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Northeast US wakes up to deep snow, power outages

The Northeast is digging out from its second powerful nor’easter in less than a week that left behind some areas with more than 2 feet of snow, hundreds of thousands without power, school closures and travel chaos

Nonprofit running Nevada housing program violated its policies, report finds

A Nevada nonprofit running the state’s program to help homeowners struggling with mortgages violated its own policies and awarded contracts without competitive bids, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program said Thursday.

Florida lawmakers send gun-control bill to governor

All eyes are now on Republican Gov. Rick Scott to see if he’ll sign the Florida legislature’s narrowly approved response to last month’s school shooting that isn’t what he called for, falls short of what survivors demanded and challenges National Rifle Association orthodoxy.

Man accused of swiping McDormand Oscar will be released

A judge on Wednesday agreed to release without bail the man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Academy Award, while his attorney vowed to fight a felony grand theft charge he says is excessive and undeserved.

 
Boy, 14, accused of posing as San Bernardino sheriff’s deputy

A 14-year-old boy arrested for pretending to be a sheriff’s deputy launched phony investigations and pulled people over while driving around his Southern California neighborhood in an SUV equipped with flashing blue and red lights, authorities said.