Chicago. Meteorologists across the U.S. Midwest and Plains warn of an approaching winter system that will produce heavy snow in parts of Kansas and Missouri, lake-effect and scattered snow in Michigan and Wisconsin, and dangerously low wind chills from the Dakotas to Ohio this week. National Weather Service offices and...
United States. Yelp released its 2026 'Top 100 Places to Eat' list Tuesday, ranking restaurants nationwide using user review volume and ratings. The list placed Ci Siamo (New York) at No. 1; GW Fins (New Orleans) No. 8; Slackwater (Utah) No. 9; Leven Deli (Denver) No. 13; Alma Fonda Fina...
United States: The James Beard Foundation on Wednesday named semifinalists across multiple regions, including Houston, Colorado, Tampa, New Orleans, Michigan, Philadelphia, Seattle and Denver-area listings. Local restaurants, chefs, bars and beverage professionals earned spots in categories such as Outstanding Chef, Best New Restaurant, Outstanding Restaurateur and regional Best Chef divisions....
CLEVELAND, U.S. The American Red Cross and blood suppliers reported a roughly 35% nationwide drop in blood inventory this month, officials said. Hospitals in Utah, Kansas, Colorado and Ohio reported critical shortages for types O and negative blood and adjusted transfusion priorities. Causes cited include widespread influenza, winter weather and...
United States — Airlines and airports adjusted schedules this week as a major winter storm threatened southern and midwestern regions. Carriers issued travel advisories, waived change fees for passengers affected Jan. 23–25, and offered significant rebooking windows extending through Jan. 28. Delta announced selective cancellations and staffing redeployments; American and...
United States — Regional banks reported Q4 and full-year 2025 results today on Jan. 21, 2026, showing profit and asset growth. Plumas Bancorp posted fourth-quarter net income of $10.9 million and year net income of $29.6 million. Greene County Bancorp reported $10.3 million and record six‑month net income of $19.2...
Chicago and Vancouver — Companies announced corporate and operational developments this week. First Industrial Realty Trust reported the preliminary tax treatment for its 2025 common stock distributions on Jan. 20, indicating total cash distributions of $1.7800 per share. West Red Lake Gold declared commercial production at the Madsen Mine effective...
Santa Clara, California — Abilytics appointed Balesh Lakshminarayanan as chief executive on January 21, while Inworld AI unveiled TTS-1.5, a low-latency text-to-speech model, and WhaleFlux positioned itself as an enterprise AI systems builder with a 2026 platform announcement. Separately, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released a model AI...
United States — Local governments considered ordinances addressing data centers, cryptocurrency mining, mayoral powers, nightlife safety, immigration enforcement, and rent stabilization. Kingsport officials advanced development and siting standards for data centers and crypto mines on first reading. Eagle Mountain council discussed removing executive powers from the mayor and tabled the...
Washington — Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews Tuesday evening after the crew detected a minor electrical issue shortly after takeoff while en route to Davos for the World Economic Forum, the White House said. The aircraft landed safely just after 11 p.m. and no injuries were reported....
