Congress races clock to avert shutdown before Friday deadline
Congress is on track to avert a partial government shutdown before the end of the week with both the Senate and House poised to pass a short-term funding extension on Thursday.
More brutal winter weather is on way after deadly storms and cold
Winter storms will hit both coasts before another brutal surge of cold air envelops the central and eastern US by the weekend.
'Call it the broken table': Big Belly's Italian-American Kitchen offers meal, warm rest stop for those in need
A hot meal and warm place to rest are that much more important as Kansas City, Missouri, continues in the single digits.
Shocking Revelation: DOJ Report Exposes Startling Delays in Preventing Uvalde School Massacre
Critical failures in leadership among specific law enforcement officers who rushed to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde are blamed by the Justice Department, in a new 575-page report being made public nearly 20 months after the massacre …
House panel votes on Mayorkas impeachment resolution on January 31
The House Homeland Security Committee plans to vote on January 31 on an impeachment resolution of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, moving closer to making him just the second Cabinet secretary in history to be charged with a high crime …
AI shouldn’t make ‘life-or-death’ decisions, says OpenAI’s Sam Altman
Human beings will continue to decide “what should happen in the world” regardless of the rise of artificial intelligence, OpenAI’s Sam Altmann said Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
Family marks first birthday of Kfir Bibas; youngest hostage taken into Gaza
His face has become instantly recognizable around the world - a red-haired baby boy holding a pink elephant toy, looking directly into the camera with a toothless smile.
1.5-degree climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ scientists bitterly divided over it
For years, the fight against climate change has been symbolized by one number: 1.5.
White House chief of staff called Asa Hutchinson - apologizes for snarky DNC statement
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients called Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday morning to apologize for a statement issued by the Democratic National Committee’s press secretary that mocked Hutchinson’s withdrawal from the presidential race.
US attorney general meeting with Uvalde victims’ families before DOJ releases report on law enforcement response to massacre
US Attorney General Merrick Garland is meeting with families of victims killed and injured in the 2022 Uvalde school massacre, ahead of Thursday’s planned release of a Department of Justice report on law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting that …
U.S. Department of Education Awards Texas Southern University Nearly $5 Million to Advance Research and Innovation
Texas Southern University (TSU) was awarded nearly $5 million by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to support advances in research and innovation.
At least 21 dead from barrage of winter storms and cold – and there’s more on the way
An unrelenting series of winter storms and an outbreak of cold air have killed several people across a half-dozen states since Friday. Now, another round of extreme cold and snow will march across the central and eastern US, setting up …
Firefighters/school crew rescue horse stuck in snow
Firefighters pulled a horse to safety after it became stuck in snow in Pomfret, Conn.
Ohio police used flash-bangs during raid of home with toddler on a ventilator inside, body camera footage shows
Police in Elyria, Ohio, deployed exploding flash-bangs while raiding a home last week while a toddler on a ventilator was inside, newly released body-worn camera footage shows, and the mother says her child was harmed during the incident.
Firefighters, school crew rescue horse stuck snow in Pomfret
Firefighters pulled a horse to safety after it became stuck in the snow in Pomfret.
