Instead of helming Santa’s sleigh, a Santa Claus impersonator took to the skies in a hang glider-like aircraft to spread some early holiday cheer — and wound up tangled in power lines.
15 years ago a woman found a photo of an unknown family in a used book. Through the power of Twitter, she’s mailing it back to surviving members
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Every few years, a New York City woman took a moment to admire the family photo tucked away on her shelf -- but it wasn't a photo of her own family. Victoria Johnson came across the decades-old photo 15 years ago i...
Mother who lost her three children and her mom in a fire during Texas power outages talks about the tragic night
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As Texas hobbles back to normal life after a devastating winter storm, one mother is still trying to come to terms with a heart-wrenching and unfathomable personal tragedy. Jackie Pham Nguyen lost her mother, Loan...
What Mitt Romney gets *exactly* right about Donald Trump
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Mitt Romney is no fan of Donald Trump. In fact, the Utah Republican senator may be the single most prominent critic of the 45th President within the GOP. Mitt Romney is also a political realist. Which is why he said...
Biden to travel to Houston on Friday in the wake of extreme weather and power outages
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Houston on Friday as the state works to recover from major winter storms and power outages. "The President will meet with local leaders to discuss the win...
The stunning political power of AOC
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Last Thursday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) announced her plan to raise money to help victims of the extreme weather -- and power grid failure -- in Texas. On Sunday night, her office confirmed that sh...
Three children and their grandmother perished in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived
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When the power went out at Loan Le's house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter's home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edis...
With power outages across Texas, residents worry, wait and make do
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John Henderson's power first went out Tuesday morning and stayed off for 2 hours, and then came back on around 7 p.m., then was back off again around midnight and hasn't been on since, he said. What the San Antoni...
Who’s actually to blame for the Texas power disaster?
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With millions of Texans still without power in the wake of a winter storm and frigid temperatures, everyone is looking for someone to blame. Many Democrats are blaming Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for failing to adequately...
US expresses outrage over Erbil rocket attack as investigation gets underway
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Washington The White House said it was "outraged" by a rocket attack on coalition forces in Iraq that has been claimed by an Iranian-backed militia, but said is still working to determine who was responsible. White H...
How to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning while trying to stay warm during power outages
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A giant winter storm that's brought ice and plummeting temperatures to a large swathe of the country has left more than five million people without power, creating another possibly dangerous situation for millions o...
Biden’s presidency gets going
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A version of this story appeared in CNN's What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. How the next four weeks play out will have immeasurable consequences for millions of Americans as ...
What to do if you’re in the middle of a power outage
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Texas is colder than it's been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week's historic cold outbreak. But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling power outages have begun ...