Over 20 million people are under winter weather alerts
A storm system moving east with rain and snow has put more than 35 million people under winter weather alerts from Colorado to West Virginia.
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Hepatitis A outbreak 'potentially linked' to blackberries
An outbreak of hepatitis A in Indiana, Nebraska and Wisconsin has been "potentially linked" to blackberries from the Fresh Thyme chain of grocery stores, authorities say.
Five things to know about Costco's $4.99 rotisserie chickens
Costco is willing to go to extreme lengths to keep its prized rotisserie chickens at $4.99.
14th vaping-related death in US reported in Nebraska
Nebraska health officials on Monday announced the state's first death due to severe lung disease linked to vaping, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed deaths to 14.
LeBron James, Gabrielle Union bet tacos on college game
On Saturday night, the Ohio State Buckeyes are going head-to-head with the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and there's a lot at stake.
'This Is Us' star Susan Kelechi Watson is engaged
Actress Susan Kelechi Watson and actor Jaime Lincoln Smith are becoming an "us."
Teen's senior photos honor her father who was killed in Afghanistan
It's been "extremely, extremely" tough growing up without her father, Julia Yllescas tells CNN. "It gets harder and harder every year."
Swastikas found on piping, valves at Nebraska Capitol
It wasn't what a worker expected to encounter while unwrapping long-concealed pipes and valves in the basement on the Capitol's heating, ventilation and air conditioning project, the Lincon Journal Star reported.
100 years ago, white mobs attacked blacks across the country
Thelma Shepherd was riding back to her Chicago apartment on July 27, 1919, when her streetcar came under attack. Black and white men hurled rocks at each other and at the passing vehicle. The 19-year-old who had recently left the South for a job in the bustling city didn't know it, but she had witnessed one of the most violent clashes of the "Red Summer."
National Weather Service bakes biscuits in hot car
The US is facing a major heat wave in the coming days, with two-thirds of the country at risk. The Northeast and Midwest are expected to be hit the hardest, with the heat index expected to reach nearly 115 degrees in some parts of the country.
