Storm blankets Northeast with 1 to 3 feet of snow
Written by JAY LINDSAY,Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — A howling storm across the Northeast left the New York-to-Boston corridor shrouded in 1 to 3 feet of snow Saturday, stranding motorists on highways overnight and piling up drifts so high that some homeowners couldn't get their doors open. More than 650,000 homes and businesses were left without electricity.
Hunt for fugitive resumes in Calif. mountains
Written by TAMI ABDOLLAH,Associated Press
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — More than 100 officers fanned out again at daybreak Saturday in the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains, resuming the search for the former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a deadly rampage to get back at those he blamed for ending his career.
White House outlines deep cuts it may have to make
Written by TOM RAUM,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to ratchet up pressure on Congress, the White House on Friday detailed what it said would be the painful impact on the federal workforce and certain government assistance programs if "large and arbitrary" scheduled government spending cuts are allowed to take place beginning March 1.
APNewsBreak: Flaws found in US missile shield
Written by DESMOND BUTLER,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secret Defense Department studies cast doubt on whether a multibillion-dollar missile defense system planned for Europe can ever protect the U.S. from Iranian missiles as intended, congressional investigators say.
US orders shutdown of bus company in Calif. crash
Written by SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER,Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday ordered a tour bus operator involved in a Southern California crash that killed eight people to immediately stop operating because its buses weren't properly maintained or inspected and its drivers weren't properly vetted for qualifications.
6 dead in rocket attack on Iraqi refugee camp
Written by SINAN SALAHEDDIN,Associated Press
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police say assailants have fired rockets at a refugee camp for an Iranian exile group outside Baghdad, killing six people and wounding more than 40.
US airlines to halt Northeast flights
Written by JOSHUA FREED,AP Airlines Writer
Most airlines were giving up on flying in and out of New York, Boston and other cities in the Northeast Friday as a massive storm threatened to dump snow by the foot on the region.
Postal Service lost $1.3 billion over quarter
Written by PAULINE JELINEK,Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.3 billion in the final three months of last year, despite a blizzard of campaign advertising for the fall political elections and a big holiday mail and shipping season.