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For some 30,000 customers on the West Coast, heavy rain has eased in Southern California.

However, officials say there is still a risk of flash flooding.

In Japan, a massive pileup in snowy weather has killed two people and injured more than two dozen others.

Police say the pileup on an expressway northwest of Tokyo involved more than 50 vehicles.

Authorities say it started with a collision between two trucks.

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Heavy snow has been falling in the northeastern U.S.

overnight, with almost a foot of snow on the ground in some places.

Connecticut Public Radio's Matt Dwyer has more from Hartford.

Flight cancellations and delays are mounting at the nation's airports, especially at the three serving the New York City area.

The flight tracking website FlightAware says more than 800 flights have been canceled so far today, and there are hundreds of delays.

More people have died in ICE custody this year than in any year since 2005.

NPR's Martin Costi reports a cause of the increase is not clear.

Ukrainian officials say Russian drone and missile attacks on Kiev and the surrounding region have killed at least one person and injured dozens.

The attacks came a day before President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to meet with President Trump in Florida to discuss efforts to end Russia's invasion.

The BBC's Samira Hussain reports that Zelensky says the bombardment shows that Russia does not want to end the war.

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The rain may have eased in Los Angeles, but officials say there is still a risk of flash flooding.

Three days of heavy rain led to flooding and mudslides in Southern California.