Major Winter Storm Threatens 80 Million in Midwest and Northeast
The storm was forecast to deliver a punishing mix of heavy snow, strong winds, and frigid temperatures over the weekend.
Jason Van Dyke Sentenced to Nearly 7 Years for Murdering Laquan McDonald
Mr. Van Dyke was the first Chicago police officer in decades convicted of murder for an on-duty shooting. He shot Laquan 16 times in 2014.
Fact Check: Trump’s Baseless Claim About Prayer Rugs Found at the Border
President Trump revived an old and still unproved rumor that hints that Islamic migrants were entering the United States through Mexico and could pose a terrorism threat.
His Art, Their Ideas: Did Robert Indiana Lose Control of His Work?
Private text messages entered as evidence in a legal dispute raise new questions about whether the artist fully designed his final works.
Brace for the Polar Vortex: It May Be Visiting More Often
A researcher says that as the climate changes, “winter is shortening, but you’re getting these more intensive periods in that shorter winter.”
News Anchor Apologizes for Using a Racial Slur for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Surname
It was the second time this month that an American newscaster has uttered the epithet on the air.
British Officials Worried About Angering Trump Over ISIS Captives
A British court ruling opened a rare window onto tense diplomatic negotiations over the fate of two Britons accused of imprisoning and beheading Western hostages as part of a notorious ISIS cell.
Florida Governor Removes Palm Beach County Elections Chief After Messy Recount
Ron DeSantis, the new Republican governor, suspended Susan Bucher on Friday, saying she had demonstrated incompetence and neglect.
News Anchor Apologizes After Using Racial Slur in Broadcast
Kevin Steincross, a news anchor in St. Louis, said he misstated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s surname in a broadcast. “This was not intentional in any way,” he said.
At War: What Happened in Iraq: ‘Seven Months of Blood and Fire and Broken Glass’
In this week’s At War newsletter: Many veterans know something that the politicians who speak for military action often do not: for those who do the fighting, war is often reduced to who is near and whatever happens.
Democrats Are United on Teacher Strikes. But They’re in a ‘Gladiator Fight’ Over Education.
Unified support for picketing educators in Los Angeles belies deep rifts in the Democratic Party on one of the strike’s causes: the rise of charter schools.
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