Weather

Winter storm aims arctic blast at large swath of US

Feb. 19, 2025

The National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning for several states in the Central U.S. as a storm moves east.

Weather

Snowstorm barrels across eastern US as 100M face freezing temperatures

Feb. 19, 2025

A cross-country winter storm dumped snow over parts of the eastern U.S. on Wednesday, delaying travel and prompting widespread closures as a blast of Arctic air stretched into the South, plunging temperatures to dangerous lows from the Canadian border to the Gulf Coast. Wednesday afternoon, moderate snowfall was ongoing across North Carolina and the southern Mid-Atlantic and is expected to fall though Thursday morning for these regions, the National Weather Service said.

Entertainment

Chappell Roan, lawyer? Singer teases fan-favorite song 'The Giver'

Feb. 19, 2025

Chappell Roan is giving fans a taste of her rural Missouri roots. The "Pink Pony Club" hitmaker took to social media to tease her upcoming single "The Giver," a fan favorite track from her Nov. 2 performance on "Saturday Night Live." Roan revealed Tuesday that the unreleased twang-tinged track is now available on "The Lawyer Edition" vinyl, with the best new artist Grammy winner posting an Instagram photo with her hair slicked back in a lawyer outfit.

Entertainment

Blackpink announces 2025 world tour: Find out how to get tickets

Feb. 19, 2025

Get your passports and suitcases ready, Blinks. Blackpink may be coming to an area near you. The record-breaking K-pop girl group announced its 2025 world tour on Wednesday. The 10-city global trek includes stops in Chicago, New York, London and Los Angeles. Since its debut in 2016, Blackpink, composed of Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé, has seen huge global success as a group and as solo artists. That includes making Coachella history as the first K-pop act to headline the event in 2023.

International News

Trump calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'dictator,' escalating a spat between the leaders

Feb. 19, 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator” after earlier in the day the Ukrainian president accused him of living in a Russian “disinformation bubble,” as a spat between the two spiraled. Trump's post on Truth Social included a number of inaccuracies — Zelenskyy was elected president, for example — and followed the administration's attempt to reset relations with Russia by holding high-level talks on ending the war in Ukraine, among other things.

Entertainment

George Clooney reacts to Trump's election win: 'Good for you'

Feb. 19, 2025

George Clooney, who authored an op-ed calling on then-President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 race, is weighing in on President Donald Trump's election victory. The "Ocean's Eleven" star, 63, reacted to the election results on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Tuesday after his preferred candidate, former Vice President Kamala Harris, lost to Trump. He said he has the same attitude about Harris' defeat that he encourages his 7-year-old son to have after he loses chess matches.

International News

As Trump detonates relationship with Ukraine, Europe has no fast answer

Feb. 19, 2025

In just days, the Trump administration has torn up Washington's script on the war in Ukraine and its relationship with Europe. Now, even as the U.S. and Russia press ahead with peace talks that exclude Kyiv, Ukraine's European neighbors are struggling to unite around a shared response. French President Emmanuel Macron was preparing to host his second set of emergency talks this week in Paris on Wednesday, amid mounting pressure to form a clear and cohesive response to Trump’s decision to negotiate directly — and so far exclusively — with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Entertainment

Tupac murder trial delayed in light of new evidence: Reports

Feb. 19, 2025

It's a question that has haunted fans and fed conspiracy theorists for nearly three decades: Who killed Tupac? The mystery, which has long eluded professional investigators and amateur sleuths alike, got a big break in February 2023 when Duane "Keffe D" Davis was arrested on a first-degree murder charge in connection with the rapper's killing.

Entertainment

True crime cruise will star John Walsh and hosts of ‘RedHanded,’ ‘Scamfluencers’ and ‘Kill List’

Feb. 19, 2025

Hosts of many popular true crime podcasts will headline a true crime-themed cruise next year that’s being billed as a first-of-its kind immersive mystery experience at sea. The cruise will feature “America’s Most Wanted” host John Walsh, Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala from “RedHanded,” Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi from “Scamfluencers,” Aaron Habel and Justin Evans from “Generation Why,” Carl Miller of “Kill List,” “Hollywood & Crime” host Tracy Pattin and Chris Stewart from “Law & Crime.”

Entertainment

TV procedurals up their game, with doctors on cruises and quirky single moms solving crimes

Feb. 19, 2025

The idea for a new TV show came to Craig Sweeny as he was driving. The producer and screenwriter, thinking about how to put his own stamp on a medical series, had to pull over when a familiar figure popped into his mind: Sherlock Holmes. Why not combine a hospital procedural with the lore of Britain’s greatest detective? It would have a medical mystery every week and also tell stories of Holmes’ good friend, Dr. John Watson. It was a mashup of two popular draws, the TV equivalent of peanut butter and jelly. “They’re sort of each their own show-worthy premise in a way. And we’re blessed to have both. So they compete for space in a really interesting way,” says Sweeny.