CNN — As hundreds of thousands of people remain without power in Texas on Thursday amid freezing temperatures and icy roads, the northeast braces for a blast of freezing air that forecasters say could be the coldest felt since decades. Texas bore the brunt of a dangerous ice storm that dumped multiple rounds of sleet … Read more
CNN — Dangerous road conditions are now linked to three deaths in Texas as a wave of ice and sleet continues to pound parts of the southern and central United States overnight. A 49-year-old woman was killed this week when she lost control of her truck on an icy road north of Eldorado, the Texas … Read more
CNN — Minnesota Democratic Governor Tim Walz signed a bill on Tuesday that enshrines the “fundamental right” to access abortion in the state. Abortion is already legal in Minnesota, but following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Protect Reproductive Options Act goes even further by emphasizing that each person has the … Read more
CNN — A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow on Tuesday to parts of the southern and central US has prompted authorities to close roads and schools as they urge people to avoid travel in dangerous conditions. About 38 million people from Texas and Oklahoma to far eastern Kentucky and … Read more
CNN — South Korean actor Song Joong-ki married British actress Katy Louise Saunders on Monday and the two are expecting a child, Song’s agency HighZium Studio told CNN. On an online site for his fans, Song wrote, “Today we just got back from registering our marriage to start our married life based on deep trust … Read more
CNN — Ashley Judd says she had to re-enroll in trauma therapy to deal with the recent media coverage of her mother’s death. Five-time Grammy-winning country musician Naomi Judd took her own life in April last year after a long battle with anxiety and depression. She was 76 years old. In an interview with The … Read more
CNN — YouTube superstar MrBeast makes the world brighter – for at least 1,000 people. The content creator’s latest stunt is to pay for cataract removal for 1,000 people who were blind or near-blind but couldn’t afford the surgery. “We’re curing the blindness of a thousand people,” MrBeast – real name Jimmy Donaldson – says … Read more
CNN — At least one person was killed and two injured in a shooting in Baltimore on Saturday, police said. Authorities responded near the intersection of Pennsylvania and Laurens Ave. after 6 p.m. Saturday evening and found two adult men and an adult woman shot dead, according to Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison. Police believe … Read more
CNN — Six people died and three others were injured in an accident involving an express bus and a freight truck in upstate New York on Saturday morning, authorities said. New York State Police responded to a collision between the bus and the Freightliner van truck around 6 a.m. ET on State Highway 37 in … Read more
CNN — Former President Donald Trump took aim at Ron DeSantis on Saturday, saying the Florida governor and his team are “trying to rewrite history” regarding their response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and called the potential presidential election his “very disloyal” GOP rival. “There are Republican governors who haven’t shut down their states,” Trump told … Read more
