There is high confidence in at least measurable snow Wednesday night into Friday. A rain-snow mix is expected, so exact amounts are still uncertain. If temperatures are a few degrees warmer or cooler than currently forecast, final snow accumulations may be lower or higher. Hazardous travel is likely Thursday and Friday, especially on untreated roads.…… MORE
Jimmy Carter’s Flag-Draped Casket Is On Its Way To Atlanta As 39th President’s State Funeral Begins
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye has begun in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago. A motorcade Saturday with Carter’s flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus and passed through his hometown of Plains and family farm. Former Secret Service agents…… MORE
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, But There Are Signs Of Trouble Ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on a single vote. But there’s a difficult year ahead. Johnson faces many of the same demands from hard-line conservatives that led to the ouster of his predecessor as speaker, Kevin McCarthy. But the stakes are far higher now as Republicans try to deliver on…… MORE
New Orleans Attacker Had Suspected Bomb Materials At Home, Reserved Truck Weeks Ago, Officials Say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year’s crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier. Officials told The Associated Press that Shamsud-Din Jabbar purchased a cooler and gun oil before the attack. They…… MORE
Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza Kill At Least 21, Hospital Workers Say, As Talks Underway
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital staff in Gaza say the latest Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 21 people including at least two children. Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday at least 59 people had been killed by strikes in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, a new effort is underway in Qatar toward a…… MORE