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This image taken from a video released by the city of Oxford, Miss., shows crews working on power lines Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (City of Oxford Mississippi via AP)
Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways.
 
A lineman works to restore power in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, following a weekend ice storm. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Nearly half a million without power and dozens of deaths. A winter storm’s toll, in numbers
A severe storm has left nearly half a million people without power across the South. Although the storm has moved out to sea, temperatures are forecast to plunge below freezing Tuesday evening.
 
A pedestrian bundles up as she crosses a street during a cold weather day in Evanston, Ill., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Millions of Americans prepare for potentially catastrophic ice storm. Here’s what the numbers show
Millions of Americans are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm from New Mexico to the Carolinas.
 
Vehicles are driven through whiteout conditions along Lake Michigan Drive during a winter storm warning in Ottawa County, Mich. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)
Forecasters warn of a ‘potentially catastrophic’ storm from Texas to the Carolinas
Forecasters are warning that a new storm could bring ice and power outages across the South this weekend.
 
Caution tape and flowers cover the entrance to the Beth Israel Congregation, a synagogue that was set on fire early Saturday morning, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
FBI says arson suspect targeted Mississippi synagogue because it’s a Jewish house of worship
The FBI says that an arson suspect admitted to targeting a historic Mississippi synagogue because it’s a Jewish house of worship.
 
This photo provided by Capital Entertainment, Grammy Award Nominated Gospel Singer Richard Smallwood is handed a portrait of himself during his 75th Birthday Celebration. (Capital Entertainment via AP)
Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
Eight-time Grammy-nominated gospel singer Richard Smallwood has died at 77. His representative announced that Smallwood passed away Tuesday due to complications from kidney failure in Maryland.
 
Guards stand at the front of Georgia Diagnostic Prison, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011, in Jackson, Ga. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Judge halts a Georgia execution over inmate’s concerns about the clemency process
A Georgia judge has ordered a temporary pause to a December execution that had already been put on hold.
 
People cross 7th street in the heavy snow on Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 in downtown Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt /Star Tribune via AP)
A bomb cyclone brings blizzards to the Midwest before turning east
A strengthening bomb cyclone is barreling across the northern United States, unleashing severe winter weather in the Midwest and aiming at the East Coast.
 
People cross 7th street in the heavy snow on Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 in downtown Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt /Star Tribune via AP)
Winter storm sweeps across US with snow, ice and severe weather
A powerful winter storm driven by a rapidly intensifying cyclone is sweeping east from the Plains, bringing heavy snow, ice and rain to much of the country.
 
U.S. Marshal Thomas Brown speaks to journalists Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, during a press conference in Decatur, Ga., about the escaped inmates who were captured late Monday. (Ben Gray /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
FBI: Lyft driver terrorized by escaped Georgia inmates before she was rescued in Florida
Authorities say three inmates have escaped from a jail near Atlanta and hijacked a Lyft car to reach south Florida.
 
The gurney used for lethal injections sits behind glass windows in a small cinder block building at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Ga., Sept. 7, 2007. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
Judge declines to halt execution of Georgia man seeking protection under pandemic agreement
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to halt an execution scheduled for next week. An attorney for Stacey Humphreys argued Wednesday in U.S.
 
Carnival Cruise Line's Carnival Horizon cruise ship is shown docked at PortMiami, Friday, April 9, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee,File)
Death of Florida teenager on Carnival cruise ship ruled a homicide
The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide.
 
People wearing protective clothing search along a highway in Heidelberg, Miss., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, near the site of a truck which overturned Tuesday, that was carrying research monkeys. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Monkey escape in Mississippi gives a glimpse into the secretive world of animal research
The recent escape of several research monkeys after the truck carrying them overturned on a Mississippi interstate is the latest glimpse into the secretive world of animal research.
 
This photo, undated and and in an unknown location, provided by family member Zeyad Kadur shows teenager Mohammed Ibrahim. (Zeyad Kadur via AP)
A Florida teenager is in an Israeli prison. Why his family and advocates say he should be released
A Florida family is urging U.S. leaders to help free a 16-year-old Palestinian-American held in an Israeli prison for eight months.
 
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum speaks during a press conference at the Atlanta Police Department headquarters in Atlanta on Monday, October 20, 2025, regarding a Cartersville man, Billy Cagle, who threatened to "shoot up" the airport. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
Police have arrested a man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. They say an assault rifle was found in his car.
 
This photo provided by Tina Walden shows Holly Bennett, with Jackson County Animal Control, rescues a cat from a crash involving a semitrailer and a van that was being used by Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters on an interstate in Jackson County, Ga., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (Tina Walden via AP)
Driver following too close behind van charged in crash that killed 3 adults, 5 kids, officials say
Officials say the driver of a semitrailer following too close behind a van has been arrested on homicide charges in a fiery crash that killed three adults and five children on a Georgia highway.
 
Friends and family of victims of a homecoming shooting embrace in downtown Leland, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)
4 arrests made in connection with mass shooting that left 6 dead in Mississippi, FBI says
The FBI says four people have been arrested, three of them on murder charges, in a weekend shooting that left six people dead and more than a dozen injured in a small Mississippi town.
 
Police vehicles are parked after a deadly shooting Friday night in downtown Leland, Miss.,on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)
Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings
High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.
 
Derrick Groves, the last escapee from the New Orleans jailbreak in May, sits in a police vehicle after being taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and Atlanta police at a southwest Atlanta home, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Ben Hendren/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured under a house in Atlanta
The U.S. Marshals say the only escaped inmate who remained on the run after breaking out of a New Orleans jail in May has been captured.
 
Guests ride on the Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe Theme Park at Universal Resort Orlando, April 10, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, file)
Man dies from blunt impact injuries after riding coaster at new Florida amusement park Epic Universe
A man who was unresponsive after riding a roller coaster at Universal Orlando’s newest park died from blunt impact injuries.
 
Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, left, claps after Dr. Nizar Dowla, right, administered a vaccine, to Emiola Adebayo, 3, the daughter of fellow doctor Emy Jean-Marie, center, on June 28, 2022, at the Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Florida’s vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health
Florida is set to become the first state in the nation to remove vaccine mandates. The move is deeply concerning to many parents, doctors and other public health workers.
 
A cyclist crosses a rainbow-painted street mural Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Florida cities race to save rainbow crosswalks as the state’s deadlines for removal loom
Fort Lauderdale city leaders have decided to fight the state of Florida’s order to remove rainbow-colored street art, potentially risking millions of dollars in funding.
 
The state of Florida is demanding that the rainbow crosswalks at the intersection of Duval and Petronia streets in Key West, Fla., seen here on Aug. 18, 2025, be removed by Sept. 3, 2025, or face removal by the state at the city's expense. (Rob O'neal/The Key West Citizen via AP, file)
Florida puts rainbow crosswalks in the crosshairs, as cities face deadlines to remove them
Florida cities are now facing deadlines to remove rainbow crosswalks celebrating LGBTQ pride. The state transportation department has ordered their removal by early next month.
 
CORRECTS THAT OFFICER WAS KILLED, NOT WOUNDED - A memorial is seen in the aftermath of a shooting near the CDC where DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose was killed while responding, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
CDC shooting marks latest in a string of hostility directed at health workers. Many aren’t surprised
Gunfire aimed at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccines is the latest in a string of violence and harassment directed at health care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic.
 
People leave flowers Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at a makeshift memorial in honor of David Rose, the officer who was killed in the shooting at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)
Shooter attacked CDC headquarters to protest COVID-19 vaccines
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the man who fired more than 180 shots with a long gun at the headquarters of the U.S.
 
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll comforts Sergeant Aaron Turner after Turner received the Meritorious Service Medal with five other soldiers outside Fort Stewart in Georgia, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2025. (Hyosub Shin /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army base
Six soldiers at a Georgia Army base are being hailed as heroes for tackling a fellow soldier accused of shooting five people. Officials say Sgt.
 
Wooldridge Gate at Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Military base shootings have ranged from altercations to workplace violence and terrorism
The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia is the latest in a list of violent occurrences at American military installations over the years.
 
William McNeil Jr., center, looks on during a news conference Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point
A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car.
 
William McNeil Jr.'s attorney Ben Crump, center, speaks while showing a still from a police body cam video during a press conference Tuesday, July 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Bodycam video appears to show Florida officer aiming a gun at Black student during brutal arrest
Civil rights lawyers say a Florida police officer had his gun aimed at a Black college student shortly before the driver was pulled from his car and beaten in a recorded encounter that recently sparked widespread outrage.
 
Passengers wait in a security line at Denver International Airport on Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert, File)
Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport
Passengers had to use an emergency slide to evacuate a smoking American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport.
 
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