A nasty, hard-to-kill virus is spreading across the country — and earlier again this year

A Louisiana man who spent nearly three decades on death row has been released on bail, marking a significant development in his long legal battle. This release comes after years of legal challenges and scrutiny surrounding his conviction.

Cold air is moving across the Great Lakes region, resulting in lake-effect snow that is expected to impact areas from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Western New York. This weather pattern is characterized by significant snowfall due to the interaction of cold air with the warmer waters of the lakes.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced that hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. will lose their legal protections and work permits in February, requiring those without the right to stay to return to Haiti. This decision affects approximately 340,000 individuals who have been living under Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

President Trump has announced that South Africa will not be invited to the 2026 Group of 20 Summit in Miami, citing the country's treatment of a U.S. representative during this year's summit as the reason for this exclusion.

The Trump administration's initiative to terminate longstanding school desegregation orders from the 1960s has encountered resistance from a federal judge in Louisiana, who has raised concerns about the implications of such actions on educational equity. This legal challenge underscores the complexities involved in altering established civil rights protections in education.

A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $1.2 million for his involvement in a money laundering scheme that funneled drug proceeds from Mexico into U.S. bank accounts, which were then sent to Colombia.

The Trump administration has announced plans to re-vet all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, a move that has drawn criticism from immigration groups who view it as an affront to those fleeing persecution. This re-evaluation could impact the status of approximately 200,000 individuals who were granted asylum under Biden's policies.

Bruna Ferreira, the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew, has been detained by U.S. immigration agents in Revere, Massachusetts, as part of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts. Ferreira, who migrated to the U.S. from Brazil as a child, is currently held at an ICE facility in Louisiana.