Winter: Eastern states from Pennsylvania through Maine are under winter weather advisories this morning as a system of rain and messy snow moves through. Flooding is possible from Oklahoma northeast through southern Illinois. Snow fell overnight on Southern California’s notorious “Grapevine” on the 5 Freeway as it passes through the mountains.

Travel is messy. Nearly 900 flights nationwide have been cancelled already this morning.

No Bill: A Cleveland grand jury decided not to indict two police officers in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot late last year while playing with a toy gun in a park.

Answering a call about the boy brandishing a gun in the park, Off. Timothy Loehmann, shot Rice almost instantly after getting out of the passenger side of his squad car. His partner never fired, but the two officers made no effort to help the boy before paramedics arrived.

Tim McGinty, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor said in a statement to the press, “Simply put, given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunication by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police.”

Nation: The fugitive Dallas teenager who skipped probation for killing four people in a drunk driving accident has been found in Mexico with his mother. Ethan Couch’s lawyer had argued in his defense that he suffered “affluenza” — that he’s a spoiled rich kid.

The Sporting News: The former anti-aging clinic intern who was Al Jazeera’s primary source for an accusation that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning used performance-enhancing drugs has retracted what he said. Charlie Sly now says on a video that, “I am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that Al Jazeera plans to air.”

Sly was recorded without his knowledge for a documentary and now says he was only testing the reporter to see what he knew about doping in sports.

The Obit Page: Ian Kilmister, the founder of the influential metal band Motorhead, who went by his nickname “Lemmy,” has died at age 70 just two days after being diagnosed with cancer.

>Stein Eriksen, the Norwegian skier who brought his rock-jawed good looks and unique style of skiing to the alpine sport, has died at age 88 in Park City, Utah. For years in the world of skiing you only had to mention the name “Stein” and everyone knew who you were talking about.

Eriksen was an Olympic gold medalist and the first to win three golds in a world championship. But it was how he skied that left his mark. He kept his knees and ankles locked together, his shoulders always facing downhill, turning his body into a series of angles from head to toe.

After his competition days were over he became an instructor and ski area developer. He popularized the forward flip at the dawn of freestyle skiing, spawning generations of stunt skiers.

For many years Erikson has been the host at the Stein Erikson Lodge on the mountain in Deer Valley, where he roamed the lobby greeting skiers. He was there last spring as the snow melted on the last ski season of his life.

The Listicle: It’s just come to the Report’s attention that the University of California keeps a list of “microaggressions,” words and phrases to avoid … and we’re quoting here … “everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.”

You had us at “target persons.”

Some items on the list are obvious no no’s … “You are a credit to your race.” But we’re only interested in the “microaggressions” that show how soft the brains have gone on college campuses. So here are some things on the list UC students are urged never to say.

-“Where are you from?”

-“Wow! How did you become so good in math?”

-“I believe the most qualified person should get the job.”

-“America is the land of opportunity.”
-“Everyone can succeed in this society, if they work hard enough.”

To this, we’ll add a microaggression of our own; “You sound like a college student.”

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