Blizzard: Much of the East Coast is blanketed with snow as a blizzard stretches all the way from Washington DC to Maine and north to Montreal. A blizzard warning is in effect for eight states. As many as 80 million people …

Skyfall: Just a day after Daylight Savings Time kicked in bringing the promise of spring, a late-winter blizzard is expected to hit the East Coast tonight and tomorrow, bringing a foot or more of snow in some areas. The storm …

Earthquake: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Aceh province on the island of Sumatra, burying an unknown number of people in homes and buildings. Indonesian authorities say up to 100 people are already known to be dead. Aceh was …

Whiteout: Forecasters are warning of a blizzard hitting the East Coast today with as much as two feet of snow falling in a stretch from New York City northeast through Hartford to the Massachusetts border. Its impact is being called …

ISIS Again: Japanese and American officials say they have not verified a video released on the Internet that purports to show the execution of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants. There’s no word about a Japanese journalist who has …

Executive Orders: President Obama last night announced executive orders to reform immigration, including stiffening border security, welcoming highly skilled immigrants, and protecting illegal immigrants with American-born children from deportation. His orders will shield as many as five million illegal immigrants. …

 National: The federal budget sequester and its $85 billion in cuts is beginning to hit home … all over the country. The Huffington Post collected 100 news stories about layoffs by military bases, cutbacks and closings at food pantries and …

World: Stocks are down and the financial world is on edge today on news of the Cyprus bailout plan that would tax Cypriot savings accounts up to 10%. Residents of Cyprus drained cash machines over the weekend, sending a ripple …

National: The Dow Jones hit a daytime record high of 14,198.10 shortly after the opening bell this morning. It kept climbing. If the market holds the Dow could close at an all-time record high as investors pour money and their …

The Big Dig: Workers spent Saturday restoring power and clearing roads in the wake of the blizzard “Nemo” no one had trouble finding.  At least 400,000 customers are still without power. Five deaths are blamed on the storm. In Boston …