Polar Vortex Live Updates: Extreme Cold Weather Grips Midwest
A deep, brutal cold set in across the Midwest on Wednesday, sending temperatures plummeting to stunning depths. With the wind chill, it felt like minus 51 in Minneapolis.
Trump Calls His Intelligence People ‘Naive’
The president says there is a “decent chance of denuclearization” in North Korea and argues that the Islamic State “will soon be destroyed.”
California Today: California Today: The Teachers’ Strike May Be Over, but Fights Are Simmering
Wednesday: The push to tamp down charter schools; concerns about bias in policing; and a Rams ‘rap’
‘I’m Going to Die Here,’ She Told the Guards. They Didn’t Listen.
The nation’s jails can be dangerous, or even deadly, for sick inmates like Lamekia Dockery. Often, no one is held accountable.
Fed Signals End of Interest Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve said it expected continued growth but, in a sharp reversal, indicated it stood ready either to increase or to reduce rates, depending on economic conditions.
Is There Room in 2020 for a Centrist Democrat? Maybe One or Two.
A group of moderate Democrats, led by Joseph R. Biden and Michael Bloomberg, are thinking of challenging Trump. If too many centrists run, they could box each other out.
Freezing Cold Settles In Over the Midwest, Bringing Life to a Standstill
The cold upended routines and put officials on high alert in a region where many usually shrug off winter’s worst.
There’s No Federal Ban on Animal Cruelty. Lawmakers Want to Change That.
A bipartisan pair of legislators is trying to close a loophole: Federal charges can be brought for documenting animal abuse, but not for the act of cruelty itself.
You Know the Lorena Bobbitt Story. But Not All of It.
In the 1990s, she was the topic of tabloid headlines and comedy skits. Now, as a documentary series takes on the story, she opens up about how that one night changed her life.
On Politics: Intelligence Chiefs Rebut Trump on Iran and North Korea
A new assessment concluded that North Korea was unlikely to give up its nuclear stockpiles and that Iran was not undertaking the activities needed to make a nuclear bomb.
Cold Weather Tips from Chicagoans Who Really Know What They’re Talking About
Ditch the denim. Wear rubber gloves. Never stop moving.
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