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Views about aid to Ukraine are partly a reflection of how Americans see Russia, the U.S.’ role in the wider world, and given the circumstances, some of that view is informed by how well they remember the Cold War. And more immediately, they’re partisan — with splits within the GOP and the continued influence of […]
In February 1958, 26-year-old African-American pianist Philippa Schuyler paid a visit to Morocco. Afterward, her mother received an enthusiastic letter from the United States Foreign Service: “Philippa came saw and conquered Rabat and Casablanca. She was interviewed over the radio and gave concerts to two enthusiastic audiences… We were all very proud and happy over […]
In a dilapidated farm shed in New York’s rural North Country, the belongings of a migrant family who quietly took shelter one night were still visible months later: some clothing and children’s shoes, stiffened by the cold and a thin blanket of snow. Thomas Brassard recalled his surprise when he saw the family — a […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Arctic weather brought more misery to much of the U.S. on Saturday, especially for people unaccustomed to such bitter cold in places like Memphis, Tennessee, where residents were urged to boil water and some had no water at all after freezing temperatures broke water mains across the city. Temperatures weren’t expected […]
Frigid cold still sweeping U.S. Frigid cold continues its hold on several parts of the U.S. 01:23 There have been 83 confirmed weather-related fatalities linked to the past week’s winter weather, according to a CBS News tally, even as . . .
There have been 83 confirmed weather-related fatalities linked to the past week’s winter weather, according to a CBS News tally, even as dangerous cold continues to impact the nation. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 19 weather-related fatalities, and Oregon officials have confirmed 16, including three adults who died when a tree fell on […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis residents were urged to boil water and New Yorkers have been warned that roads could be covered with dangerous black ice this weekend as brutal cold and inclement weather continue to sweep across parts of the U.S. Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from Canada as forecasters warned Saturday that […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new layer of ice formed over parts of Tennessee on Thursday after a deadly storm system blanketed the state in snow and sent temperatures plummeting earlier this week — part of a broader bout of bitter cold that has kept an icy grip on a swath of the U.S. stretching […]
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A bitter Arctic outbreak has swallowed the Lower 48, bringing temperatures 30 to 50 degrees below average and wind chills as low as minus-60 to minus-70 degrees. Major cities such as Chicago and Kansas City struggled for days to make it above zero degrees. At one point, […]
A blast of frigid Arctic air traveling southward from Canada has forced temperatures down to record lows across the U.S., causing a dangerous range of winter storm weather that impacted huge sections of the country over the weekend. The low temperates are continuing to run their course today. How cold it will be varies by […]