BOSTON—Gusty winds and falling temperatures plunged the East Coast into a deep freeze Sunday as people started digging out after a powerful nor’easter dumped mounds of snow, flooded coastlines and knocked out power to tens of thousands. Dangerous wind chills fell below zero in many locations across the region after the storm dumped snow from…
Blizzard Buffets East Coast With Deep Snow, Winds, Flooding
BOSTON—A nor’easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake. The storm thrashed parts of 10 states, with blizzard warnings that stretched from Virginia to Maine. Philadelphia and New York saw…
Thousands Evacuated from Athens Motorway as Snowstorm Hits Greece
ATHENS—Rescue crews, including the army, worked through the night to evacuate thousands of people stranded in their cars on an Athens motorway after a severe snowstorm swept across Greece on Monday, blanketing the capital and causing traffic chaos. More than 3,500 people had been evacuated by early Tuesday, some abandoning their cars on foot, but…
Young Boy Helps Save Elderly Neighbour Collapsed in Ottawa Snowbank
Ottawa paramedics are expressing their gratitude to a young boy for helping save an elderly neighbour buried in an Ottawa snowbank, following a massive blizzard on Jan. 17. After eight-year-old Clayton McGuire notified his parents of the situation, they promptly called emergency services to request assistance. Ottawa Paramedic Service took to Twitter the same day to thank…
Another Snow Day for Toronto Kids, Prairie Provinces Brace for Storms, Ice and Snow
A snowstorm that closed schools in parts of southern Ontario and Quebec on Monday will keep many of them dark for another day, while some parts of the Prairies that were already hit with freezing rain are now contending with plunging temperatures and snow. Several boards in the Toronto area, like the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District…
22 Tourists Freeze to Death in Vehicles Amid Heavy Snowstorm in Pakistan
At least 22 people have died while being stuck in their vehicles as a heavy snowstorm thronged the mountain resort town of Murree in northern Pakistan, officials confirmed on Saturday. Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Pakistan’s interior minister, said more than 1,000 cars got stranded in a blizzard that caught the scenic town located about 40 miles…
Capitol Report (Jan. 6): US Figure Skaters Withdraw Due to COVID-19
President Joe Biden joined members of Congress on Capitol Hill to mark the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 capitol breach. We look at how Congress members from both sides of the aisle are recognizing the events of the day. With all of the events and rhetoric surrounding Jan. 6, we had a chance to…
Capitol Report (Jan. 4): Crash Strands Thousands Overnight on I-95
The snowstorm that hit Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Monday left hundreds of drivers stranded on an interstate overnight. Over 1 million virus cases were reported in the United States on Monday alone. President Joe Biden addressed the nation on the record highs and his solution—more testing and more vaccination. Senate leader Chuck Schumer is…
Drivers Snowed-In All Night as Major Section of I-95 Shuts Down in Virginia
Drivers in Virginia found themselves stranded overnight after snow and traffic left a major section of I-95 deadlocked. The highway was still closed on Tuesday morning between Exit 152 in Dumfries and Exit 104 in Carmel Church, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) said. Authorities urged motorists to stay in their vehicles. If they are…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Jan. 3)
A major snowstorm and as much as 10 feet of snow shut down the federal government and schools in Washington D.C., President Joe Biden outlined his plan to increase competition and bring down prices in the meat industry, and representative Devin Nunes of California has officially resigned from Congress.
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