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ABC News A record-breaking Arctic cold snap is sweeping across much of the United States as the Great Lakes deal with heavy snow and the South prepares for a significant winter storm. Saturday brought record-breaking [Read More…]

Iowa high school principal who was shot while trying to protect students dies from his injuries

ThePerryNews.com The Iowa high school principal who was shot and wounded while trying to protect his students during a school shooting earlier this month has died from his injuries, according to the school district. Perry [Read More…]

How to stay safe in the cold: What to know about frostbite, hypothermia as Arctic blast hits US

KAKE Break out the gloves and hats: A record-breaking Arctic cold snap is bringing dangerously cold temperatures to much of the United States. In Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, football fans braved negative-degree wind chills [Read More…]

After Alaska Airlines scare, experts and a parent weigh in on babies in laps mid-flight

NTSB After a close call on an Alaska Airlines flight where a door plug flew off of the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet last week, officials are advising on the safest way to travel with [Read More…]

NTSB investigating after 3 killed in 2 high-speed train collisions at same rail crossing this week

THEPALMER/Getty Images (FLORIDA) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after three people were killed in two separate vehicle-train collisions at the same high-speed rail crossing in Florida this week. On Friday, two people [Read More…]

Almost every US state is under a weather alert as storms sweep across the country

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Almost every single U.S. state is under some form of weather alert ranging from flood watches in the east to blizzard warnings in Iowa to wind chill warnings for over [Read More…]

Gilgo Beach murder suspect expected to be charged in death of 4th woman: Sources

seng kui Lim / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann returns to court next week on Long Island where he is expected to be charged in the death of a fourth [Read More…]

Multiple earthquakes hit Oklahoma City metro area, including 2 of 4.4 magnitude

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Charles O’Rear/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA) — A series of earthquakes struck Oklahoma Friday evening into Saturday morning, including at least two of 4.4 magnitude. A 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:37 p.m. CT near Arcadia, [Read More…]

Two arrested on gun and drug charges after police find cocaine, heroin at Delaware day care center

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two people, including the operator of a Delaware child care facility, have been arrested on gun and drug charges following an investigation focused on the business, authorities said Friday. Dover police [Read More…]

Winter storm updates: Over 2,000 flights canceled nationwide, Chicago airports hit the hardest

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 2,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as the Midwest is pummeled by snow and the South and Northeast brace for rough weather of their own. The Midwest and [Read More…]

Trump ordered to pay New York Times’ legal fees for failed lawsuit

Jason Marz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay The New York Times $392,638 in legal fees Friday following the former president’s failed lawsuit against the newspaper. In 2021, [Read More…]

Justice Department to pursue death penalty against Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron

Mint Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Justice Department said Friday in a court filing it will seek the death penalty for Payton Gendron, the then-19-year-old who killed 10 people in a racially motivated shooting [Read More…]

Winter storm updates: Over 1,900 flights canceled nationwide, Chicago airports hit the hardest

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 1,900 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as major winter storms prepare to unleash blizzard conditions, flooding rain and tornadoes. The Midwest and the Great Lakes are in the [Read More…]

Missing from the mall: How investigators nabbed a serial rapist in the death of a college student

boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 20 years ago a North Dakota town was shaken after a college student went missing after she left the mall where she worked at the beginning of [Read More…]

Texas National Guard blocking Border Patrol agents from accessing stretch of border: DOJ

In this Aug. 24, 2023, file photo, law enforcement officials patrol the edge of Eagle Pass’ Shelby Park, in Eagle Pass, Texas. — Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — The Department [Read More…]

Two brothers plunge into freezing cold pond while ice fishing, only one survived

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — One brother is dead while the other managed to survive after the siblings plunged into a freezing cold pond while ice fishing, authorities say. The incident occurred on Saturday [Read More…]

Winter storms: Ground stop at Chicago O’Hare, over 1,000 flights canceled nationwide

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Over 1,000 flights have been canceled nationwide Friday as major winter storms prepare to unleash blizzard conditions, flooding rain and tornadoes. The Midwest and the Great Lakes are in the [Read More…]

Texas takes control over park in Eagle Pass against city’s wishes as part of border mission: Mayor

In this Aug. 24, 2023, file photo, law enforcement officials patrol the edge of Eagle Pass’ Shelby Park, in Eagle Pass, Texas. — Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — The state [Read More…]

Boil water alerts issued for 2 Mississippi cities after E. coli found in water samples

Tim Graham/Getty Images (JACKSON, Miss.) — Residents of Jackson and Flowood, Mississippi, have been advised to boil their water after routine water samples tested positive for E. coli, the state’s health department said Thursday. “Health [Read More…]

Three takeaways from a dramatic day of closing statements in Trump’s fraud trial