Life-threatening Record-low Temperatures Freeze Much Of USA

The storms and freezing temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games and resulted in the deaths of several people around the country. A jogger trots on a snow-covered road during a winter storm, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Grand Prairie, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Arctic Freeze: A major part of the United … Read more

Arctic Freeze Continues To Blast Huge Swaths Of The US With Sub-zero Temperatures

Sub-zero wind chills will grip much of the country, plunging to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 46 degrees Celsius) in Montana and the Dakotas. Workers remove snow from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Sunday Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey T. Barnes) PORTLAND, Ore: A dangerous Arctic blast will continue sweeping across the U.S. … Read more

Winter Storm To Bring Snow, Winds, Ice And Life-Threatening Chill To US, Forecasters Warn

Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of predicted snow and bone-chilling temperatures. Signs along US Highway 75, looking south from F Street, advise against travel due to snow, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) St. Louis: Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge … Read more

Alaska Airlines makes emergency landing in Oregon after fuselage damage mid-flight

An Alaska Airlines flight faced a harrowing mid-air emergency on Friday, necessitating an unexpected landing in Oregon. Reports indicate a startling incident wherein a window and a chunk of the aircraft’s fuselage blew out during the flight, prompting concern and raising questions about the safety of the passengers and the aircraft itself. Details about the … Read more

Theft and crime higher nearby

Target’s shuttered small-format store on Folsom Street in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood, November 2023. Gabrielle Fonrouge | CNBC On Sept. 26, Target set off a national firestorm when it said it would close nine stores in four states because theft and organized retail crime had made them too dangerous to run. On its face, Target’s … Read more