FORT WORTH, Texas. Federal agents arrested Mohammad Dawood Alokozay after prosecutors said a social media video showed him threatening to build a bomb and carry out a suicide attack in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Authorities identified the suspect using facial recognition and driver's license records, and filed state and...
United States. Municipal governments across several states declared overnight snow emergencies and activated winter parking bans this week to enable curb-to-curb plowing and maintain emergency access. Officials in Chicago, Manitowoc, Bismarck and multiple Minnesota cities established restricted parking hours, towing policies and fines, and set enforcement windows beginning Nov. 29...
Chicago, Denver and Syracuse saw significant snowfall this week, disrupting travel and operations. Saturday's storm produced record November totals in Chicago with 8.7 inches at O'Hare and widespread cancellations; residents documented conditions. Denver recorded its first measurable snow Saturday (0.2 inches at DIA) while mountain locations reported up to 10.8...
Rochester, Minnesota — A multi-region winter storm moved across the United States this weekend, producing heavy snow, freezing rain and damaging winds that disrupted travel and prompted official warnings. National Weather Service offices and local stations reported accumulations from a tenth of an inch of ice in Alaska to localized...
WASHINGTON — On Nov. 29, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela "should be considered closed in its entirety," giving no further details. The statement followed U.S. strikes on vessels suspected of drug smuggling since early September and a mid-November deployment of...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pardoned former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández on Friday and secured his release from a U.S. prison on Dec. 1. Hernández was convicted in March 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine and sentenced to 45 years in June 2024 after his 2022 extradition. The pardon...
Washington, United States officials paused visa issuance for Afghan passport holders and halted asylum decisions this week on Friday after a man from Afghanistan allegedly shot two National Guard members near the White House, killing one. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the Afghan visa pause on X, and USCIS...
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Friday he will grant a full pardon to former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in a U.S. court in March 2024 of conspiring to import cocaine and later sentenced to 45 years. The announcement on social media came days before Honduras's...
Indiana Senator Michael Bohacek announced this week that he will oppose a Republican-led redistricting plan after President Donald Trump used an offensive slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Bohacek, who disclosed his daughter has Down syndrome, posted on Facebook that "words have consequences" and...
United States — Small businesses across the country prepared for Small Business Saturday, as local shops promoted sales, seeking holiday customers. Communities from Southaven, Miss., to Las Vegas and Dayton staged local promotions and offered deals to attract shoppers on Saturday, Nov. 29. Retail groups and local officials cited the...
