By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Residents across a huge swath of the U.S. were hunkered down as a massive winter storm packing snow, ice and high winds, followed by possible record-breaking cold, moved up the Eastern Seaboard, with the worst conditions expected from the Carolinas to Maine. The massive storm expected on…
By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman sued special counsel Robert Mueller and the Justice Department on Wednesday, saying prosecutors had overstepped their bounds by charging him for conduct that he says is unrelated to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The lawsuit by Paul…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” as…
By RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Brutal winter weather that’s brought subzero temperatures to parts of the U.S. is threatening to dump snow and ice across parts of the South that rarely see flurries, much less accumulation. The National Weather Service said a wintry mix of snow and freezing rain was expected Wednesday…
DENVER (AP) — Videos made by the man who shot and killed a Colorado sheriff’s deputy after concerns were raised about his mental health show the gunman calling 911 and then opening his apartment door and talking to responding officers before the shooting. The footage, livestreamed on Periscope, was obtained by Denver’s KUSA-TV. The station…
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News opened the new year Tuesday by appointing Hoda Kotb as co-anchor of the “Today” show’s first two hours with Savannah Guthrie, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing on sexual misconduct charges in late November. Kotb, 53, will continue to co-host the show’s fourth hour…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump says the people of Iran are “finally acting against the brutal and corrupt” government. Trump tweeted Tuesday that the Iranian people have “little food, big inflation and no human rights.” He adds: “The U.S. is watching.” It was Trump’s latest comment on the largest anti-government demonstrations in Iran…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking a low temperature record, icing some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. The National Weather Service issued wind chill advisories covering a vast area from South Texas…
By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world will pack into Times Square on Sunday for what’s expected to be a flashy but frigid start to the new year. Revelers are likely to begin lining up in the bitter cold in the early afternoon, hours…
By MARY ESCH, Associated Press Dress in layers, lay off the booze and bring some hand warmers. Those are some of the tips offered for the huge crowd of revelers expected in Times Square for what could be one of the coldest New Year’s Eve ball drops on record. Brutal weather has iced plans for scores…