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New York declares emergency from Ida flood remnants

Relentless rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida sent the New York City area into a state of emergency early Thursday, as the storm carried into New England with threats of more tornadoes.

 
Small recovery signs seen amid Ida’s daunting destruction

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he was pleased that power had returned for some people, saying it was “critically important to show progress.” But he acknowledged that much more work lay ahead.

 
LA homemade fireworks blast injures 17

Seventeen people were hurt Wednesday night in the blast, which also flipped and damaged cars and smashed windows in homes and a laundromat.

 
2 killed in shooting at Wisconsin casino; gunman slain

Authorities in Wisconsin say a gunman killed two people at a Green Bay casino Saturday night and seriously wounded a third before he was shot and killed by police.

 
Groundhog Day, Phil to provide virtual forecast

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor the coronavirus will keep Punxsutawney Phil from emerging from his burrow to forecast whether there will be six more weeks of winter or an early spring.