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On this heavy holiday travel day, the forecast is for heavy snow in parts of the Midwest.

Hundreds of flights out of Chicago have been canceled since yesterday.

The Atlantic hurricane season draws to an official close today with 13 named storms at three Category 5 hurricanes.

It did fulfill forecasts it would be an active season, but as NPR's Greg Allen reports, for the first time in a decade, no hurricane made landfall in the United States.

In Hong Kong, authorities say the death toll has risen to 146 in a massive apartment blaze that erupted Wednesday and burned for more than two days.

Investigators have been combing through seven blocks of buildings, finding bodies both inside apartments and on the roof.

The building contractor for the complex has 28 projects underway, all of which have been suspended by authorities, company leaders suspected of gross negligence.

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Authorities say a gunman killed four people late Saturday afternoon at a family gathering in Stockton, California.

Several people were wounded.

Police are searching for a suspect in what they believe may have been a targeted incident.

San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas says children were among those in the line of fire.

Police are asking the public for help in tracking down the gunman who opened fire at a family gathering in a banquet hall.

As of tomorrow, Monday, millions of people face new work requirements for SNAP food aid.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports it's part of a major budget cut to the program passed by Republicans in Congress last summer.

Pope Leo XIV travels from Turkey to Lebanon today, his first papal visit to the Middle East.

As correspondent Jane Araf reports, his visit is sparking hope and some fear among Lebanese.