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NYC, DC break more than 700-day snow droughts with biggest storm in 2 years
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 100 million Americans are on alert Tuesday for dangerous wind chills, while a weather system ended yearslong snow droughts in cities including New York and Washington, D.C. Weather-related school [Read More…]

Trove of new evidence released in Long Island serial killer case as new murder charge added
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors charged alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann on Tuesday with murdering Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007 while working as an escort, linking him to her death through DNA [Read More…]

Trump defamation trial live updates: On heels of Iowa victory, Trump arrives at courthouse
Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center, Jan. 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial [Read More…]

Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann charged with murdering fourth woman
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors in Suffolk County, New York, have charged alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann with murdering Maureen Brainard-Barnes, who disappeared in 2007 while working as an escort, linking him to [Read More…]

Arctic blast grips US as snow and ice spread from Louisiana to Maine
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 200 million Americans are on alert Tuesday for heavy snow, ice and dangerously low wind chills as an arctic blast grips the nation. Twenty-three [Read More…]

Trump dominates with Republicans, and five other takeaways from Iowa caucuses
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (DES MOINES, Iowa) — Donald Trump dominated the Iowa caucuses on Monday, taking his first important step to his third straight GOP presidential nomination and delivering a blow to his rivals, who [Read More…]

Police hunting suspect who lit man on fire in broad daylight just a mile away from US Capitol
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — Police in Washington, D.C. are looking for a suspect who lit another man on fire in broad daylight just a mile north of the United States Capitol, police [Read More…]

Man fatally shot on Brooklyn subway while trying to break up fight: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man who was fatally shot aboard a Brooklyn subway may have been attempting to be a peacemaker during a fight between two other men, the New York City [Read More…]

Sentencing for deputies, officer in assault of two Black men delayed
amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Rankin County, Mississippi, residents and activists have called for the removal of the county sheriff after the sentencing of his deputies, who were involved in the torture and sexual abuse [Read More…]

Opening statements in trial of woman charged with financing terrorist groups in Syria through cryptocurrency
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the trial of Victoria Jacobs, an Uzbekistan native who is charged with using cryptocurrency to fund Syrian-based terrorist groups and launder supporters’ contributions. It [Read More…]

Judge clears way for Trump to testify at defamation trial that starts Tuesday
Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge has cleared the way for Donald Trump to testify at his own defamation trial after lawyers for writer E. Jean Carroll raised concerns that the [Read More…]

Schools closed as arctic blast slams South with snow, over 2,500 flights canceled
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 2,500 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Dallas, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow [Read More…]

Schools closed as Arctic blast slams South with snow, over 2,000 flights canceled
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Dallas, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow [Read More…]

Records show Jeffrey Epstein’s requests for multiple passports, travels to Africa and Middle East
A passport application from April 1983 when Epstein sought to replace a lost passport in time for a trip to London is seen. CREDIT: U.S. State Department (NEW YORK) — In June 2011, the U.S. [Read More…]

Confederate monuments spark debate about how cities remember their history
Workers lower a ladder into a monument as they dismantle the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery December 20, 2023, in Arlington, Virginia. CREDIT: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/GETTY IMAGES (NEW YORK) — More than 60 years after [Read More…]

US Air Force Officer makes history as Miss America
Donald Kravitz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — History was made Sunday night at the 2024 Miss America pageant. Miss Colorado Madison Marsh was crowned Miss America, becoming the first active-duty military service member to win the [Read More…]

Arctic blast slams South with snow and ice, over 1,500 flights canceled across US
Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 1,500 flights have been canceled Monday, with airports in Denver, Houston and Chicago hit the hardest, as a major winter storm unleashes heavy snow and [Read More…]

It’s become more difficult to identify motivations behind mass casualty attacks: DHS
400tmax/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A toxic brew of ideological extremism, blended with rage, anger and violent tendencies is making it increasingly difficult for authorities to identify motivations behind mass casualty attacks in America, according to [Read More…]

Fulton County DA Fani Willis defends special prosecutor following allegation of romantic relationship
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference at the Fulton County Government building, Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (ATLANTA) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis [Read More…]

Four killed, one injured in hot air balloon crash in Arizona, police say
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (ELOY, Ariz.) — Four people were killed and one person was critically injured when a hot air balloon crash-landed in the desert in Eloy, Arizona, on Sunday morning, the Eloy Police Department [Read More…]