A severe winter storm swept across the central United States on Sunday, causing hazardous conditions, widespread disruptions, and prompting warnings from authorities. The storm, impacting states from Kansas to New Jersey, brought snow, ice, and high winds, while the South faced tornado threats and freezing temperatures. Over 60 million people remained under weather alerts as the storm tracked eastward.
A Honduran illegal immigrant and gang member, Eduardo Javier Ordonez Godoy, was arrested in Oklahoma after committing a violent Christmas Eve kidnapping in Texas.
A massive wave of freezing winds, ice, and snow is set to engulf vast regions of the central, eastern, and southern United States next week, with meteorologists warning that more than 250 million people will feel the effects of this historic winter storm.
A suspected illegal immigrant was arrested in South Carolina after a fake bomb threat during a traffic stop caused a major shutdown of Interstate 85, disrupting traffic for nearly five hours.
Six suspected human smuggling incidents along the southwest border last week involved approximately 60 individuals and resulted in a tragic loss of life, according to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
A homeless man is recovering from burns to his legs and upper body after being set on fire while sleeping at New York City's Penn Station, according to police and law enforcement sources.
Republican strategist Whitley Yates pushed back against Democratic strategist Theryn Bond’s concerns about privacy violations over proposed DNA testing for illegal immigrants. Bond had argued on NewsNation that DNA testing of migrants was an invasion of privacy, calling it part of a broader effort to mass deport individuals without regard for costs.
