Winter storm updates: Heavy snow, crippling ice and frigid temperatures forecast to hit more than 2 dozen states this weekend - Yahoo

Meteorologists say it could be one of the most significant winter events this season.

UFC 324: Paddy Pimblett gets opportunity to make good on lofty expectations - CBS Sports

Pimblett credits his wife and two young daughters for helping him get more focused on his career

Congress Saves NASA From Trump's Proposed Budget Cuts, Fully Funds Agency And Its Science Missions - Jalopnik

Did we avert the crisis? Getting funding again is nice, but a lot of damage has already been done.

ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judge’s warrant, legal group says - The Washington Post

The memo, seen by The Washington Post, was included in a disclosure to U.S. senators by Whistleblower Aid, a legal group representing two government employees.

Highly contagious bird flu found at N.J. commercial farm - nj.com

The state was notified after the farm owner noticed an increase in bird mortality.

Mexican authorities arrest alleged crime figure ‘El Botox’ in killing of lime growers’ leader - AP News

Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged organized crime figure in Michoacan linked to the killing of a lime growers' leader. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said the man known as “El Botox” was arrested for extorting lime growers and various homic…

A vaccine trial is called 'unethical' and a 'unique' opportunity. Is it on or off? - NPR

The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.

Magistrate judge rejects charges against Don Lemon over anti-ICE protest in Minnesota church - CBS News

The Justice Dept. suggested independent journalist Don Lemon could be charged after he was seen in video of a protest inside a church in St. Paul on Sunday.

Final spending bills move closer to House passage - Politico

The House will take a separate vote on Homeland Security funding alongside a three-bill package funding the largest federal agencies.

FTX Exec Caroline Ellison Is Now a Free Woman - Business Insider

Caroline Ellison, the former Alameda Research CEO, was freed this week after spending about 14 months of her two-year sentence in federal custody.

PFT’s 2025 NFL Conference Championship picks: Florio vs. Simms - NBC Sports

And then there were four.

Webb telescope reveals galaxy cluster's gravity warping light from distant galaxies - Phys.org

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month brings us a scene from the distant universe. Pictured here is the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223, or MACS J1149 for short, which is located about 5 billion light-years away in the constellati…

NC ticket wins $209.3 million Powerball jackpot - WRAL

A Powerball ticket purchased in Roanoke Rapids won the $209.3 million jackpot drawing Wednesday night.

Metagame Mentor: The Top Standard Decks to Expect at Pro Tour Lorwyn Eclipsed - MAGIC PLAY

Physicist Believes He Has Located God. Unfortunately, They Are Around 439 Billion Trillion Kilometers Away - IFLScience

Turns out God was hanging out in space all along.

Astronauts Give Crucial Clue About NASA’s Emergency Space Evacuation - Futurism

A NASA astronaut has revealed a tantalizing clue about what went down during the first medical evacuation in the space station's history.