California’s ‘atmospheric river’ persists as snowfall is coming for Midwest, Northeast
More rain and heavy snow are forecast to move into the West this weekend as an "atmospheric river" of moisture streams into California.
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Chicago Teachers Union wants vaccine before returning to schools, but top US districts are open without shots
The Chicago Teachers Union was pushing Friday for its members to be vaccinated before being required to return to classrooms, one of the key sticking points in its ongoing labor dispute with the city’s public schools over a planned Feb. 1 reopening date for K-8 students.
Texas murder-suicide suspect left job, moved to Austin to be with family after grim diagnosis, friends say
People who knew Bharat Narumanchi, the doctor whom police say fatally shot an Austin pediatrician before purportedly turning the gun on himself, said they believe the terminally ill man had returned to the Texas city to be close to his family after learning of the... Read More.
Ex-Boy Scout chaplain sentenced to 40 years on sex abuse charges, pleads ‘no contest’
The charges extend as far back as the 1980s, when the accused served in a Boy Scout camp.
Winter storm continuing across West Coast, Northeast
As California assesses the damage from the impact of a winter storm with an active atmospheric river, the system will move East bringing heavy precipitation to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast.
New York City police officer suspended, jailed following child porn arrest
A New York City police officer arrested Thursday on a child pornography charge used social media to send sexually explicit messages to dozens of minors, persuading some of them to send him nude pictures, asking for phone sex and sometimes encouraging self-harm, federal prosecutors said.
Louisiana widow denied burial plot for sheriff’s deputy husband in ‘white’s only’ cemetery
A Louisiana widow says she was stunned when a cemetery denied a burial plot for her husband, a black sheriff’s deputy — claiming it was for "whites only."
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli on GameStop chaos: ‘LOL this thing is so nuts’
"Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli is following the Reddit-fueled Wall Street chaos from behind bars — and wants to give his input on the saga.
‘Mono wind event’ topples over a dozen sequoias at Yosemite National Park
At least 15 giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park have been toppled following a "Mono wind event" last week that produced gusts estimated at 80 to 100 mph, according to a report.