John Minerva News Today

Of americans suffering in a brutal recordsetting arctic air mass, take heart. The worst of the deadly polar vortex should be over in the next few days. At least 21 coldrelated deaths have been reported nationwide, including seven in illinois. Several victims were homeless. Chicago schools that were closed because of the freezing temperatures will open today. Yesterday most of the midwest and east were colder than much of antarctica. And a 130mile stretch up through rochester, new york, was close...

Judge Frederic Block reduced the two men’s sentences Wednesday under the First Step Act, saying mobster Anthony Russo and drug trafficker Paul Moore were model prisoners and that they were punished with life sentences for exercising their right to trial.