Trending

SUMMARY  NEW YORK – New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ordered a citywide traffic shutdown Sunday from 9 PM to noon Monday, limiting travel to emergencies ahead of a record snowstorm threatening the northeast United States. The unprecedented measure affects more than eight million residents, aiming to reduce accidents and ensure emergency services can operate. New … Read more

SUMMARY Chicago travelers were ordered to shelter in place Sunday in Puerto Vallarta after coordinated arson and gun attacks erupted following the capture and reported death of a powerful cartel leader in western Mexico. At least eight Chicagoans were confined indoors in Puerto Vallarta as armed groups blocked roads burned vehicles and fired weapons, disrupting … Read more

SUMMARY  The Mexican army killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, during a security operation Sunday in Tapalpa, Jalisco. Mexican authorities said, triggering coordinated cartel retaliation across multiple states and intensifying tensions over bilateral anti drug cooperation with the United States. The death of Oseguera Cervantes marks … Read more

SUMMARY  ICHIKAWA, Japan — A seven-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch, abandoned by its mother shortly after birth, has become an unexpected global sensation after forming a bond with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, zoo officials said Friday. Punch’s story has resonated far beyond Japan, with viral videos showing the small … Read more

SUMMARY  The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for the Delmarva Peninsula, warning of heavy snowfall, strong winds and near zero visibility through 6 PM Sunday, according to the agency’s Mount Holly office in New Jersey.  The alert covers Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore and is expected to create hazardous travel conditions and … Read more

SUMMARY  US fighter jets intercepted Russian warplanes operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on Thursday.  According to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which said the aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter US or Canadian territory. The Russian formation included two Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters and one A-50 airborne … Read more

SUMMARY  TRUCKEE, California — Families have identified six women killed in a powerful California avalanche near Lake Tahoe earlier this week, as search and recovery crews continued efforts to reach victims still on the mountain amid hazardous winter conditions. In a statement issued Thursday, families of the Castle Peak victims named the skiers as Carrie … Read more

SUMMARY  LOS ANGELES — A winter storm warning has been issued for the 5 Freeway corridor north of Los Angeles, including Santa Clarita, Santa Barbara County interior mountains, and southern Ventura County mountains, with hazardous conditions expected through Friday morning.  The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the alert Thursday at 1:13 AM, warning of heavy … Read more

SUMMARY  LONDON — Questions are mounting over the whereabouts and future role of Sarah Ferguson following the arrest of her former husband, Prince Andrew, at his residence in Sandringham, England, on suspicion of misconduct in public office, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the matter. Andrew, sixty six, was taken into custody earlier this … Read more

SUMMARY  LONDON — Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of an investigation linked to his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, police and Buckingham Palace confirmed Thursday. Thames Valley Police said officers detained “a man in his sixties … Read more