PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Punxsutawney Phil emerged at Gobbler's Knob on Monday, and his handlers announced he saw his shadow, forecasting six more weeks of winter. Tens of thousands of people attended the annual event, which dates to 1887 and expanded after the 1993 film Groundhog Day. Organizers staged multi-day festivities...
Orlando, Fla. — North Carolina and South Carolina drew the largest domestic inflows in the United States this past year, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures released this week. North Carolina gained 84,000 residents relocating from other states while South Carolina recorded the highest percentage growth at 1.5 percent. Texas...
NASHVILLE — Forecasters warned Saturday that a powerful system, described as a 'bomb cyclone,' would bring howling winds, flooding and heavy snow along the U.S. East Coast. About 240 million people were under cold-weather advisories and winter-storm warnings as temperatures plunged and tens of thousands remained without power after an...
Los Angeles — Thousands converged Friday in downtown Los Angeles during a nationwide 'ICE Out' strike opposing federal immigration operations after two fatal shootings involving agents in Minnesota. Organizers called for a national strike, urging people to stay home, keep children from school and withhold spending. Demonstrators began outside City...
Washington: The U.S. State Department approved arms sales Friday totaling $6.67 billion to Israel and $9 billion to Saudi Arabia, and notified Congress of the decisions. The Israel package includes Apache attack helicopters, light tactical vehicles and related equipment; the Saudi sale covers 730 Patriot missiles and associated systems. Congress...
Washington. The Justice Department released more than three million pages of records this week related to Jeffrey Epstein, officials said. Reporters reviewed files that include alleged notes Epstein wrote to himself in 2013 referencing Bill Gates, documents mentioning President Donald Trump, and communications with other prominent individuals. The Gates Foundation...
Washington — Senator Lindsey Graham blocked a Senate vote Friday on a bipartisan spending package as he demanded restoration of a provision allowing senators to sue the Justice Department and notification before investigators access their phone records. Leadership had attached a House-approved repeal of that provision to the funding bill...
Nashville residents faced prolonged outages after Winter Storm Fern struck last weekend. NES mobilized workers and mutual aid, initially deploying 120 company linemen and 40 contractors, then expanding crews to more than 1,000 lineworkers and support personnel, including National Guard members. Outages peaked near 230,000 in the NES service area...
LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. — Eight inmates escaped from the River Bend Detention Center late Thursday, and authorities discovered the breach about 1:20 a.m. Friday. Louisiana State Police and multiple local agencies launched an ongoing manhunt that captured three escapees by midafternoon while five remained at large. Officials identified several escapees...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that beginning Feb. 6 all knowledge and skills examinations for every driver license classification will be administered exclusively in English. The agency fully updated its statewide testing system, removed printed exams in other languages and will prohibit translation...
