Tara Oakes

Now you might be hunkering down right now for that East Coast storm.

But you might be surprised that the data actually shows that this year's winter still falls short of expectations.

News applications editor Ben Welsh in New York explains why.

I'm sure that'll make you feel reassured when this next wave of snow hits.

Zooming out from the East Coast, Ben says North America as a whole is in what researchers are calling a snow drought, with the numbers getting dragged down by large portions of the American West.

Thousands of people marched in the city of Lyon, France, on Saturday, where far-right activist Contendé Ronc was beaten to death at a rally last weekend.

Many protesters wore surgical masks and sunglasses to cover their faces and chanted, We are at home and Antifa assassin.

Local authorities say over 3,000 people participated and reported Nazi salutes and racist insults from some protesters.

Seven people are under formal investigation for their alleged role in Durant's murder, including a former aide to a lawmaker for the hard-left Front's Unbowed, or LFI, party, which has condemned the killing.

Our reporter Gianluca Lonostro has more from Paris.

The far-right party, the National Rally, has urged supporters to avoid rallies for fear of unrest.

But Gianluca says the incident has still intensified polarisation between left and right.

Posting on social media on Friday, a top State Department official called Derronc's killing an act of political violence, saying the department would, quote, continue to watch this case.

Derronc's death was the first allegedly carried out by hard-left individuals since 2022, according to newspaper Le Monde.

Reuters has reported at least five killings allegedly carried out by far-right individuals in the same period, including one investigated as terrorism.

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Hi, I'm Tara Oakes in Liverpool.