Dec 26 At least 28 dead in western New York from massive winter storm By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The death toll from a pre-Christmas blizzard that paralyzed the Buffalo area and much of the country has risen to 28 in western New York, authorities said Monday as the region dug out from one of the worst weather-related disasters… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch 3:06 News Wrap: Winter weather cripples holiday travel In our Sunday News Wrap: a monster winter storm has claimed at least 20 lives and crippled holiday travel across the nation. In Afghanistan, four major aid groups are suspending operations after the Taliban banned women from working in non-governmental… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Severe winter weather prompts multiple states of emergency In our news wrap Saturday, blizzards and frigid temperatures gripped much of the U.S., Russian shelling killed at least five people in Kherson, China plans to ease border restrictions with Hong Kong despite a wave of COVID infections in the… Continue watching
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 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 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 22 Watch 2:52 Winter storm upends holiday plans on one of the busiest travel days of the year By Roby Chavez, Shoshana Dubnow A massive winter storm is tightening its grip on a huge swath of the country and threatening to upend holiday travel plans for many Americans. FlightAware, which tracks the flight status of airlines, reported more than 2000 cancellations in the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: FTX founder charged with fraud released on $250 million bond In our news wrap Thursday, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, was released on $250 million bond as he awaits trial on charges of fraud and money laundering, the U.S. economy is showing more signs of strength despite… Continue watching
Dec 21 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Thousands of asylum seekers wait along border as Title 42 remains in place In our news wrap Wednesday, thousands of migrants waited along the southern U.S. border hoping for the end of a pandemic-era asylum ban, a second massive winter storm in as many weeks is rolling into the nation's midsection, labor troubles… Continue watching
Dec 21 Winter storm could interfere with holiday travel plans nationwide By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Forecasters are predicting heavy snow, ice and even tornadoes between Thursday and Saturday across much of the country. Delta, United and other airlines say they are loosening their change fee policies so travelers can choose new flights and avoid the… Continue reading