A developing storm in the Plains and Upper Midwest is expected to deliver heavy snow and gusty winds across several states into Tuesday, with blizzard conditions possible in some areas. The National Weather Service warned that travel in some areas would be hazardous and “near impossible at times” because of the forceful storm, and said…
More than 725,000 people in the northern Great Plains were under a blizzard warning on Monday, as forecasters warned that heavy snow and powerful winds could disrupt flights and create treacherous road conditions. Central South Dakota, where more than a foot of snow was possible, was expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Hazardous…
When inspectors with the Justice Department’s internal watchdog appeared unannounced at a federal women’s prison in Tallahassee, Fla., in May, they expected to find serious problems endemic to other crumbling, understaffed facilities run by the Bureau of Prisons. What they encountered shocked them: Moldy bread on lunch trays, rotting vegetables, breakfast cereal and other foods…
The last 30 detainees at Guantánamo Bay, including the men accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks, are being held by the United States under circumstances that constitute “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law,” a United Nations human rights investigator said on Monday. Fionnuala Ni Aolain, a law professor in Minnesota serving as…
A powerful winter storm sweeping the West Coast walloped areas of the region unaccustomed to snow and wintry mix, paralyzing parts of Portland, Ore., before shifting south toward California. Forecasters in Oregon said the storm was continuing to “overperform” in terms of snowfall in areas of the state Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the storm produced…
Heat continues to build in the Northern and Central Plains of the United States, with more than 15 million people there under heat alerts on Sunday. Temperatures in Minnesota and Nebraska were expected to climb to the triple digits. The National Weather Service said that heat indexes could top 100 degrees on Sunday, from the…