There is high confidence in at least measurable snow Wednesday night into Friday. A rain-snow mix is expected, so exact amounts are still uncertain. If temperatures are a few degrees warmer or cooler than currently forecast, final snow accumulations may be lower or higher. Hazardous travel is likely Thursday and Friday, especially on untreated roads.…… MORE
Jimmy Carter’s Flag-Draped Casket Is On Its Way To Atlanta As 39th President’s State Funeral Begins
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye has begun in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago. A motorcade Saturday with Carter’s flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus and passed through his hometown of Plains and family farm. Former Secret Service agents…… MORE
House Speaker Mike Johnson Held Onto His Job, But There Are Signs Of Trouble Ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on a single vote. But there’s a difficult year ahead. Johnson faces many of the same demands from hard-line conservatives that led to the ouster of his predecessor as speaker, Kevin McCarthy. But the stakes are far higher now as Republicans try to deliver on…… MORE
New Orleans Attacker Had Suspected Bomb Materials At Home, Reserved Truck Weeks Ago, Officials Say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year’s crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier. Officials told The Associated Press that Shamsud-Din Jabbar purchased a cooler and gun oil before the attack. They…… MORE
Israeli Airstrikes In Gaza Kill At Least 21, Hospital Workers Say, As Talks Underway
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital staff in Gaza say the latest Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 21 people including at least two children. Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday at least 59 people had been killed by strikes in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, a new effort is underway in Qatar toward a…… MORE
Tesla Data Helped Police After Las Vegas Truck Explosion, But Experts Have Wider Privacy Concerns
NEW YORK (AP) — Data collected by Tesla on the driver and vehicle in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion and then shared with law enforcement has shined a spotlight on a difficult ethical question for the auto industry: Are companies violating your privacy rights? Many cars now not only know where you’ve been, they have…… MORE
US New Vehicle Sales Rose 2.7% Last Year As Prices And Interest Rates Dropped A Little
DETROIT (AP) — New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates eased a bit, making SUVs, cars and trucks a little more affordable. Industry analysts say discounts, such as rebates and low-interest financing, should get even better as 2025 rolls along. They see the biggest deals coming from…… MORE
Biden Blocks $14 Billion Acquisition Of US Steel By Japan’s Nippon Steel
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel. This affirms his earlier vow to block the acquisition. In a Friday statement, Biden said, “We need major U.S. companies representing the major share of US steelmaking capacity to keep leading…… MORE
Hillary Clinton, George Soros And Denzel Washington Received The Highest US Civilian Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington were awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday afternoon to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science. The White…… MORE
Boeing Still Needs A Culture Change To Put Safety Above Profits, According To The Head Of The FAA
A year after a panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during flight, the nation’s top aviation regulator says the company needs to change its culture and put safety above profits. Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker made the comment in an online post Friday. Whitaker will step down as FAA administrator in two…… MORE
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