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    Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, forecasting 6 more weeks of wintry weather
    Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday.
    Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter.
    Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says
    Trump’s announcement on social media follows a wave of cancellations by leading performers and groups.
    New signage, The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, is unveiled on the Kennedy Center, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Washington.
    America is drinking more coffee but less of it from Starbucks
    Starbucks is facing unprecedented competition, which will make it harder to win back the customers it already lost.
    SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 10: A customer enters a Starbucks Coffee store on June 10, 2020 in San Rafael, California. Starbucks announced plans to close 400 of its company owned cafes over the next 18 months as the coffee shop chain estimates losing over $3 billion due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    Powerful storm threatens East Coast with snow possible from Maryland to Maine
    A powerful storm bore down on the East Coast on Saturday, with forecasters warning of howling winds, flooding and snow possible from Maryland to Maine.
    Wind, flooding and heavy snow could lead to blizzard conditions on the East Coast.
    Don Lemon faces charges for covering Minnesota church protest. Here’s what to know.
    The arrests of Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort are especially troubling for legal experts and media groups who worry about the chilling effect on coverage of the Trump administration.
    Don Lemon is one of nine people to have been charged with violating federal laws in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
    Protesters close schools and stores in nationwide strike against Trump’s immigration policies
    Protesters held “no work, no school, no shopping” strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
    Despite the below freezing temperatures, seveal hundred people gathered in Baltimore on Friday to show solidarity with Minneapolis.
    The latest Epstein document release includes more on his famous associates
    The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, including correspondence either with or about Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Elon Musk, Prince Andrews, and more.
    WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a news conference to announce an update on the Epstein files at the Department of Justice on January 30, 2026 in Washington, DC. Blanche announced that the department had released three million additional pages in the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
    Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash
    The Senate voted to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids.
    The U.S. Capitol is seen on the second day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
    NASA delays first Artemis moon shot with astronauts because of extreme cold at launch site
    The first Artemis moon shot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
    NASA's Artemis II after leaving the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione
    Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge ruled Friday.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, in New York.
    Trump names former Federal Reserve governor as the next Fed chair, to replace Powell
    President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed.
    Kevin Warsh speaks to the media about his report on transparency at the Bank of England in 2014.
    Man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say
    A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said.
    Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)
    Baltimore boxing champion Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis arrested after 2-week search
    The Miami Gardens Police Department and U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force on Wednesday arrested Davis on charges including battery, false imprisonment and attempted kidnapping.
    Gervonta Davis arrives at the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse for a probation violation hearing Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
    Prosecutors seek July trial in Luigi Mangione’s state murder case
    Manhattan prosecutors urged a judge to set a July trial date in Luigi Mangione ’s state murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, two months before jury selection in his federal death penalty case.
    Luigi Mangione is escorted into Manhattan state court in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
    Investigator describes intense air traffic at time of deadly midair collision near DC
    A daylong hearing should make clear what factors played the biggest role in causing last January’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
    FILE - Rescue and salvage crews pull up a part of a Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet, at a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 6, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
    What travelers at BWI and other airports can expect as Southwest introduces assigned seats
    Southwest Airlines passengers made their final boarding-time scrambles for seats on Monday as the carrier prepared to end the open-seating system that distinguished it from other airlines for more than half a century.
    Southwest first announced plans to switch to assigned seating back in 2024.
    What we know about the investigations into the Minneapolis shooting death of Alex Pretti
    The fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man has prompted calls for a thorough independent investigation into the second death at the hands of ICE officers since the Trump administration began its large-scale operation in the city late last year.
    A photo of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer over the weekend, is displayed at the shooting scene Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Minneapolis.
    30 people dead from effects of winter storm as more freezing cold pummels US
    Authorities reported at least 18 weather-related deaths.
    Businesses on Market Street working to get sidewalks cleared as the afternoon sleet adds to the snow in Frederick City, Jan. 25, 2026.
    My flight was canceled because of the winter storm. Now what?
    More than 13,500 flights have been canceled across the U.S. since Saturday, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
    Southwest Airlines planes sit at gates as travelers walk through Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
    Protesters demand immigration agents leave Minneapolis after man is shot and killed
    After the shooting, an angry crowd gathered and protesters clashed with federal officers, who wielded batons and deployed flash bangs.
    Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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