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Forecasters warned that a major storm was set to wallop the Southeast this weekend, days after another weather system brought paralyzing snow and ice to large parts of the United States. A new round of Arctic air was moving across the country after a low-pressure system formed in the Southern …

Dayslong deep freeze A deep low-pressure system has formed over eastern Canada and is ushering Arctic air straight into the Northeast and the midsection of the U.S. The cold air will hang over the Northeast and the mid-Atlantic for the next couple of days, with wind chills below zero in …

A business jet crashed and burst into flames during takeoff Sunday night in Maine, killing seven of the eight people on board, officials said. Bangor International Airport (BGR) was closed after the 7:45 p.m. Sunday incident and will remain shuttered until at least Wednesday, officials said. The aircraft “crashed under …

A large swath of the country is being walloped this week by wintry weather, with two rounds of arctic cold Monday that were forecast to be followed by a potentially disruptive winter storm that could last into the weekend. On Monday morning, 77 million people woke up to cold weather …

Nearly 90 people aboard a Holland America cruise liner based in Florida suffered “symptoms of gastrointestinal illness” from a norovirus outbreak, forcing a “comprehensive sanitization of the ship,” officials said Sunday. The Rotterdam had pushed out of Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 28 before returning on Friday, ending a journey that …

A shark ripped the arm off a Minnesota woman in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Thursday before she died a short time later from those horrific wounds, officials said. St. Croix first responders were called at about 4:28 p.m. AST with reports of “a female who was suspected to be …

Millions of Americans will be closing out 2025 will brutal winter weather. An estimated 67 million people remain under wind alerts across the Northeast and New England, including metropolitan areas stretching from Washington, D.C., to Boston, according to an NBC News analysis. Wind gusts will get as strong as 50 …

A powerful storm system continues to disrupt travel, placing 64 million people under winter weather alerts that span the eastern two-thirds of the country. A string of tornadoes erupted in central Illinois on Sunday, with preliminary National Weather Service reports saying eight homes and a garage were destroyed and two …

Messy winter weather — including snow, ice and strong winds — is putting more stress on already busy post-holiday travel plans. A bomb-cyclone dumped snow on the midwest through the northeast over the weekend, and as of Monday, 32 million are under winter weather alerts across the upper midwest, northeast and New …

HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong arrested a passenger on Thursday for allegedly attempting to open the door of a plane during a flight from Boston to the Chinese territory. The 20-year-old male suspect, a Chinese passport holder with the last name Zhang, attempted the act on a Cathay …