The storm is expected to bring snow to northwestern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and New York and into New England. N.J.'s governor declared an emergency for some counties.

Tennessee election: Mr. Trump spoke by phone at a rally for Matt Van Epps, the Republican candidate in Tuesday’s House special election in Tennessee. The call underscored the competitiveness of Mr. Van Epps’s race against State Representative Aftyn Behn for what would normally be a safe conservative seat. Read more ›

Noting the decision not to mark the day, the State Department stated: "An awareness day is not a strategy." Activists in the fight to end the ongoing AIDS epidemic disagree.

A major winter storm disrupted air travel in several big cities in the days after Thanksgiving, including Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis and New York City.

Trump is seeking to avoid historical trends in which the president's party typically loses seats in midterm elections by pushing for new congressional districts.

The U.S. government is looking to crack down on hemp products. Congress recently passed a bill that industry experts say will effectively ban most hemp-derived products. It was then signed into law. The industry is bracing for layoffs and significant challenges ahead.

Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias "Pichon," was wanted by the U.S. on accusations of trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and cocaine.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in an X post on Monday, Dec. 1, that she and President Donald Trump are discussing wider travel bans that will target "every damn country," that's been "flooding" the U.