43+ min ago (360+ words) The winter storm impacted one of the busiest holiday travel days at both Chicago airports CHICAGO (WLS) -- The weekend winter storm brought snow totals to Chicago and Rockford that broke records, the National Weather Service confirmed. A Winter Weather Advisory was in effect until noon Sunday for blowing snow potential and slick roads. Some lake-effect snow was possible in Northwest Indiana Sunday morning with an additional 1 to 2 inches possible. O'Hare saw 8.4 inches of snow on Saturday, making it the snowiest November day in Chicago's recorded history, according to the NWS. Wadsworth saw 11 inches of snow; Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Skokie and Valparaiso, Indiana had snow totals near 10 inches. ABC7 meteorologists are tracking the next chance of snow for the evening commute on Monday. A widespread 1 to 3 inches of snow are forecast for Monday between 4 p.m. and 11 p.m. The storm led to hundreds of canceled…...

48+ min ago (120+ words) A cross-country storm dumping snow across the Midwest has led to hundreds of canceled flights and car crashes, including a 45-vehicle pileup on one Indiana highway, amid the post-Thanksgiving travel rush. In Putnamville, Indiana, heavy snow caused a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 70 involving 45 vehicles, according to the Indiana State Police Department. RELATED | Hundreds of flights canceled in Chicago after winter storm No major injuries were caused by the pileup, which temporarily closed the interstate. Overall, more than 1,400 flights across the country were canceled Saturday, with the majority due to weather hitting the upper Midwest, according to FlightAware. SEE ALSO | Saturday was snowiest November day in Chicago's recorded history, NWS says...

56+ min ago (352+ words) CHICAGO -- Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast. In Wisconsin, utility crews worked to restore power to thousands of people while the airport in Des Moines, Iowa, reopened by midday on the critical travel day after a Delta Connection flight landing from Detroit slid off an icy runway. No injuries were reported, and passengers were transported to the terminal by bus. Hundreds of churches in western Michigan told worshippers to stay home or watch services online. Up to 12 inches (about 30 centimeters) of snow has fallen since Saturday in areas close to Lake Michigan. Over 250 flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport had been canceled…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago (397+ words) COVINA, Calif. -- More than just precious heirlooms and valuables were taken from a Southern California widow during a burglary at her home. Her beloved dog was killed, too. "They took my jewelry, my money," said Monica Lopez. "They took everything." Lopez has lived in her Covina home for 30 years, but now, she says it no longer feels like her safe place. The 76-year-old came home from a family celebration late Thanksgiving night to find a side gate open, a window broken and what she calls her "blessing room" ransacked. "It's just been tough and difficult to not only receive that call on the day of Thanksgiving, when we're all grateful to be together, just to receive a call that somebody has broken into your mom's house," the victim's son said. Jewelry, mementos and even the money she set aside for…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago (735+ words) What does this all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings. Stats courtesy of ESPN Research. Week 14 result:Defeated Michigan 27-9 Stat to know:Ohio State snapped its four-game losing streak against Michigan. Week 14 result:Defeated Purdue 56-3 Stat to know: Indiana will be playing in its first conference championship game. What's next: Big Ten championship vs. Ohio State (in Indianapolis); Saturday, 8 p.m., Fox Week 14 result:Defeated Georgia Tech 16-9 Stat to know:The win over Georgia Tech was Georgia's eighth straight in the series. Week 14 result:Defeated Washington 26-14 Stat to know:Oregon has a 99.9 percent chance to make the College Football Playoff, according to ESPN Analytics. Week 14 result:Defeated West Virginia 49-0 Stat to know:Texas Tech is playing in the Big 12 championship game for the first time in program history. Week 14 result:Defeated Mississippi State 38-19 Stat to know:Ole Miss…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago (325+ words) NEW YORK -- Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Monday for pivotal hearings about evidence that can be used in his case. Last week, attorneys for Mangione asked a judge to limit how some of the evidence is discussed when the parties convene for a pre-trial hearing, to prevent the hearing from turning "into a public mini trial" that could prejudice the accused killer. Judge Gregory Carro has set aside several days beginning Monday to hear arguments over whether certain evidence should be suppressed. Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, wants to preclude the prosecution from using the contents of a red notebook police said they recovered from his backpack when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The defense also wants to preclude Mangione's statements to police, arguing in a court filing…...

20+ hour, 17+ min ago (188+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- Discipline, creativity and a steady hand -- all traits that an artist must possess. According to Dr. Don Hershman, they are qualities that a surgeon must possess. He would seemingly know, because he is both of those things. "I always said there is a part of my brain that turns on at a certain point in the painting and in the surgery. I mean the blank canvass is daunting. When you are beginning a surgery, it's the beginning of an adventure. It's a creative energy that not many people have the experience of talking about, because surgeons are surgeons and artists are artists. Not many people do both," Hershman said. "People adjust their language to fit in. I can only speak for my experience as a gay man going through medical school having to code-switch. Back in the day,…...

1+ day, 50+ min ago (202+ words) Deputies say the shooting victims include both children and adults, while the DA and mayor indicate children are among the dead. STOCKTON, Calif. -- Four people are dead and several people were injured in a mass shooting at a California child's birthday party, officials said Saturday night. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened around 6 p.m. inside a strip mall shopping center in Stockton, California. Deputies said that "approximately 14 individuals were struck by gunfire, and four victims have been confirmed deceased." San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas and Mayor of Stockton Christina Fugazi have both indicated that children are among the victims who died. That information has not yet been confirmed by the sheriff's office. Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office, said the gunshot victims included both children and adults. Early indications "suggest…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (175+ words) "HIV Unwrapped" streams Nov. 30 on Hulu Fashion designers are known to tell stories with the clothes they create. For the Hulu special, "HIV Unwrapped," design students from the Parsons School of Design partnered with the best HIV scientists in the world to change the narrative about the stigma of HIV through fashion. "We are taking science, really complex science, and fashion, two worlds that you don't normally think come together, and weirdly, they do," said Karl Schmid, executive producer of "HIV Unwrapped" and co-founder of +Life Media to On The Red Carpet. Schmid has brought "HIV Unwrapped" to Australia, England and Rwanda and he was excited to bring the conversation to New York City. The special will take viewers behind the scenes of the fashion show to see how the garments were made, how the collaborations between designers and science…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (214+ words) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas. Mohammad Dawood Alokozay's arrest took place on Tuesday, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with DHS, said in a social media post Saturday. Alokozay was arrested on state terror charges and is being held at a corrections center in Tarrant County, Texas, according to court records. His arrest came just a day before two National Guard members were allegedly shot by another Afghan national -- 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal-- in Washington D.C. One of the Guard members, U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, later died from her injuries. Lakanwal is now facing a first-degree murder charge. McLaughlin alleged in an X post that Alokozay "posted a video of himself on TikTok indicating he…...