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A person wrapped in a blanket crosses a snow-covered street Thursday in St. Louis.

A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous

Nationwide, thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. In some places, temperatures dropped more than 30 degrees in an hour. Wind chills reached well below zero. Inches of snow fell.

Gov.-elect Tina Kotek, center, participates in a conversation about early childhood education needs at the Head Start of Yamhill County.

Oregon Gov-elect Kotek hears about housing, health, education needs on first tour stop

The new governor will face a $560 million funding gap as she crafts a budget proposal.

This 40-year-old water treatment plant, pictured here on March 28, 2019, in Warm Springs has a history of not meeting federal safe drinking water standards.

Warm Springs will receive nearly $24 million to replace problem-prone water treatment facility

Two federal agencies have announced a significant allocation of funds to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for a sorely needed water treatment plant.

A freelance producer for ABC News also gathered dirt on critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients.

She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

An ABC News freelance producer confronted critics of a consulting firm's powerful clients. Her actions confirm people's worst suspicions about the news media, says a former network news president.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead was robbed of more than $1 million worth of jewelry in July when armed gunmen entered his church during a service. He is now facing federal fraud charges in an unrelated case.

Brooklyn pastor claims innocence while facing federal fraud and extortion charges

In July, Lamor Whitehead and his wife were robbed of $1 million in jewelry after armed gunmen entered their church during a live-streamed service.

A man with a suit and hat decorated in printed lottery tickets stands outside the famous Doña Manolita lottery ticket shop in downtown Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

Spain begins drawing for the $2.7 billion 'El Gordo' lottery

Spain kicked off the festive period Thursday with the celebration of one of its most iconic events, the bumper Christmas lottery that is the world's richest for the total prize money involved.

Children watch as members of the Texas National Guard stop a group of asylum-seeking migrants, that the children are a part of, from crossing the border into the United States in El Paso, Texas, U.S., December 21, 2022.

El Paso officials say they need humanitarian assistance not the National Guard

As the Supreme Court weighs extending pandemic border restrictions, Texas has sent National Guard troops to El Paso to turn migrants back to Mexico. But city officials say the guard isn't helping.

In the coastal community of Kotzebue, Alaska, climate change is threatening the way of life for Native communities who have been living there for generations.

This is what's at risk from climate change in Alaska

Climate change is transforming the Arctic, and putting indigenous communities in Alaska at risk.

Can dogs smell time? Just ask Donut the dog

After decades of wondering, an NPR reporter finally figures out how her husband's family dog knew when the school bus would arrive every day. She did some digging — and now it all makes scents.

TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, is based in China. That has stoked concerns about data privacy.

As more GOP governors race to ban TikTok on state devices, a federal ban looms

At least 16 states have banned TikTok on some or all government computers and phones. All are led by GOP governors.

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