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Powerful storm disrupts travel with blizzard conditions and tornadoes as winter returns
Briana Waxman and Chris Dolce, CNN | Updated Dec. 29 - 8:08 p.m. | Save Story
A powerful winter storm swept across the central and eastern United States, knocking out power and snarling travel during one of the busiest stretches of the holiday season.
Trump-Zelenskyy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
Yuliia Dysa and Dan Peleschuk, Reuters | Updated Dec. 29 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
Russia and Ukraine on Monday remained far apart on territorial issues that are blocking a peace deal, despite progress on security guarantees for Kyiv at talks between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Rain could be an unwelcome entry at the Rose Parade on New Year's Day
Ed White, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 29 - 3:23 p.m. | Save Story
For the first time in 20 years, rain could be an intruder at the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year's Day event that attracts thousands of spectators and is watched by millions more on TV.
Texas woman went missing Christmas Eve. Authorities believe she could be in imminent danger
Andy Rose, CNN | Posted Dec. 29 - 3:19 p.m. | Save Story
Rosario Olmos spent this Christmas without one of her greatest gifts. Her 19-year-old daughter had gone missing the day before on the edge of San Antonio, Texas.
Trump administration: Student loan defaulters may soon have wages garnished
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 29 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
Student loan recipients who are in default may soon find fewer dollars in their paychecks.
Americans in 1998 tried to predict 2025. Here's what they got right
Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN | Posted Dec. 29 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Gallup and USA Today called up 1,055 Americans on those landlines and asked them for their best predictions about a year in the distant future: 2025.
Starbucks doesn't want to be on every street in New York and Los Angeles anymore
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN | Posted Dec. 29 - 8:42 a.m. | Save Story
Starbucks spent years trying to become an inescapable storefront on the streets of New York, Los Angeles and other big cities in America. Now that's coming to an end.
Winter storm brings blizzard conditions and dangerous wind chills
Leah Willingham and Jeff Martin, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 29 - 8:39 a.m. | Save Story
A powerful winter storm is moving northeast, bringing snow, ice, rain and strong winds. The National Weather Service warns of blizzard conditions and treacherous travel.
Wall Street set for lower open as rally pauses in final week of 2025
Purvi Agarwal and Shashwat Chauhan, Reuters | Posted Dec. 29 - 7:47 a.m. | Save Story
Wall Street's main indexes were set to kick off the final week of the year on a lower note on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks gave up some ground from last week's gains which had pushed the S&P 500 to new highs.
New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares
Philip Marcelo, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 29 - 7:21 a.m. | Save Story
The New York City transit system is retiring the MetroCard after more than 30 years.
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 28 - 8:11 p.m. | Save Story
Officials say two helicopters have crashed midair in southern New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and leaving another critically injured.
A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the US, hampering holiday travel
Leah Willingham and Jeff Martin, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 28 - 5:45 p.m. | Save Story
A powerful winter storm driven by a rapidly intensifying cyclone was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, bringing heavy snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the country.
Zelenskyy meets Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan
Andrea Shalal and Gram Slattery, Reuters | Updated Dec. 28 - 3:24 p.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met President Donald Trump on Sunday, hoping to forge a plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Brown University police chief put on leave — 5 years after facing scrutiny in Utah
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Brown University Chief of Police Rodney Chatman has been put on administrative leave following the shooting at the Ivy League institution on Dec. 13.
How Utah could lead the way on this little-known clean energy source
Cami Mondeaux, Deseret News | Posted Dec. 28 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers are pushing for ways to make it easier to access geothermal energy, pointing to the Beehive State as a potential leader to harness the clean energy source and secure domestic energy dominance for the United States in the coming years.
What to know now about changes to your 2025 taxes
Jeanne Sahadi, CNN | Posted Dec. 28 - 10:32 a.m. | Save Story
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law in July, created several new tax provisions and made changes to others that are in effect for this year. So it's worth having the rundown of some of the key ones before preparing your 2025 tax return.
Obamacare enrollment declines as US subsidies expire
Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters | Posted Dec. 27 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act dipped to 15.6 million for 2026, Mehmet Oz, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, said, from roughly 16 million last year.
3 injured after gunman opens fire on sheriff's office in Idaho before being fatally shot in standoff, officials say
Taylor Romine and Alaa Elassar, CNN | Posted Dec. 27 - 7:24 p.m. | Save Story
A shooter armed with several guns opened fire in the lobby of an Idaho sheriff's office and the street outside Friday, injuring three people before being killed in a standoff with law enforcement, the local sheriff said.
