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Heavy coastal rain and mountain snow from a potent atmospheric river are falling across the western United States, with more to come later this week.

• Analysis: Why Southwest is melting down • How a stranded South Korean tour group found shelter in an unlikely place • Nationwide winter-storm related death toll is now more than 50

GOP Rep.-elect George Santos is facing growing condemnation from House Democrats, some of whom have called on him to step aside, and even from some corners of the GOP, with at least one of his fellow incoming Republicans calling for him to face an ethics investigation. House GOP leadership, however, remains silent over revelations that the New York Republican lied about parts of his biography. 

A Buffalo woman saved a disabled man's life after she found him severely frostbitten and crying out for help during a deadly winter storm. CNN's Gary Tuchman reports.

A Maricopa County judge on Tuesday ordered Arizona Republican Kari Lake to compensate Democratic Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs for some legal fees related to the election lawsuit Lake had brought challenging her loss, but he stopped short of sanctioning Lake for filing the lawsuit.

CNN's Gloria Borger and legal analyst Jennifer Rodgers react to newly-released testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, in which she told the January 6 committee that she saw Meadows burn documents on multiple occasions at the White House.

Days into a deadly winter storm that bedeviled much of the country, officials in Buffalo, New York, are focused on restoring power, plowing roads and checking homes and cars for anyone still stranded, with expectations more residents will be found dead.

Sudden flooding caused immediate evacuation for tourists visiting a World Heritage Site in Petra, Jordan.

• Kherson hospital hit by Russian shelling, Ukrainian official says • Putin bans Russian oil exports to countries that imposed price caps, Kremlin

The Supreme Court said Tuesday that the controversial Trump-era border restriction known as Title 42 will remain in effect while legal challenges play out, a move that ensures that federal officials will be able to continue to swiftly expel migrants at US borders at least for the next several months.

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Pediatricians like me aren't used to our patients dying. Most children and teens are healthy and thrive, and although some might experiment with drugs, teen overdoses are relatively uncommon. A rising threat, however, is forcing all of us -- especially parents -- to grapple with a new reality.

Since the first length of fencing went up last week along the Mexican border near El Paso, the Texas National Guard has installed over two miles of the barricade and is expected to build more, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg talks to CNN's Wolf Blitzer about the "unacceptable situation" unfolding at Southwest Airlines as they canceled thousands of flights and describes a conversation he had with the airline's CEO.

Joe Bradt, the general manager of the Alabama Hotel restaurant in Basom, New York, recounts housing 115 people and 4 dogs during a blizzard that swept through the area and stranded travelers during the holiday weekend.

The future of Title 42, and the situation at the US-Mexico border, remains in limbo for now.

Joe Bradt, the general manager of the Alabama Hotel restaurant in Basom, New York, recounts housing 115 people and 4 dogs during a blizzard that swept through the area and stranded travelers during the holiday weekend.

The House Ways and Means Committee will release former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday morning, a source familiar confirmed to CNN.

Ardent fans of "The Witcher" might welcome any related content to pass the time between seasons, and there's certainly been no shortage of big fantasy prequels this year, including "House of the Dragon" and "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." Nevertheless, "The Witcher: Blood Origin" basically feels like a mildly diverting snack between meals, and at four episodes essentially a longish movie.

Zach Bryan gave us all a welcome gift just in time for Christmas.