Congress has agreed on a short-term spending deal to prevent a potential government shutdown until March. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the site of two separate vehicle-train collisions that occurred this week in Melbourne, Florida. A Texas woman wanted for sexually abusing a child is now in police custody. Former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy Andrew Lyons has been sentenced to 30 days in jail followed by two years of probation for the 2019 shooting death of Ryan Twyman, an unarmed Black man. Republican presidential hopefuls are dashing through the snow on Saturday to rally their supporters ahead of the looming Iowa Caucus. The world's average temperature on land and the oceans' surface set a global record in 2023, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed. Russia launched another large-scale missile attack against Ukraine early Saturday using dozens of different types of weapons, military officials said. Christina Applegate, Carol Burnett, Peter Dinklage and Ke Huy Quan have been booked as presenters for Monday's Emmy Awards ceremony celebrating excellence in television. At least nine people were arrested Saturday at a pro-Palestinian march in London attended by thousands, the Metropolitan Police Service confirmed following the demonstration. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case which might override local laws banning homeless encampments on public property. "Days of Our Lives" legend Bill Hayes has died at the age of 98, the soap opera's executive producer Ken Corday announced. Oil and gas companies could for the first time face fines for methane emissions that exceed government-approved levels under a new proposal from the Biden administration. Bitter wind chills and the potential for lake-effect snowfall forecast for Sunday has caused the NFL to postpone the Buffalo Bills' playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers until Monday. Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Arden is back in the news, releasing photos of her Saturday wedding to partner Clarke Gayford following a five-year engagement. Marijuana is less harmful and less prone to abuse than first thought and should be reclassified to reflect that, the Department of Health and Human Services now says. Civilians living in Gaza must be allowed to return to their homes in the Palestinian enclave, top officials with the United Nations said Friday during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Taiwan's Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate from the incumbent Democratic Progressive Party, won a landslide victory on Saturday as the island of 23 million sent a powerful message to China. Kansas Proud Boys member William Chrestman has drawn a 55-month federal prison sentence for threatening a federal officer while carrying an ax handle during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Dangerously cold wind chills producing sub-zero temperatures, heavy snow and freezing rain will continue across much of the United States through the weekend and into next week, forecasters said Saturday. Federal authorities say the Texas National Guard and state troopers have blocked U.S. Border Patrol agents from a 2.5-mile stretch of the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, preventing them from patrolling. Taylor Swift's "1989 (Taylor's Version)" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a third consecutive week. On Jan. 13, 2012, the cruise ship Costa Concordia slammed into a rocky shoal near the Italian coast and capsized, killing 32 people. Actor Penelope Ann Miller turns 60 and actor Natalia Dyer turns 29, among the famous birthdays for January 13. More Recent Articles |
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