Map Shows Where Florida Will Freeze as Bomb Cyclone Strikes
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Map Shows Where Florida Will Freeze as Bomb Cyclone Strikes

A weather system may drive bitter cold into Florida, with an expert saying some areas could run 20-25 degrees below normal. Source link

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Brothers Charged With Sex Trafficking Wage Campaign to Shame Accusers
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Brothers Charged With Sex Trafficking Wage Campaign to Shame Accusers

The Alexander brothers, once titans of the New York party scene, have retained a high-stakes public relations strategist, Juda Engelmayer, whose clients include Harvey Weinstein. Source link

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Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On
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Philip Glass Withdraws From Kennedy Center, as Its Symphony Vows to Play On

Amid cancellations and turmoil, the National Symphony Orchestra is planning to stay. “I cannot make everybody happy,” its conductor said. Source link

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Josh Shapiro Says Trump Warned Him Being President Is 'Very Dangerous'
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Josh Shapiro Says Trump Warned Him Being President Is 'Very Dangerous'

The governor said Donald Trump called him after his Pennsylvania home was targeted in an arson attack last spring. Source link

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Work Will Stop on Tunnel Project Between NY and NJ Unless Trump Restores Funding
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Work Will Stop on Tunnel Project Between NY and NJ Unless Trump Restores Funding

The builders of the Gateway project, a critical rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, warned that construction cannot continue without the withheld federal money. Source link

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How the Trump Administration Hobbled Federal Labor Unions
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How the Trump Administration Hobbled Federal Labor Unions

With 300,000 employees gone and collective-bargaining rights eliminated, the administration has hobbled organized labor. Did it also start a movement? Source link

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Sweeping SNAP Benefit Changes Proposed in Republican Plan
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Sweeping SNAP Benefit Changes Proposed in Republican Plan

A new Republican proposal from Republicans would bar all non-U.S. citizens from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Why It Matters Around 42 million people nationwide collect…

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She’s the Face of Trump’s Aviation Safety Board, and She’s a Democrat
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She’s the Face of Trump’s Aviation Safety Board, and She’s a Democrat

Jennifer Homendy, the outspoken chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board, is reclaiming the spotlight at a meeting on Tuesday about the Washington, D.C., crash that killed 67.…

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The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years
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The Most Important Foreign Policy Speech in Years

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada’s speech at Davos last week sent shock waves through the international community. The international-affairs scholar Henry Farrell explains why. Source link

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As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain
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As Trump Heads to Iowa to Trumpet Economy, Many Residents Feel Pain

Farmers are critical to Iowa’s economy. They have been battered by President Trump’s tariffs and are not experiencing the “golden age” that the president promised. Source link

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