Right now in the United States (as of late January 2026), several major stories are dominating the news: Severe Winter Weather A powerful winter storm (being referred to as Winter Storm Fern in some reports) is slamming much of the country. Millions of people are under weather alerts. Tens of thousands have lost power (e.g., ~50,000 reported without electricity in some areas). Air travel is heavily disrupted: thousands of flights canceled over the weekend and many more delayed. States of emergency have been declared in multiple places as the storm moves through. This appears to be one of the biggest snow/ice events in recent years, affecting large parts of the country, especially the Midwest, Northeast, and South in different ways. Federal Agent Shootings in Minneapolis There's been a series of high-profile incidents involving federal immigration/ICE agents in Minneapolis: A fatal shooting of a man by federal agents (the second such incident recently reported there). The city is de...
