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Blizzard Conditions Bear Down On Central U.S.
Blizzard conditions with as much as a foot or more of snow shut down schools and highways in several Midwest states.

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Blizzard conditions with as much as a foot or more of snow shut down schools and highways in several Midwest states.

After the fuselege blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet, all were grounded — and issues are showing up in inspections.
The agreement could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month.
The move comes as more maintenance may be needed, after a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of a plane as it was flying to California
This year's speech will offer an opportunity for Biden to detail his broader vision as he campaigns for re-election in November.
Pollsters and economists say there has never been as wide a gap between the underlying health of the economy and public perception.
New CDC data shows 38 states now have high or very high levels of respiratory illnesses with fever, cough and other symptoms.
Those denied gun purchases under the sweeping bipartisan gun law include a convicted rapist and a suspect in an attempted murder case.
The Supreme Court will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot due to his efforts to overturn the election.
Actor-singer David Soul, a 1970s heartthrob who co-starred as the blond half of the crime-fighting duo "Starsky & Hutch," has died.
The first 40 documents, of around 250 expected to eventually be unsealed, largely mention figures whose names were already known.
Some previously sealed court records will be made public, but most whose names appear are not accused of any wrongdoing.
The explosion happened at the home of the grandfather, 72, who is in critical condition. A couple and their grown children were killed.
Demand for "advance provision" abortion medications peaked at times when it looked like they might become harder to get.
Also among stories that made us smile or gave us hope: A spiritual homecoming in the Grand Canyon; the balsam fir's resilient return.
A man leaving the scene of a car wreck shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building, authorities say.
Seven, a person with memory loss identified by investigators as Reba Bailey, was an Illinois woman who was missing since the 1970s.
Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean because of the danger of “sneaker waves.”
A federal judge has accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages.
Kohl was popular in Wisconsin, purchasing the Bucks to keep them from leaving, and spending his fortune on civic and educational causes.