Dangerously cold temps continue to blast much of the US, keeping schools closed and flights grounded
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Parts of Oregon braced for freezing rain Tuesday after a weekend of extreme winds knocked down trees and cut power to thousands, while communities across the U.S. also struggled with perilously cold weather that closed schools and put electricity supplies at risk.
Another day of record cold temperatures swept much of the Rockies, Great Plains and Midwest, with wind chills below minus 30 (minus 34.4 Celsius) extending into the mid-Mississippi Valley. On the East Coast, meanwhile
Live updates | Israeli soldiers exchange fire along the border with Egypt as regional tensions rise
Qatar and France said Tuesday they have mediated a deal between Israel and Hamas to allow the delivery of medications to around 45 of the more than 100 Israeli hostages held captive in Gaza. This marks the first agreement between the warring sides since a weeklong cease-fire collapsed in late November.
In Yemen, the U.S. launched the third strike against the Houthi rebel group, according to a U.S. official. The Houthis have attacked shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor, saying they seek
Tokyo Governor Koike asked to stop $2.45 billion plan to remake park, famous baseball stadium
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike was asked Tuesday to stop a disputed $2.45 billion project to convert a city park district, renowned for its , into a largely commercial area anchored around three skyscrapers.
The plan for the Jingu Gaien area calls for razing a famous played and rebuilding it, part of a vast construction project that threatens thousands of trees in a city with limited green space.
A group of 420 outside experts including architects, urban planners, environmentalists and economists demanded in an
Stock market today: Asian shares sink as jitters over Chinese markets prompt heavy selling
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were trading mostly lower Wednesday after a decline overnight on Wall Street, while Tokyo’s main benchmark momentarily hit another 30-year high.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.9% in morning trading to 35,935.59. The Nikkei has been hitting new 34-year highs, or the best since February 1990 during the so-called financial “bubble.” Buying focused on semiconductor-related shares
Sen. Bob Menendez and wife seek separate trials on bribery charges
and his wife are seeking separate trials on bribery charges they each face in a New York court.
The New Jersey Democrat and his wife, Nadine, were each charged in the fall with aiding three New Jersey businessmen in return for cash, gold bars and a luxury car.
The couple and the businessmen, who also face charges, have all pleaded not guilty.
Nadine Menendez’s lawyers asked in papers filed late Monday for the severance on the grounds that the senator may want to testify at a trial scheduled to start
Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect returning to court as prosecutors plan major announcement
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A New York architect charged in a known as the was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother of two who vanished in 2007 and whose remains were found more than three years later along a coastal highway on Long Island.
Rex Heuermann was formally charged in the killing of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, months after having been labeled the prime suspect in her death when he was arrested in July .
Wearing a dark suit, he remained
Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for concert special
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elton John has achieved EGOT status.
The famed British singer-pianist on Monday night for best variety special (live) for “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” a three-hour concert documentary that streamed on Disney+.
John said he was “incredibly humbled” for joining the elite group of EGOT winners who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards.
“The journey to this moment has been filled with passion, dedication, and the unwavering support of
With ‘God’s-eye view,’ secretive surveillance flights keep close watch on Russia and Ukraine
ABOARD A FRENCH AIR FORCE AWACS (AP) — Off in the distance, Ukraine, . Seen from up here, in the cockpit of a French air force surveillance plane flying over neighboring Romania, the snow-dusted landscapes look deceptively peaceful.
The dead from , the shattered Ukrainian towns and mangled battlefields, aren’t visible to the naked eye through the clouds.
But French military technicians riding farther back in the aircraft, monitoring screens that display the word “secret” when idle, have a far more penetrating view
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Palestinians fight in hard-hit areas of Gaza while deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants battled Israeli forces in devastated northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from farther south on Tuesday in a show of force more than 100 days into Israel’s massive air and ground campaign against the tiny coastal enclave.
The fighting in the north, which was the first target of Israel’s offensive and where entire neighborhoods have been pulverized, showed how far Israel remains
Ex-President Donald Trump set to face jury over sex abuse and defamation claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump shook his head in disgust Tuesday as the judge in his New York defamation trial told would-be jurors that an earlier jury had already decided the former president sexually abused columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.
Trump left court before opening statements, jetting to a New Hampshire political rally as Carroll’s lawyer accused of using “the world’s biggest microphone” to destroy her reputation and turn his supporters against her. Trump’s lawyer contended that