Midwest

Mercury plunges to 'life-threatening temperatures' in US midwest; Chicago makes special arrangements for homeless

A brutal cold wave hit the American Midwest on Wednesday, bringing temperatures lower than those in Antarctica, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses — and raising fears of hypothermia.

US winter storms will seven; Midwest, southwestern regions from Arizona to Texas hit hardest

Winter weather advisories were in effect Saturday for northern Indiana and southern Michigan. To the south, heavy rains were forecast in the central Gulf Coast, in the Florida Panhandle, and stretching east to the mid-Atlantic. Not all of the country suffered, though. The capital Washington enjoyed blue skies and a temperature around 14 degrees Celcius on Saturday.

Kansas shooting: Srinivas Kuchibhotla's killer Adam Purinton sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder

The Kansas man who fatally shot Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla and wounded two other men in a hate crime at a bar in Olathe in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison.

Indians under attack in US: American dream turning into nightmare for immigrants

Over 2.3 million people of Indian origin live in America. And it doesn't matter if they're being mistaken for Arabs or Muslims or terrorists or whatever. Murder is murder, and prejudice is just that — evil every which way.