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'Stay inside': Death toll up to 8 people as Arctic cold blasts Midwest, East    USA TODAY CHICAGO – A historic and deadly cold snap, fueled by the polar vortex, gripped a wide swath of the nation Wednesday, with temperatures plunging far below ...

Extreme weather: Polar vortex in Midwest, record heat in Australia, weird warmth in Alaska. What's going on?    USA TODAY Extreme weather has wreaked havoc worldwide this month: As the upper Midwest shivered with record-breaking cold temperatures thanks to the polar vortex, ...

Family of Stephon Clark files $20M lawsuit against Sacramento police in shooting death    USA TODAY The family of a man shot in a barrage of bullets fired by Sacramento police has filed a $20 million lawsuit, claiming officers racially profiled the victim.

Things appear to be breaking perfectly for the Knicks    For The Win Could the Knicks get the top pick in the NBA Draft? Kevin Durant? Kyrie Irving? Anthony Davis?

Iconic Marcal Paper sign topples during eight-alarm fire that destroys buildings    NorthJersey.com Firefighters battled a eight-alarm blaze at Marcal Paper Mills in Elmwood Park in brutal conditions as a deep freeze descended on New Jersey.

'Minimize talking' outside: Polar vortex bears down on North as Deep South braces for snow    USA TODAY A major snowstorm that lashed parts of the Midwest on Monday will give way to record-smashing cold this week as a powerful polar vortex drives a deep freeze ...

Improbable Super Bowl path? Why Rams RB C.J. Anderson doesn’t see it that way    USA TODAY After he was released three times in the last calendar year, running back C.J. Anderson is happy to carry a key role for the Rams.

El Chapo's lawyers call just one witness and rest their case    USA TODAY Defense team of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán rests after calling just one witness. Federal prosecutors called 56 witnesses.

Opinion: Time for Roger Goodell to come out of hiding, issue new rule after latest NFL crisis    USA TODAY After the blown call in New Orleans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell needs to come out of hiding and use his power to enact new rule about replay.

The startling toll on children who witness domestic violence is just now being understood    USA TODAY Witnessing abuse carries the same risk of harm to children's mental health and learning as if the children had been abused directly, new research shows.

Beth Stern shoots down split rumors with husband Howard Stern: 'I love my Howard!'    USA TODAY Beth Stern tells Ellen DeGeneres that her 20-year marriage to Howard Stern is just fine, despite recent reports of a split.

Fox News Channel marks milestone as top cable news network for 17 consecutive years    Fox News Fox News Channel (FNC) has made history with 17 consecutive years as the number one cable news network, Nielsen Media Research announced Tuesday.

MLB Rumor: Bryce Harper signing with Phillies today?    Sports Radio 94 WIP Is today finally the day?After months of waiting, and weeks of reports that it could be close, it appears that Bryce Harper signing with the Phillies is picking up ...

Iowa will be colder than parts of Antarctica on Wednesday — and it won't be close    Des Moines Register The upper Midwest will be among the coldest places on Earth on Wednesday morning as dangerously cold temperatures set in across the region.

That Russia probe? It's 'close,' AG says    USA TODAY The Mueller investigation is heating up, America is freezing and Huawei is in deep…

MLB to celebrate Jackie Robinson's 100th birthday in 2019    USA TODAY Jackie Robinson, MLB's first black player, would have turned 100 years old in 2019.

Beth Stern shoots down split rumors with husband Howard Stern: 'I love my Howard!'    USA TODAY Beth Stern tells Ellen DeGeneres that her 20-year marriage to Howard Stern is just fine, despite recent reports of a split.

Amid shutdown, is it safe to fly? Airlines say yes, but worry about increasing delays    USA TODAY Airline executives said Thursday that the month-long shutdown was "maddening" and getting worse – but that it remains safe to fly.

The Dude from 'The Big Lebowski' is readying a mystery project, hints Jeff Bridges    USA TODAY El Duderino is breaking the internet. Jeff Bridges posted a 15-second clip to his Twitter account today, and fans are rolling out theories.

Polar vortex 2019 could break a 99-year record in Detroit this week    Detroit Free Press The National Weather *Service* says expected freezing temperatures for the Detroit area on Wednesday and Thursday are likely to break records.