Public Notes by Kevin1230san Tagged #u.s.

Snow? Graupel? Whatever Is Falling, It’s Making Californians Giddy www.nytimes.com

SACRAMENTO — Stay in, the meteorologists had said. Historic blizzards are coming to California. There will be snowplows. And yet, some things must be seen to be believed. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Alone and Exploited, Migrant Children Work Brutal Jobs Across the U.S. www.nytimes.com

Cristian works a construction job instead of going to school. He is 14. Carolina packages Cheerios at night in a factory. She is 15. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Former Soldier Is Charged With Killing Pregnant Army Private 2 Decades Ago www.nytimes.com

Several months into her U.S. Army service in Germany, Private Amanda Gonzales called her mother back home in Texas and told her that she was pregnant. She was only 19 and on her first assignment in the Army. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Murdaugh Hammered by Prosecutor Over Where He Was on Night of Killings www.nytimes.com

WALTERBORO, S.C. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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East Palestine Crisis Tests a Trump-Backed Senator www.nytimes.com

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — As Donald J. Trump criticized the federal response to the train derailment that has shaken this Ohio town, there was one leader in Washington he praised repeatedly — the man he helped propel to Congress, Senator J.D. Vance. “J.D. Vance has been incredible,” Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘This Is Definitely Rare’: Southern California Faces Blizzard Conditions www.nytimes.com

Whiteouts in the mountains of Southern California. Heavy rain, violent winds and major flooding in Los Angeles and other cities. Snow in places that had not seen it for decades. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘It’s Complicated’: How Biden and Zelensky Forged a Wartime Partnership www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, President Biden reflected privately on his long-distance conversations with President Volodymyr Zelensky. He did not know the man well — and might never get to. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Tracking the California Blizzard www.nytimes.com

Portions of California are expected to receive snow measured in feet and winds gusting to near hurricane force (74 miles per hour or greater) into Saturday, leading to blizzard conditions. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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‘Woodstock’ for Christians: Revival Draws Thousands to Kentucky Town www.nytimes.com

WILMORE, Ky. — Jennifer Palmer told her boss on Thursday morning that she had to leave work, and drove 11 hours straight from Jacksonville, Fla., to get here. Jayden Peech, a high school student from a few hours away in Kentucky, came with his mother after listening to a speaker at their church. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Snowstorm Knocks Out Power for More Than 900,000 Customers www.nytimes.com

More than 900,000 customers were without power Thursday evening across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to PowerOutage.us, which compiles data from utilities. More than 815,000 of those outages were in Michigan, where significant ice had accumulated on trees and power lines. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years for Los Angeles Sex Crimes www.nytimes.com

LOS ANGELES — Harvey Weinstein, the movie producer whose treatment of women propelled the #MeToo movement in 2017, was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison for committing sex crimes in Los Angeles County. Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Crew Tried to Stop Train Before Derailment in East Palestine, Investigators Say www.nytimes.com

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The crew of a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying toxic chemicals tried to slow the train moments before it derailed in the outskirts of East Palestine this month as an overheating wheel bearing set off an audible alarm on the train, an initial report from federal inves #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Alex Murdaugh Was ‘Destroyed’ by Murders, His Son Says www.nytimes.com

Follow our updates as Alex Murdaugh is expected to take the stand in his own defense. WALTERBORO, S.C. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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The ‘Murdaugh Murders’: What to Know About the Trial in South Carolina www.nytimes.com

WALTERBORO, S.C. — The killing of a mother and son. Millions of dollars in stolen funds. Fresh investigations into a fatal boat crash and a housekeeper’s deadly fall. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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California Braces for Rare Blizzard Conditions www.nytimes.com

Blizzards are not typically associated with Southern California, but residents were nevertheless preparing on Thursday for a potent winter storm that forecasters warned could make mountain roads unpassable. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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In Sharing Video With Fox Host, McCarthy Hits Rewind on Jan. 6 www.nytimes.com

WASHINGTON — Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s decision to grant the Fox News host Tucker Carlson exclusive access to thousands of hours of security footage from inside the Capitol during the Jan. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Subpoenaed in Jan. 6 Investigation www.nytimes.com

Former President Donald J. Trump’s daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have been subpoenaed by the special counsel to testify before a federal grand jury about Mr. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Gunman Kills 3, Including Child and News Reporter, Sheriff Says www.nytimes.com

The gunman, Keith Melvin Moses, 19, also shot two other people in Pine Hills, Fla., the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a news conference on Wednesday: the mother of the 9-year-old and a photographer who worked with the TV news reporter at Spectrum News 13 in Orlando. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Two Starkly Different Judges Advance in Wisconsin Supreme Court Election www.nytimes.com

MILWAUKEE — The general election for the swing seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, a momentous contest that will determine whether Republicans maintain or lose their iron grip on the state’s politics, will feature a liberal Milwaukee County judge against a conservative former justice of the sta #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Southern Baptists Expel Saddleback Church Over Female Pastor www.nytimes.com

The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday decided to expel one of its largest and most prominent churches, Saddleback Church in Southern California, over the church’s installment of a woman as pastor. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Heavy Snow Hits the Midwest, and Los Angeles County Prepares for a Rare Blizzard www.nytimes.com

Blizzard warnings were issued for more than two million people across the United States this week, some in places you’d expect, like Minnesota, and some in places you probably would not, like the mountains around Los Angeles. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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In Vermont, a School and Artist Fight Over Murals of Slavery www.nytimes.com

SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Alligator Kills 85-Year-Old Florida Woman as She Walks Her Dog www.nytimes.com

An 85-year-old woman who was walking her dog by a pond near her home in Fort Pierce, Fla., was killed when an alligator dragged her into the water on Monday, the authorities said. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Jury in Georgia Trump Inquiry Recommended Multiple Indictments, Forewoman Says www.nytimes.com

A special grand jury that investigated election interference by former President Donald J. Trump and his allies in Georgia recommended indictments of multiple people on a range of charges in its report, most of which remains sealed, the forewoman of the jury said in an interview today. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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Millions Across U.S. Brace for Coast-to-Coast Winter Storm www.nytimes.com

A major winter storm will unfold over the northern part of the United States this week, bringing a mixed bag of precipitation that will be “extremely disruptive,” forecasters said.The storm was taking shape in the West by Tuesday morning. #ifttt #nyt #u.s.

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