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Paul Pelosi attacker carried zip ties, in Jan. 6 echo, source says

U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said in a weekend memo to lawmakers that the attack “is a somber reminder of the threats elected officials and families face in 2022.”

 
Water everywhere, but not a drop to drink in Mississippi capital

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said late Monday that he’s declaring a state of emergency for Jackson’s water system, and he issued the proclamation Tuesday.

 
Russia bombs areas where it pledged to scale back

The shelling — and intensified Russian attacks on other parts of the country — tempered optimism about any progress in the talks aimed at ending the punishing war.

 
Conservatives anxiously await Supreme Court abortion arguments

Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday represent the best opportunity leaders on the right have had in decades to gut the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

 
Biden praises airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’

Faced with tough questions about leaving Afghanistan, including Americans left behind, President Joe Biden planned to address the nation Tuesday about the way forward after 20 years of U.S. war.

 
Wind creates chaos for firefighters as flames near Lake Tahoe

The Caldor Fire was 3 miles outside of South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, officials said. The National Weather Service warned that weather conditions Wednesday would include wind gusts up to 30 mph.

 
1 dead, at least 1M without power after Ida makes landfall — PHOTOS

Rescuers set out to reach people trapped by floodwaters, and utility repair crews rushed in after Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the late-summer heat.

 
Northwest heat wave may be blamed for hundreds of deaths

British Columbia’s chief coroner, Lisa Lapointe, said her office received reports of at least 486 “sudden and unexpected deaths” between Friday and Wednesday. Normally, she said about 165 people would die in the Canadian province over a five-day period.

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