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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A bomb cyclone this week slammed the eastern United States, bringing heavy snow, high winds and widespread cancellations and disruptions. Authorities reported hundreds of canceled flights in North Caroli…
HOUSTON, Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas special election Saturday, securing 68.4% of the vote and filling the U.S. House seat vacant since Rep. Sylvester Turner's death nearly a year ago. Menefee will serve throu…
San Jose — Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica’s presidential election on Sunday, securing 48–49 percent of the vote and surpassing the 40 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. Electoral authorities reported Fernandez leading …
Washington A partial government shutdown began Saturday after lawmakers missed finalizing spending, but officials say it differs from last fall’s broader closure and may end quickly. The Senate approved a comprehensive f…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced February 1 that the Union Budget will allocate Rs 20,000 crore over five years for Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage technologies and will support dedicated r…
Elkland, Pennsylvania, municipal officials issued a boil-water advisory after a Jan. 31 water main break caused loss of positive pressure and risked contamination; the advisory superseded a Jan. 29 elevated-manganese war…
Washington — President Trump said Saturday he ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Noem not to intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local officials request federal assistance or fede…
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 …
Washington, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday that lawmakers will wait days before voting on a government funding package, prolonging a partial federal shutdown that began Saturday. Senators on Friday approved a two…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Duke Energy asked customers across North and South Carolina on Monday to voluntarily reduce electricity use from 4 a.m. to 10 a.m. as temperatures running 10 to 20 degrees below normal increased demand an…
United States weather services reported notable regional temperature swings on Sunday with dangerously cold conditions in parts of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, while the Midwest and Mountain West warmed toward seasona…
Fort Worth, Texas — Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a veteran and labor union…
Washington, President Donald Trump said Saturday that India has agreed to buy Venezuelan oil, shifting purchases away from Iran, and invited China to do likewise. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the United…
United States: Fire departments responded to multiple residential fires this week that displaced residents and caused structural damage across small cities and towns. Crews in Athens, Grimes, Milwaukee, Ansonia, New Have…
United States — The Transportation Security Administration began enforcing a $45 identity‑verification charge on Feb. 1, 2026, for travelers lacking a Real ID, passport, or other accepted identification. TSA implemented …
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 …
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 2…
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…
Atlanta prosecutors charged state Rep. Dexter Sharper with making false statements to obtain $13,825 in federal pandemic unemployment benefits, authorities announced Friday. Sharper allegedly certified he had not worked …
Washington, D.C. — Governors of Colorado River basin states met Friday to discuss allocations and looming deadlines as federal officials mediated talks. Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs said discussions showed possible pathw…