It’s Still Cold. Our Midwest Readers Tell Us How to Make the Most of the Polar Vortex.
Our readers found novel ways to entertain themselves in weather so cold, even the mail was not delivered.
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Troop Withdrawals From Syria and Afghanistan
The 68-to-23 vote marks the second time in two months that a Republican-led Senate has admonished the president on foreign policy.
University of Iowa Student Is Among More Than 20 Dead in Midwestern Deep Freeze
Gerald Belz, an 18-year-old who wanted to be a doctor, was found unconscious outside an academic building. He had visited his parents a few days before.
U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin
The judge ruled that Colvin was killed by Syria and “targeted because of her profession, for the purpose of silencing those reporting on the growing opposition movement in the country.”
When the economy’s bad and your leader’s an autocrat, do you go?
The tightly packed audience of well-off and well-educated Turks sat rapt at attention for two hours and forty minutes, without a break, as they heard the pros and cons of joining the growing exodus of their fellow citizens fleeing Turkey. On everybody…
Russia’s Playbook for Social Media Disinformation Has Gone Global
Facebook and Twitter said on Thursday that disinformation on their platforms now comes from more domestic and foreign sources — and not just Russia.
3 Arrested in Crackdown on Multimillion-Dollar ‘Birth Tourism’ Businesses
Some Chinese couples were charged as much as $100,000 for a birth-tourism package that included housing, nannies and shopping at Gucci, according to the indictments.
2019 polar vortex: Here’s how the brutal cold impacted the U.S. – NBCNews.com
2019 polar vortex: Here’s how the brutal cold impacted the U.S. NBCNews.comTrack the polar vortex live and find the latest news on wind chill, the coldest temperatures and more.
A leadership style that unites Venezuela
Less than a month ago, fewer than 3 percent of Venezuelans knew the name of Juan Guaidó. Dozens of countries now recognize him as president instead of Nicolás Maduro, the man in the presidential palace who still wields power through a corrupt military…
Matt Bevin & Al Roker: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know – Heavy.com
Matt Bevin & Al Roker: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Heavy.comWeatherman Al Roker called out Kentucky Republican Governor Matt Bevin for saying schools were “soft” were closing due to record cold weather.
Images of Life in the Polar Vortex’s Grip
What photographers across North America’s frigid midsection are seeing this week.
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