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Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Four homes blasted by icy winds on an eroding North Carolina island collapsed into the ocean and Florida farmers anxiously waited for frozen plants to thaw Monday as people across the eastern half of the United States coped with more than a week of sub-freezing weather.

Thermometers hovered below freezing throughout the day Monday across the northern U.S. from the Dakotas to Maine, and sub-freezing temperatures were forecast to return to the Southeast overnight, reaching into parts of northern Florida.

As residents of the Carolinas and Virginia... Read More

'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother is missing in Arizona and authorities suspect crime

The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie over the weekend is being investigated as a crime based on what authorities saw at her home, an Arizona sheriff said Monday.

Speaking during a news conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said there are signs at the home indicating Nancy Guthrie did not leave on her own.

“I need this community to step up and start giving us some calls,” Nanos said.

Asked to explain why investigators believe it’s a crime scene, Nanos said Nancy Guthrie has limited mobility and said... Read More

US stocks climb as gold and silver prices keep falling

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks and then gains in Europe. The S&P 500 added 0.5% Monday, snapping a three-day losing streak and ending just shy of the all-time high it reached last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Silver erased a 9% loss from the overnight hours to briefly pull higher, before dropping again. Gold briefly sank below $4,500 per ounce. Oil prices fell, and Treasury yields edged higher following a report on U.S... Read More

Syria's interior ministry forces enter key city under deal with Kurdish-led SDF

AL-HASSAKEH, Syria (AP) — A small contingent of security forces with Syria’s interior ministry entered the city of al-Hassakeh on Monday as part of a deal between Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, or SDF, which control the city.

The SDF announced the new agreement with the central government on Friday, aiming to stabilize a ceasefire in the country that ended weeks of fighting, in which the Kurdish-led force lost most of the territory it previously held in northeastern Syria. It lays out steps toward integrating the force into the army and police forces,... Read More

Tragedy off America's oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters

BOSTON (AP) — The seven victims of a marine tragedy that has devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer on her first job at sea and a father-and-son crew duo who all died when their fishing boat, the Lily Jean, sank off America's oldest seaport of Gloucester.

The sinking is only the latest tragedy to befall Gloucester's close-knit fishing community. The perils of the industry that inspired the book and movie “The Perfect Storm” is tied to 400 years of history and, at times, tragedy.

A... Read More

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Southern US enters a second week of biting cold and prolonged outages

'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother is missing in Arizona and authorities suspect crime

US stocks climb as gold and silver prices keep falling

Syria's interior ministry forces enter key city under deal with Kurdish-led SDF

Tragedy off America's oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters

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