AvatarGrant HoffmanWinter Storm to Bring 2,000 Miles of Snow to Eastern U.S.TIME - NBC NewsA winter weather system that was on pace to dump snow along a 2,000-mile corridor was set to snarl the morning commute for millions as it moved east on Tuesday morning, forecasters warned. A plethora of winter watches, warnings and advisories were in effect for 22 states from Washington to New …
AvatarGrant HoffmanAmericans charged in botched Gambia coupverified_publisherCNNCNN — Two Americans were charged Monday in what the U.S. is calling an attempted coup in Gambia, though the African nation’s President told local media it was a terrorist attack. Cherno Njie, 57, a U.S. businessman of Gambian descent living in Austin, Texas, and Papa Faal, 46, a dual U.S.-Gambian …
AvatarGrant HoffmanSpaceX halts capsule's mission to International Space Stationverified_publisherThe Globe and Mail - MARCIA DUNNSpaceX called off its planned flight to the International Space Station early Tuesday because of rocket trouble. The unmanned Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off before sunrise. But the countdown was halted with just over a minute remaining. The soonest SpaceX can try again is Friday …
AvatarGrant HoffmanAirAsia Flight 8501 Was 'Probably Horizontal' When It Crashed: ExpertNBC News - NBC UniversalDoomed AirAsia Flight 8501 was likely horizontal when it crashed into the sea and its impact was probably “not very violent,” an expert told NBC News. PARIS — Doomed AirAsia Flight 8501 was likely horizontal when it crashed into the sea and its impact was probably “not very violent,” an expert told …
AvatarGrant HoffmanIslamic State 'police' official beheaded: Syria monitorverified_publisherReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - A top figure in Islamic State's self-declared police force, which has carried out beheadings, was himself found decapitated in eastern Syria, a monitoring group said. The man was an Egyptian national and was known as the deputy "emir" of the al-Hesbah force in a Syrian province, …
