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A freeze watch in effect for 13 regions in the area

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NEWS


34 minutes ago

Spanish court charges letter bomb suspect with terrorism

48 minutes ago

Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago

49 minutes ago

FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood

23 minutes ago

Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administrationโ€™s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

1 hour ago

Internet evidence key, but not enough in no-body murder case

Prosecutors in Massachusetts are basing their murder case against a man whose wife is presumed dead but whose body has not been found in large part on a series of gruesome internet searches.

56 minutes ago

Smokey Robinson, 'King of Motown,' to release new solo album

Itโ€™s been nearly a decade since Smokey Robinsonโ€™s last album, but new music from the King of Motown is on the horizon.

1 hour ago

โ€˜She canโ€™t be replacedโ€™: This week marks 33 years since Clay County womanโ€™s brutal murder

On January 21, 1990, Teryl Orcutt was driving back to the Middleburg home she shared with her mother, when she disappeared without a trace. Clay County Sheriffโ€™s deputies say she had left her boyfriendโ€™s house in Jacksonville.

1 hour ago

Jesmyn Ward novel 'Let Us Descend' to be published Oct. 3

The next novel by two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward is the story of an enslaved teenage girl that the publisher is calling a blend of magical realism, historical narrative and Danteโ€™s โ€œInferno.โ€.

27 minutes ago

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols' arrest

The city of Memphis and the nation are bracing for the release of a police video depicting five officers viciously beating a Black man who later died.

1 hour ago

US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December

The Federal Reserveโ€™s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending fell โ€” the latest evidence that the Fedโ€™s series of interest rate hikes are slowing the economy.

24 minutes ago

Norway's last Arctic miners struggle with coal mine's end

For more than 100 years, people came to the remote Arctic archipelago of Svalbard to work in coal mines.

11 minutes ago

Ukrainian presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling

New Russian shelling has killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wounded 20 others in a day, according to the office of Ukraineโ€™s president.

10 minutes ago

AmEx profits fall 9% as customers fall behind on payments

American Express saw its fourth-quarter profits fall by 9%, as the credit card giant had to set aside significantly more money to cover potentially bad loans.

2 hours ago

Pandemic, culture wars revive 'school choice' policy push

Several years of pandemic restrictions and curriculum battles have emboldened longtime advocates of funneling public funds to private and religious schools in statehouses throughout the country.

1 hour ago

Turkey summons Danish envoy over Quran-burning protest

Turkey has summoned the Danish ambassador over reports that an anti-Islam activist will be allowed to burn the Quran during a series of protests in Copenhagen.

2 hours ago

Judge to sentence man convicted of killing 2 Putnam County boys after jury recommends death

Mark Wilsonโ€™s public defender is still asking for the judge to override the juryโ€™s recommendation for a death sentence.

1 hour ago

Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East

Angry protesters in several Middle Eastern countries have gathered to denounce the recent desecration of Islamโ€™s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands.

2 hours ago

UK Treasury chief: Tax cuts must wait for inflation to fall

Britainโ€™s Treasury chief says taming inflation is more important than cutting taxes.

3 hours ago

Russian coronavirus-denying ex-monk sentenced to 7 years

A coronavirus-denying former Russian Orthodox monk has been given a seven-year sentence on charges of inciting hatred.

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NATIONAL HEADLINES


48 minutes ago

Green comet zooming our way, last visited 50,000 years ago

49 minutes ago

FDA eases rules again for gay men seeking to donate blood

1 hour ago

Internet evidence key, but not enough in no-body murder case

27 minutes ago

Memphis braces for release of video in Tyre Nichols' arrest

3 hours ago

Hong Kong protests Biden extension of deportation protection

Hong Kong has protested President Joe Biden's two-year extension of a program that protects residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese city living in the U_S_ from deportation, accusing Washington of โ€œdemonstrating sinister intentions and hegemonic bullying."

3 hours ago

Watchdog blames Syria's air force for deadly chlorine attack

An investigation by the global chemical weapons watchdog established there are โ€œreasonable grounds to believeโ€ Syriaโ€™s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people.

4 hours ago

Study finds more young adults vaping soon after waking up

Vaping continues to pose a risk to teens, with a recent study finding more young e-cigarette users vape within five minutes of waking up.

4 hours ago

A frosty start for some, sunshine for all

5 hours ago

S. Korea to support civilian aid to North in hopes of talks

South Koreaโ€™s government says it will promote civilian efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to North Korea.

1 hour ago

Palestinians bury dead as risk of flare-up with Israel ebbs

Palestinians were marching in anger as they buried the last of 10 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire the day before.

3 hours ago

Adani mulls suing US short-seller as shares sink up to 20%

Shares in Indiaโ€™s Adani Group have plunged up to 20% and the company said it was considering legal action against U.S.-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research for allegations of stock market manipulation and accounting fraud that led investors to dump its stocks.

7 hours ago

Asian shares edge higher, tracking Wall Street rally

Asian shares have advanced, boosted by a rally on Wall Street following reports suggesting the economy and corporate profits may be doing better than feared.

37 minutes ago

Wall Street opens lower, still headed for a weekly gain

Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street, but they're still headed for their third weekly gain in the last four.

2 hours ago

Fatal shooting at Azerbaijan Embassy in Iran raises tensions

A man armed with a Kalashnikov-style rifle has attacked the Azerbaijan Embassy in Iranโ€™s capital, killing the head of security at the diplomatic post and wounding two guards.

6 minutes ago

Auschwitz anniversary marked as peace again shattered by war

Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners have commemorated the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of World War II.

8 hours ago

5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

Itโ€™s the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women.

2 hours ago

World champion says Rubik's Cube and violin go hand in hand

A University of Michigan student is one of the worldโ€™s foremost โ€œspeedcubers,โ€ a person capable of quickly solving a Rubikโ€™s Cube.

9 hours ago

RNC Chair McDaniel fights for reelection in leadership feud

Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is fighting for reelection in a bitter leadership feud thatโ€™s testing former President Donald Trumpโ€™s grip on his own โ€œMake American Great Againโ€ movement.

9 hours ago

Hong Kong to ban CBD, label it a 'dangerous drug'

Hong Kong will ban CBD starting Wednesday, labeling it a โ€œdangerous drug.โ€.

10 hours ago

House GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile

For the second time this month, House Republicans are seeking to restrict presidential use of the nationโ€™s emergency oil stockpile โ€” a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat.

10 hours ago

US company gets $120 million boost to make 'green steel'

The manufacture of โ€œgreen steelโ€ moved a step closer Friday as Massachusetts-based Boston Metal announced a $120 million investment to help it produce steel that is far less damaging to the climate than traditional steel.

2 hours ago

Oklahoma investigators identify body as missing 4-year-old

Oklahoma's chief medical examiner has positively identified the body of a child found earlier this month as 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.

11 hours ago

Pedestrian hit, killed by SUV on County Road 218, FHP says

A pedestrian died from their injuries Thursday night as they attempted to cross a road in Clay County, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

3 hours ago

Jacksonville police seek missing man last seen on Southside

The Jacksonville Sheriffโ€™s Office on Thursday night said police were working to locate a missing 75-year-old man, who was said to be endangered.

11 hours ago

Clay Education Foundation recognizes Heather Miller as Clay County โ€˜Teacher of the Yearโ€™

Heather Miller, an educator at Lake Asbury Elementary School, was recognized Thursday night as โ€œTeacher of the Yearโ€ during the Clay Education Foundationโ€™s Apple Awards.

11 hours ago

Family heirlooms missing after burglar ransacks Miramar home

A brazen home burglary in broad daylight has left some residents in Jacksonvilleโ€™s Miramar neighborhood on-edge.

14 hours ago

Jamaican cleric convicted in NY state terrorism trial

A Jamaican cleric accused of recruiting support for the Islamic State group has been convicted in New York.

14 hours ago

Lawsuit: Vegas Strip resorts used vendor to fix hotel rates

A federal lawsuit is seeking class-action damages for countless hotel patrons who booked rooms in Las Vegas since 2019.

10 hours ago

Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap case

Police in southern Oregon are searching for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive, less than two years after he was convicted in Nevada of critically injuring another woman he held captive for two weeks.

13 hours ago

Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi

A newly released report from the Mississippi State Department of Health finds that an increasing number of mothers in the state have died in recent years due to pregnancy complications.

14 hours ago

A look at California's deadly back-to-back mass shootings

In less than 48 hours, two gunmen went on shooting rampages at both ends of California that left 18 dead and 10 wounded.

11 hours ago

Biden pays tribute to victims of California shootings

President Joe Biden says the nation's prayers are with two California cities where 18 people were killed in separate mass shootings over the last week.

15 hours ago

Trump adviser Eastman faces California disciplinary charges

Conservative attorney John Eastman โ€” a lead architect of some of former President Donald Trumpโ€™s efforts to remain in power after the 2020 election โ€” is facing disciplinary charges in California that could lead to his disbarment.

11 hours ago

Investigation spanning 2+ years nets arrest of suspected drug dealer in St. Johns County, deputies say

An investigation into illegal narcotics has led to the arrest of a woman accused of trafficking methamphetamine, setting up drug deals and using her home as a drug house, according to a report from the St. Johns County Sheriffโ€™s Office.

15 hours ago

Texas death row inmates sue over solitary confinement

A group of Texas death row inmates have filed a federal lawsuit against the stateโ€™s prison system over its policy of mandatory and indefinite solitary confinement for all prisoners who are awaiting execution.

15 hours ago

Justice Kavanaugh: Supreme Court's slow start a coincidence

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh says the public shouldnโ€™t read anything into the high courtโ€™s historically slow start to releasing opinions.

13 hours ago

Ballroom shooting victims planned for night of fun, dancing

Those killed when a gunman opened fire at a Los Angeles-area dance hall are being remembered by friends and family for the zest for life that brought them out that night to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

16 hours ago

Toymaker Hasbro laying off 1,000 to cut costs

Toymaker Hasbro is cutting about 1,000 jobs as part of moves announced last year to save up to $300 million annually by 2025.

16 hours ago

FDA's advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot.

16 hours ago

Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining

Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazilโ€™s Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency.

16 hours ago

President, first lady host Lunar New Year reception

3 hours ago

Friends, family, community show support for late JSO Assistant Chief Jimmy Judge

A JSO veteran of more than three decades, Jimmy Judge lost his battle with ALS, a degenerative neuromuscular disease that is incurable and universally fatal.

17 hours ago

US sweetens pot to study siting for spent nuke fuel storage

The U.S. government is offering more money to find a solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel from the nation's commercial nuclear power plants.

2 hours ago

California prison inmates to get some Medicaid care

The federal government will allow Medicaid dollars to treat some people in prisons, jails or juvenile detention centers for the first time ever.

17 hours ago

Visa 1Q profits rise 6%, new CEO to take over Feb. 1

Payment processing giant Visa Inc. says its profits in its latest quarter were up 6% from a year earlier, helped by the continued rise of digital payments across the globe.

16 hours ago

Defense makes late โ€˜heat of passionโ€™ argument before mistrial declared in case of 16-year-oldโ€™s killing

After almost five hours of deliberation, a jury couldnโ€™t reach a verdict in the trial for Shaetavia Cooper.

2 hours ago

Jared Bridegan had โ€˜concerns on his lifeโ€™ before he was murdered in Jacksonville Beach, brother says

The widow and brother of a father of four killed last year in what police believe was a targeted ambush shooting in Jacksonville Beach opened up Thursday to the News4JAX I-TEAM about the arrest in the case and the questions still left in the investigation.

3 hours ago

Panel of experts answer questions about COVID-19 booster shot during FDA meeting

How often should Americans get their booster shot against COVID-19, and how important is the booster to you if youโ€™ve already been infected with COVID-19? Those are questions a panel of experts set out to answer during an FDA meeting, the information will be passed on to the CDC.

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