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Abby Weber, 18, of Newburgh goes airborne after hitting a ramp made out of snow while sledding after a winter storm Jan. 20, 2016, in Newburgh, Ind.(Photo: Jason Clark, Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
Major winter storm is on its way
Tens of millions of Americans in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for a massive snowstorm, with winter storm watches beginning Thursday and stretching through Saturday. The storm may drop 1-2 feet of snow from the Appalachians across the Mid-Atlantic and toward New York, with a huge impact on businesses, homes and travel, the National Weather Service said. The strongest winds and potentially life-threatening conditions are expected Friday night through Saturday night.
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Meteorologists say that tens of millions of Americans from Washington to Boston and the Ohio Valley could be smacked by a big end-of-the-week snowstorm. Although it's still early, computer forecast systems all see a windy and strong slow-moving stor Wochit
Carson resumes campaigning after volunteer's death
Ben Carson will resume his presidential campaign on Thursday following the death of one of his campaign volunteers. The retired brain surgeon canceled Tuesday and Wednesday campaign stops in South Carolina and California after Braden Joplin died in a hospital Tuesday following a car crash in western Iowa. The van, driven by a Carson campaign staffer, was carrying three campaign volunteers when it lost control and was struck by another vehicle on icy Interstate 80.
Idaho pastor held in Iran returns to U.S.
Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>among five Americans<span style="color: Red;">*</span>released Saturday after a dramatic prisoner swap between the United States and Iran that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>came<span style="color: Red;">*</span>just as international sanctions against Iran were being lifted. Abedini, who had been in an Iranian prison since 2012,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is scheduled to return to the United States on Thursday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Since his release, he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been receiving medical treatment and evaluation at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, along with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who made a brief appearance outside the hospital on Wednesday, and former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati. A fourth freed American, Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, opted to stay in Iran, and a fifth, Matthew Trevithick, arrived in Boston on Sunday.
Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini and Congressman Robert Pittenger, of North Carolina meet in Landstuhl, Germany.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Office of Rep. Robert Pittenger)
Stars head to Park City for Sundance Film Festival
Movie<span style="color: Red;">*</span>buffs can expect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a bonanza at the snow-capped mountains of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Park City, Utah, where the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sundance Film Festival<span style="color: Red;">*</span>kicks off Thursday. The fest<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is a paradise for independent film and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a buyer’s market as studios and distributors (including YouTube) mine<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the offerings. What to expect<span style="color: Red;">*</span>this year: filmmakers premiering TV shows, including J.J. Abrams' new Hulu series;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>virtual-reality experiences;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>comedians appearing in challenging roles;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and hot documentaries, such as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Spike Lee's From Motown to Off the Wall. We've got your full guide here.
Spike Lee looks at Michael Jackson's journey from Motown to the album 'Off the Wall' in a new documentary.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Optimum Productions)
'Tomorrow' brings us new comic book legends tonight
A time-traveling bad boy must recruit a team of superheroes to save the world from apocalypse in CW's latest DC comic book adaptation, Legends of Tomorrow, which premieres Thursday (8 p.m. ET/PT). The series stars Arthur Darvill, a "Time Master" who is sent to stop immortal villain Vandal Savage (Casper Crump). The team he chooses are all characters<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from CW's Flash and Arrow: Atom (Brandon Routh), Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell), White Canary (Caity Lotz), Hawkgirl (Ciara Renee), Hawkman (Falk Hentschel) and Firestorm (Victor Garber and Franz Drameh).
DC's Legends of Tomorrow<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Jordon Nuttall)
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And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>An intensifying winter storm<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will gather strength Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the South as the Northwest deals with more snow and rain.
Stocks:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wall Street investors could be in for<span style="color: Red;">*</span>another rough ride Thursday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as U.S. stock futures fell.
TV Tonight: Wondering what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at Heroes Reborn<span style="color: Red;">*</span>finale and the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Baskets<span style="color: Red;">*</span>debut.
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