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Winter storm warning ahead for DC region with bitter cold, heavy snow, ice possible 01/23/2026 06:18pm • Arctic air has entered the D.C. region Friday night, setting the stage for a weekend wintry blast as a colossal winter storm approaches the area from the west. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the D.C. region beginning Saturday at 11 p.m. and lasting through Mon The next Eric Heiden? US speedskater Jordan Stolz draws comparisons ahead of Milan Cortina Olympics 01/23/2026 12:20pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jordan Stolz appreciates that people liken what he will be trying to do at the Milan Cortina Winter Games to Eric Heiden’s record five speedskating gold medals at Lake Placid in 1980. Who wouldn’t be flattered? “It’s a cool comparison because not everybody is able to have Oscar nominations snubs and surprises: Paul Mescal and Ariana Grande among biggest oversights 01/22/2026 10:35am • After such a strong year for movies, the brutal limitations of Oscar nominations were bound to have some big omissions. But there were several genuine shockers Thursday morning, including widely expected nominees like Ariana Grande and Paul Mescal missing out on nods in their respective acting categ Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5 01/21/2026 09:25pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his older brother and a police officer. Austin David Thompson, who was 15 Movie Review: In 'Mercy,' Chris Pratt is on trial with an artificial intelligence judge 01/21/2026 03:51pm • It’s a bold filmmaking choice to have a countdown clock on the screen for most of your movie. In the best-case scenario for a movie like “Mercy,” in which a Los Angeles detective has prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge within said time limit, it heightens the tension. Who Police begin to flex new powers in Guatemala in effort to confront gangs 01/21/2026 11:36am • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Days after suspected gang members killed 10 Guatemalan police officers, police and soldiers took their new powers granted under a state of emergency to the Barrio 18 gang’s center of operations in the north of the capital. Dozens of police officers and soldiers, some carryi Forecasters warn of a 'potentially catastrophic' storm from Texas to the Carolinas 01/20/2026 04:22pm • ATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to emerge this weekend that could coat roads, trees and power lines with devastating ice across a wide expanse of the South. Th DC area faces coldest winter day yet, possibility of weekend snow 01/20/2026 01:53pm • Tuesday is among the coldest days of winter so far, as D.C.-area residents woke up to wind chills near zero and are facing afternoon temperatures that aren't climbing above freezing. The chilly weather is here to stay Tuesday. Highs will reach only the upper 20s and evening lows will fall between Trump's Board of Peace has several invited leaders trying to figure out how it'll work 01/20/2026 07:59am • Israel has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, an Israeli official said Monday, while France is holding off accepting for now. It’s not known whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted British leader says ’no option off the table’ as UK considers Australia-style teen social media ban 01/20/2026 07:39am • LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will consider banning young teenagers from social media as it tightens laws designed to protect children from harmful content and excessive screen time. The government said it would consult with parents, young people and other interested parties about t '60 Minutes' airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago 01/19/2026 04:04pm • “60 Minutes” on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine's lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference Windy conditions yank down temperatures in DC region for MLK Day 01/19/2026 03:10pm • Martin Luther King Jr. Day is bitterly cold in the D.C. area and temperatures are expected to plummet overnight. The holiday is full of sunshine but wind chills are in the 30s Monday afternoon, according to 7News First Alert Meteorologist Jordan Evans. Be prepared for windy conditions with gusts Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 25-31 includes Alan Cumming and Oprah Winfrey 01/19/2026 10:43am • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 25-31: Jan. 25: Actor Leigh Taylor-Young (“Peyton Place,” ″Soylent Green”) is 81. Actor Dinah Manoff (film’s “Grease,” TV’s “Empty Nest”) is 70. Actor Jenifer Lewis (“The Preacher’s Wife”, “The PJ’s”) is 69. Drummer Mike Burch DC region sees snow flurries, sharp temperature drops 01/18/2026 03:58pm • A mix of rain and snow flurries rolled into the D.C. area Sunday, but there was little to no snow accumulation for much of the region. While forecasters initially warned that snow totals could range anywhere from a light coating in the District to up to 3 inches for northeastern Maryland, residen Small part of Sunshine State becomes Snowy State as Florida gets snow for 2nd year in a row 01/18/2026 03:45pm • PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A small part of Florida is the Snowy State for the second year in a row. Snow briefly covered the grass and rooftops in parts of the western Florida Panhandle on Sunday morning as just enough frigid air rushed in behind a cold front to turn the last rain showers into snowfla