Anthony Weiner, the ex-congressman convicted of sexting with a 15-year-old girl, has been released from prison to a transitional facility.
Author: John Bacon, USA TODAY
Storms wallop millions from Seattle to Boston; West Coast braces for another onslaught
A wall of winter weather rolling across a wide swath of the northern United States on Tuesday brought sleet, snow, ice and commuter headaches from Seattle to New York.
Mummies, pottery discovery dating to Cleopatra reflects lives of middle-class Egyptians
Egypt says it has discovered a number of ancient burial chambers containing about 40 mummies in the desert province of Minya, south of Cairo.
‘Stay inside’: Death toll up to 8 people as Arctic cold blasts Midwest, East
Wind chill temperatures in dozens of towns across Minnesota and North Dakota plummeted to a starling 60 degrees below zero or less Tuesday and early Wednesday.
US-Taliban deal may be close, but future of Afghanistan remains bleak
U.S. and Taliban negotiators have agreed on a ‘framework’ fora plan aimed at ending the brutal conflict that has crippled Afghanistan.
Dakota Theriot, suspect in 5 killings in Louisiana, arrested in Virginia
Authorities said the killings in two areas around Baton Rouge appeared to involve a domestic dispute.
Family of accused spy Paul Whelan ‘certain he was entrapped’ by Russians
A Russian judge refused to release American Paul Whelan on bail, ruling his arrest last monthin a Moscow hotel room on charges of spying was legal.
10 percent of TSA workers call in sick as government shutdown drags on
The slowly growing wave of sickouts among TSA workers reached 10 percentas the government shutdown entered its second month.
Oklahoma sorority sister booted after posting blackface video
An University ofOklahoma sorority said it has ousted a member who filmed a blackface video that outraged students across the school’s sprawling campus.
2 feet of snow, -40 F possible as storm roars East
A blast of winter that dropped more than a foot of snow in parts of the Midwest grew more angry as it roared east on Sunday.