As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Residents across parts of the Gulf Coast and South are bracing for a rare winter storm expected to drop heavy snow and create treacherous conditions, including freezing rain and sleet.

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people with different religious traditions

Several states have new gun laws going into effect in 2025. Everytown for Gun Safety released a new ranking Wednesday of the laws in all 50 states.

The blizzard warning in effect until midday Tuesday was the first issued by the office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to meteorologist Donald Jones.

From Florida to Texas, large chunks of the southern United States were blanketed in snow Tuesday during a historic snowstorm.

The storm has prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.

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UMass Lowell takes on the Maine Black Bears after Abbey Lindsey scored 20 points in the River Hawks' 64-43 loss to the Bryant Bulldogs. The teams play Thursday for the

Louisiana might not see any revenue promised by a recently passed constitutional amendment regarding royalties for offshore wind and other renewable sources.

Philip Dutart Carter, the scion of a notable journalism family who invested in alternative weekly newspapers in Louisiana before turning his hand to real estate, died Jan. 5 at his Camden, Maine, home. He was 85. His daughter, Cecilia Carter Monahan, confirmed the death.