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Just days after a major winter storm killed dozens in the United States, Europe headed into 2023 with record heat for this time of year.

‘It feels like summer’: Record winter heat felt throughout Europe

Members of Congress will reconvene in The House today to try and elect a House Speaker after three failed attempts yesterday.

Morning rundown: House speakership in limbo; Southwest’s apology

The House failed to elect a speaker on its first ballot, as Rep. McCarthy said some Republicans demanded committee positions for their vote.

McCarthy: Some demanded House committee positions for Speaker vote

The WHO was expecting China to present detailed data on viral sequencing related to COVID-19 at a meeting Tuesday.

WHO tells China to provide ‘realistic’ COVID-19 data at meeting

An officer in Louisiana has been booked on charges of negligent homicide for pursuing a car chase that resulted in the death of two teens.

Midday rundown: Officer arrested after deadly crash; NFL Hamlin update

Bills' safety, Damar Hamlin, is in critical condition. He suffered cardiac arrest during last night's game against Cincinnati.

Morning rundown: Damar Hamlin in critical condition; House speaker election in limbo

Midday rundown: Idaho murder arrest, Southwest delays declining

President Biden signed the $1.7 trillion spending bill that provides funding for government agencies and projects in 2023.

Morning rundown: $1.7 trillion spending bill signed, Pele dies

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been flipping the platform with some big changes. Now, he’s taking aim at scientific consensus.

Musk announces new Twitter policy is to follow, question science

Buffalo, New York is slowly cleaning up after its most deadly storm in generations blanketed the city and led to a driving ban.

Midday rundown: Buffalo driving ban lifted, Cosby planning comedy tour

Starting next week, any travelers from China to the U.S. will need to test negative for covid-19 before boarding their flights.

Morning rundown: US testing requirements for Chinese travelers; Twitter outage

Barry Croft Jr., who helped plan a kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, will spend 19 and a half years in prison.

Midday rundown: Final man sentenced in Whitmer kidnapping plot, Trump’s taxes

Title 42 was supposed to expire one week ago today. Now in a 5-4 vote, Supreme Court justices are temporarily keeping the policy in place.

Morning rundown: Title 42 stays; Southwest still struggling

Ukraine-Russia peace talks and a kidnapping plot leader is sentenced. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

Midday rundown: Ukraine pitches peace summit, Taiwan extends military service

Russian millionaire and Vladimir Putin critic, Pavel Antov, was found dead in India. He is just the latest rich Russian to die mysteriously.

Pavel Antov, another rich, Russian Putin critic, found dead

The DOT is investigating Southwest airlines after winter storms caused flight delays and cancellations at airports across the country.

Morning rundown: DOT investigating Southwest; dozens dead in storm

A deadly shooting in Paris killed 3, inflation has slowed and thousands of flights have been canceled thanks to the historic winter storm.

Midday rundown: Shooting in Paris, winter storm cancels 3,700+ flights

The House plans to vote on a spending bill, North Korea has tested missiles and Facebook parent company Meta reaches an expensive settlement.

Morning rundown: House voting on omnibus, historic winter storm advancing

Senate passes $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill

CDC: Life expectancy down, COVID-19 and opioids to blame

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate has reached a deal on the $1.7 trillion dollar spending bill.

Midday rundown: Senate agrees on spending bill, Fentanyl gets deadlier

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed Congress and offered gratitude for U.S. support throughout the war with Russia.

Morning rundown: Zelenskyy’s address, bomb cyclones hit US

New "Twitter Files" suggest Twitter secretly helped the U.S. wage a propaganda campaign in the Middle East at the request of The Pentagon.

Twitter Files: Twitter secretly aided Pentagon propaganda campaigns

The IRS is required to examine tax returns of all sitting presidents, but that rarely happened during Trump's time in office.

IRS failed to perform required audits of Trump’s tax returns