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Thousands of flights canceled as major winter storm moves across the US

By THOMAS PEIPERT, JEFF AMY and DAVE COLLINS
Jan 24, 2026 5:57 pm - Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wreak havoc Saturday across much of the country, knocking out power and snarling major roadways with dangerous ice.
Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with Carney

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIES
Jan 24, 2026 1:57 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods imported from Canada if America's northern neighbor went ahead with its China trade deal, intensifying a feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney, a rising voice in the West's pushback to Trump's new world order.
What Trump’s proposed 10% cap on card rates could mean for you

By Rachel Lerman
Jan 24, 2026 1:38 pm - In a new push to address affordability concerns on voters’ minds before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has recently called for a cap on credit card interest rates, without a clear plan on how he would do it.
Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

Jan 24, 2026 12:28 pm - Federal officers shot and killed a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press.
Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

By AMY TAXIN, RUSS BYNUM and JULIE WATSON
Jan 23, 2026 7:46 pm - Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the United States annually and orchestrating several killings, was arrested in Mexico and then flown to California, officials said Friday.
Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

By MEG KINNARD
Jan 23, 2026 7:34 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration's accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services.
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

By EMILIE MEGNIEN, JEFF AMY and JAMIE STENGLE
Jan 23, 2026 7:30 pm - Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to bring snow, sleet, ice, bone-chilling temperatures and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Forecasters warned that catastrophic damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival that of a hurricane.
Ukraine, Russia, US to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi

By KAMILA HRABCHUK and KOSTYA MANENKOV
Jan 23, 2026 7:22 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Illinois, 4 other states for now

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Jan 23, 2026 6:57 pm - A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions

By SETH BORENSTEIN and TAMMY WEBBER
Jan 23, 2026 4:23 pm - Smartphone weather apps that summarize their forecasts with eye-popping numbers and bright icons may be handy during mild weather, but meteorologists say it's better to listen to human expertise during multi-faceted, dangerous winter storms like the one blowing through the U.S.

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