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Nick Reiner due back in court to enter plea on charges of murdering parents

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LOS ANGELES — Nick Reiner is scheduled to appear in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Monday morning to enter a plea in response to charges that he murdered his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.

Reiner is accused of fatally stabbing his 78-year-old father and 70-year-old mother sometime in the early morning hours of Dec. 14 at their Brentwood ...Read more

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Is Minnesota cooperating with ICE after Operation Metro Surge?

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MINNEAPOLIS — Border czar Tom Homan ended Operation Metro Surge without clear signs of the “significant” cooperation that he said was necessary to draw down thousands of federal agents.

There have been no widespread policy changes at the state or local level to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis ...Read more

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Supreme Court to decide on throwing out dozens of climate change lawsuits

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide on shielding energy producers from dozens of lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for costs of global climate change.

In the past decade, dozens of cities, counties and states, including California, have joined state-based lawsuits that seek billions of dollars in damages, and they have ...Read more

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Massachusetts power outages soar past 275,000 as blizzard wreaks havoc along coast, Cape Cod

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BOSTON — More than a quarter-million Massachusetts residents are without power this hour! That exact total is 275,202, according to the MEMA database.

Cape Cod is hit the hardest … and I’m hitting save as winds whip just outside my window.

The MEMA outage database now lists Falmouth as the worst in the state at 23,104 in the dark.

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Storm leaves entire town on Maryland's Eastern Shore without power

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BALTIMORE — An entire Eastern Shore town was without power Monday as widespread outages hit the region after a heavy snowstorm.

A Delmarva Power outage map showed nearly 1,000 outages Monday morning, affecting more than 6% of the utility’s 550,000 customers in Maryland and Delaware. Choptank Electric Cooperative reported nearly 27% of its ...Read more

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Blizzard dumps over 15 inches of snow on NYC as state of emergency continues

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NEW YORK — The historic blizzard pummeling New York City with a triple wallop of gusting winds, freezing temperatures and more than 15 inches of snow brought the five boroughts to a near standstill Monday.

Central Park had accumulated 15.1 inches of snow by 7 a.m. Monday, with snow forecast to continue through midday.

There were no immediate...Read more

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Trump uses lowercase to insult 'supreme court,' vows to impose new tariffs

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President Donald Trump Monday insulted the “supreme court” by refusing to capitalize the name of the nation’s top court and vowed to resume his global trade war after the justices struck down most of the tariffs he imposed in a politically damaging ruling.

Even as Trump claimed the conservative Supreme Court’s ruling actually boosted ...Read more

Mexican president says county is 'at peace' after cartel boss killing spurs violence

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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sought to quell fears Monday after violence erupted in 20 Mexican states over the killing of the world's most wanted cartel kingpin: Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho."

"The country is at peace," Sheinbaum told reporters at her daily news conference in Mexico City. "It's ...Read more

Water vapor rising from the surface of Lake Michigan condenses into droplets  on a sub-zero day, Jan. 6, 2014. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Steaming lakes and thundersnow: 4 questions answered about weird winter weather

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Editor’s note: Extreme cold weather can produce unusual phenomena, from so-called sea smoke to slushy ocean waves. As atmospheric scientist Scott Denning explains, these striking events are caused mainly by the behavior of water at very cold temperatures.

There are three phases, or states, of water: solid ice, liquid water and ...Read more

Blizzard dumps over 15 inches of snow on NYC as state of emergency continues

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NEW YORK — The historic blizzard pummeling New York City with a triple wallop of gusting winds, freezing temperatures and more than 15 inches of snow brought the five boroughts to a near standstill Monday.

Central Park had accumulated 15.1 inches of snow by 7 a.m. Monday, with snow forecast to continue through midday.

There were no immediate...Read more

Massachusetts power outages soar as blizzard wreaks havoc along coast!

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BOSTON — The list of power outages in the winter-weary Bay State has surpassed 100,000, with the worst being seen along the coast and Cape Cod.

The MEMA outage database lists Plymouth as the hardest hit just after 8:30 a.m., with 17,000-plus without power. That’s a big jump from the hour before.

Dennis is next on the outage leader board ...Read more

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Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Puerto Vallarta canceled amid unrest over killing of Mexican cartel leader

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MINNEAPOLIS – Airlines flying between the Twin Cities and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, have scrapped flights Monday amid unrest that broke out in Mexico following the killing of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military operation.

Delta Air Lines has canceled two flights from the Twin Cities to the popular tourist destination ...Read more

DHS has issued subpoenas to social media companies to identify anonymous accounts that criticize ICE; Meta is one of the companies that has complied.
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How Homeland Security’s subpoenas and databases of protesters threaten the ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ free speech protected by Supreme Court precedent

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reportedly issuing administrative subpoenas to identify anonymous social media accounts that criticize U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Google, Meta and Reddit have complied with at least some of those requests, according to The New York Times.

These subpoenas appear alongside other...Read more

Meekness used to be considered a positive trait – not being powerless, or a doormat. Halfpoint images/Moment via Getty Images

Meekness isn’t weakness – once considered positive, it’s one of the ‘undersung virtues’ that deserve defense today

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What do you envision when you think of meekness?

You probably see a mousy doormat, someone sheepishly acquiescing to the will of the stronger. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” you might think that those wimps will hand it over without a whimper or word of objection to stronger, more ...Read more

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Algorithms that customize marketing to your phone could also influence your views on warfare

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When a coupon suddenly appears on your phone as you approach a store, you might find it convenient and even helpful. But the same AI systems that know where you are and try to influence your purchases can be used to infer what you fear, what you trust and which stories you are likely to believe. AI-fueled marketing algorithms are becoming ...Read more

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Picky eating starts in the womb – a nutritional neuroscientist explains how to expand your child’s palate

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It’s 5:45 p.m. and you’ve just arrived home after a long day at work. You’d like nothing more than a glass of pinot and to binge old episodes of your favorite show. Into the kitchen comes young Sally, your food-adventurous 8-year-old. “I’m hungry, what’s for dinner?”

Sally has never met a food she’s afraid to try. ...Read more

Afghanistan vows response to Pakistan's cross-border strikes

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Afghanistan’s Taliban government said it will respond to Pakistan’s series of cross-border air strikes along the country’s eastern border, renewing tensions between the neighbors that exchanged deadly blows last year.

“Last night, they bombed our civilian compatriots in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, martyring and wounding dozens of ...Read more

Coyotes are thriving in Chicago, and as mating season peaks, you just might catch sight of one

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CHICAGO – Lots of coyotes are out and about in Chicago and its suburbs, and experts say there’s no cause for alarm.

Coyotes have been spotted along the Magnificent Mile, in the Streeterville neighborhood, in the Montrose Beach Dunes, on frozen water in Humboldt Park and outside the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in recent weeks.

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Eaton and Palisades fire refugees moved near and far -- and often

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LOS ANGELES — With fire pits on the beach, showers and a front-row view of the sun sinking into the Pacific, Mike and Nicole Wirth had no complaint about their $45 overnights at Dockweiler Beach.

But neither was their three-night stay there last April a quaint camping experience. Dockweiler RV Park was No. 13 of the 15 places they've bedded ...Read more

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Trump required hospitals to post their prices for patients. Mostly it's the industry using the data

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Republicans think patients should be shopping for better health care prices. The party has long pushed to give patients money and let consumers do the work of reducing costs. After some GOP lawmakers closed out 2025 advocating to fund health savings accounts, President Donald Trump introduced his Great Healthcare Plan, which calls for, among ...Read more