Heavy snow in Germany, Austria causes chaos for travelers

BERLIN (AP) — Heavy snow caused travel chaos in parts of Germany and Austria as authorities closed roads and train routes because of avalanche dangerRead More

Venezuela’s congress names new leader, vows to battle Maduro

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress has opened its first session of the year, installing a fresh-faced leader who struck a defiant tone towardRead More

France: Year’s 1st yellow vest event brings tear gas, fires

PARIS (AP) — French security forces fired tear gas and flash-bang ammunition at protesters during a march through picturesque central Paris on Saturday as severalRead More

National parks struggle to stay open, safe during shutdown

(AP) –Nonprofits, businesses and state governments nationwide are putting up money and volunteer hours in a battle to keep national parks safe and clean forRead More

Incoming Florida Gov DeSantis cancels inaugural parade

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — There will be no parade when Florida Republican Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis is sworn in next week as the 46th governor. DeSantisRead More

Police: 17-year-old girl arrested after police car joyride in Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a 17-year-old girl took a police cruiser on a joyride following a traffic stop early on New Year’sRead More

Florida mugger attacks senior who was a kickboxing champ, loses TKO

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mugger picked the wrong senior citizen to attack. The Palm Beach Post reports 68-year-old Steve Shepherd wasRead More

Florida siblings jailed, accused of attacking grandparents

SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in Florida say three siblings are accused of battering their grandparents during an altercation before Christmas. Hernando County Sheriff’sRead More

Talks to resume after Trump says shutdown could last ‘years’

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials and congressional staffers will continue negotiations Saturday over the government shutdown, even after President Donald Trump declared he couldRead More

Florida Supreme Court rejects challenge on school funding

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A sharply divided Florida Supreme Court rejected a nearly decade-old lawsuit Friday that claimed the state isn’t living up to itsRead More