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Bitter wind chills today! Additional snow chances on the way this weekend!

High: 28 Wind: N 10-15 miles per hour. Avoid prolonged time outdoors. Additional light snow pockets on Sunday as well! That system bears watching as we could ...

Europe Gives Maduro A Timeline For New Elections

But Russia managed to block a Security Council statement seen by AFP that would have offered "full support to Guaido and called the National Assembly that he he...

Gunman kills 5, including parents, in Louisiana shooting spree

Webre said that officers were able to identify the suspected gunman after speaking with Keith Theriot before he died. The suspect has been charged with two co...

YouTube promises to stop promoting misleading videos

To help evolve the algorithm to make these changes, the company will have human raters assess a variety of YouTube videos. 'To be clear, this will only affe...

Police Officer Allegedly Killed His Colleague In Game Of Russian Roulette

In a statement, the St. Louis Police Officers Association said that Alix was also a military veteran. A probable cause statement from police offered a chill...

Spanish boy found dead in borehole after dire 13-day search

The Guardian report that in the early hours of Saturday morning, local authorities confirmed that the rescue teams had reached the area where Julen was believe...

Buhari suspends CJN Onnoghen, appoints Tanko Muhammed

His appointment was only confirmed by parliament in March 2017, prompting speculation Buhari was not keen to endorse his candidacy. "Section 292 of the amende...

Pelosi officially postpones Trump address

His announcement came after Pelosi disinvited him from appearing in the House, which she controls, suggesting he delay the speech until after a partial federa...

Temporary deal reached to end government shutdown

After saying for weeks that he would not reopen the government without border wall money, Trump said he would soon sign a bill to re-open the government throu...

US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address officially postponed

It was another abrupt reversal for Trump, and one that came after he warned, just hours before, that he believed Pelosi wanted to cancel rather than postpone hi...

Relief for Tsipras as MPs back deal to rename Macedonia

Born in what is today Pella, Greece in 356 BC, Alexander the Great succeeded his father Philip II of Macedon to the throne at the age of 20. Several thousan...

Canadian cops charge minor with terror offense after security raids

A second adult male has also been arrested but has not been charged. "Obviously good communication to be able to assist in getting the word out about what's g...

Beijing dismisses Soros' anti-China remarks as 'meaningless'

Soros expressed hope that the Chinese people would ultimately move toward a more open society and seemed to have few warm feelings for either Xi or Trump. Soros...

European rights court faults Italy over Knox murder trial

The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, said in its ruling that Italy hadn't succeeded in proving that "the restriction of Ms. Knox's access t...

Atomic scientists keep Doomsday Clock at two minutes to midnight

Rachel Bronson, president and chief executive of the Bulletin , explained the world had entered into a "period of the new abnormal ", saying: "This is unsusta...

Resignation over photos puts pressure on Florida governor

As Ertel came to discuss the state's elections systems and pending litigation left over from the 2018 campaign, members of the committee including Plakon, Democ...

Giant 5ft snake bites woman's bum while she's sitting on toilet

While she waited for the iron to heat up, she ducked into the toilet and didn't turn the light on before sitting down and feeling a mysterious "sharp tap" on he...

Rusty's Forecast - Chilly night, windy and cold Thursday

Wind chills may fall as cold as -25. Highs are expected to be into the single digits with lows well below zero. The weekend light snow potential appears to be...

World's lightest satellite 'Kalamsat-V2' lifts-off successfully from Sriharikota

Just before midnight on Thursday, Indian Space Research Organisation's first mission of 2019 will put into space a 740-kg military imaging satellite, Microsat-R...

Trump agrees to end government shutdown without border wall money

The temporary funding bill would extend agency funding at the last fiscal year's levels and would include some money for border security - but not a wall, which...

Rescuers say trapped Spanish boy found dead

The well was unmarked at the time of the accident and regional authorities in Andalusia said the necessary permission had not been sought before it was dug. In ...

Opposition leader Tshisekedi Sworn in as DR Congo president

The inaugural address was interrupted for 12 minutes, an episode that he ascribed to the burden of the election campaign. While France's Foreign Minister Je...

Fela Durotoye agrees to withdraw from presidential race

The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, on Thursday in Abuja said in reaction to Ezekwesili's declaration that it was late for any candi...

Taliban appoint co-founder as top negotiator for talks with US

Washington wants the insurgents to enter talks with the Afghan government, but they have long refused, saying it is a US puppet. Kabul: The Taliban have app...

Turkey 'will go it alone' with Syria security zone

Over 10,000 representatives of the Arab tribes living in the northern and northeastern regions of Syria spoke out against the presence of United States troops, ...

Thousands of caravan migrants in limbo awaiting Mexico asylum

Such an agreement exists between the USA and Canada, but Mexico's ability to guarantee migrant safety are doubted given the country's issues with drug cartel an...

Will ex-Trump lawyer Cohen comply with Senate subpoena?

He declined to say, however, if that meant a subpoena. Special counsel Robert Mueller's office took the unusual step of disputing a report by BuzzFeed . "Bu...

Aloysius Pang was crushed when caught between howitzer's gun barrel and cabin

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) stated that the victim was conducting repairs inside a Singapore Self-Propelled Howitzer with two other SAF members. "I don't...

Jayme Closs to Get $25K Reward Money After Saving Herself

Hormel Foods is the parent company of the Jennie-O Turkey Store, which employed Jayme's parents, James and Denise Closs. Now Jennie-O has announced a Dollars ...

Five killed in central Florida bank shooting, police say

He said more information would be released at a Thursday morning press conference. The man who opened fire inside of a Florida bank on Wednesday , killing fi...

Trump delays State of the Union Address until partial shutdown ends

The South Carolina Republican said Trump "gave me some indications of things that he would want for a three-week CR", suggesting the president would want additi...

NY Gov Cuomo's 'Ghoulish' Abortion Law Slammed by Conservatives

The Providence Journal reports it was also the day that state lawmakers introduced the state Senate version of the Reproductive Health Care Act. Conservatives...

Ex-Trump Lawyer Cohen Ordered To Testify In Senate

Lanny Davis , a lawyer for Cohen, disclosed the subpoena from the Senate Intelligence Committee in a one-sentence statement, and later told The Associated Press...

Missing 3-year-old North Carolina boy found alive, in ‘good health’

Facing heavy rain, gusty winds and low visibility, rescuers and law enforcement combed the hard Craven County, North Carolina , terrain - focusing on up to 1,0...

European Union parliament won't accept Brexit deal without backstop

Mr Varadkar added that Ireland had been "victimised" by the Brexit process. In the event of a no deal, however, the European Union has said Ireland will hav...