s first store in ‘China’s Silicon Valley’
More than four years after Costco’s first store in the country caused a stir, shoppers in the southern metropolis of Shenzhen this week flocked to the US retailer’s latest outlet on Chinese shores.
Woman knits 5,000 hats for Hopkins nonprofit from thousands of miles away
A local non-profit that aims to make sure children have warm heads and hands is getting help from a knitter in one of the most tropical places.
3 migrants, including 2 kids, drowned in Eagle Pass days after Texas blocked Border Patrol from area
Three migrants, a woman and two children, drowned Saturday in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas – very recently the epicenter of the migrant crisis – just days after state authorities blocked the US Border Patrol from accessing miles of the US-Mexico border, authorities said.
Huge network of ancient cities uncovered in the Amazon rainforest
Archaeologists working deep in the Amazon rainforest have discovered an extensive network of cities dating back 2,500 years.
Vicious storm triggers historic coastal flooding as Arctic chill tees up the South’s first snow
A vicious storm that smacked the central and eastern US Friday is continuing its assault Saturday with whipping winds and blizzard conditions, rain, snow and dangerous coastal flooding. Meanwhile, a brutal blast of Arctic air is spreading south and east through the central US and will bring snow and ice to the South. Here’s the latest.
Conductor invited refugees who’d never played instruments to join his orchestra changed his lifeed
Ron Davis Álvarez stood on a train platform in Stockholm, stunned by what he saw.
John Kerry steps down as US climate envoy
US climate envoy John Kerry plans to step down from his post by this spring, a source close to Kerry confirmed to CNN.
Congressional leaders reach agreement - government funded into March
Congressional leaders have come to an agreement on a two-tranche short-term funding bill to keep the government funded into March, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Christie supporters consider who to back - former New Jersey governor out of the race
Some New Hampshire voters have an unexpected decision to make with less than two weeks to go until the first-in-the-nation primary: who to cast their ballots for on January 23 now that former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has dropped out of the race.
Vicious storm triggers historic coastal flooding - Arctic chill chaser battered US
A vicious storm that smacked the central and eastern US Friday will continue Saturday with heavy rain, snow and dangerous coastal flooding in New England; blizzard conditions from blowing snow in the Midwest; and snow off the Great Lakes, including the Buffalo area. Meanwhile, a brutal blast of Arctic air is spreading south and east through the central US on the heels of this storm. Here’s the latest.
Texas tells Supreme Court it’s working to give Border Patrol access to boat ramp on Rio Grande
Texas officials told the Supreme Court early Saturday that the state is “working promptly” to ensure US Border Patrol agents have access to a boat ramp used to launch patrol boats into the Rio Grande, a day after the Biden administration complained to the court that the state had effectively blocked agents’ access to a key part of the US-Mexico border.
