Dec 24 Bomb cyclone won't disrupt Santa's deliveries, NORAD confirms By Terry Chea, Associated Press The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s global travels. Continue reading
Dec 24 Millions without power as winter storm batters U.S. with blizzards, freezing rain By Corey Williams, Associated Press A battering winter storm left nearly 2 million homes and businesses without power across the United States on Saturday, as millions more people were left to worry how the prospect of further outages would effect holiday and travel plans. Continue reading
Dec 23 Meta will pay $725M to settle Facebook user privacy lawsuit By Associated Press Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s presidential campaign in… Continue reading
Dec 23 Judge kept plea deals by FTX executives secret to get founder Bankman-Fried to U.S. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge kept secret that two of Sam Bankman-Fried's executive associates were cooperating with investigators so the cryptocurrency entrepreneur wouldn't get spooked and fight extradition from the Bahamas to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 2:47 Winter storm creates treacherous holiday travel season By Nicole Ellis, Shoshana Dubnow It's a winter storm of epic proportions and created one of the most treacherous holiday travel seasons the U.S. has seen in decades. So far, there are reports of at least seven weather-related deaths and some 4,900 flights were canceled… Continue watching
Dec 23 Jury finds Tory Lanez guilty in Megan Thee Stallion's shooting By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press A Los Angeles jury on Friday found rapper Tory Lanez guilty of three felonies in the 2020 shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion that left her wounded with bullet fragments in her feet. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, the House of Representatives passed the $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back home in Kyiv after a trip to Washington that helped secure a new $1.8 billion… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:41 Jan. 6 committee urges Congress to consider barring Trump from holding office The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report Thursday night. The committee lays the blame squarely on former President Trump, writing none of the events would have happened without him. The members conclude… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:56 Frigid temperatures create dangerous conditions for migrants gathering near border By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Sam Lane Just days before Christmas, the future of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 remains uncertain. The Supreme Court put a hold on its expiration date this week. Now thousands of migrants and communities along the southern border are caught… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:07 Psychiatrist discusses mental health struggles around the holidays The holiday season is considered one of the hardest times of the year for anyone struggling with mental health. The recent death by suicide of famed dancer, producer and DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss sparked a national conversation about the struggles… Continue watching