Illinois

A student who exercised his First Amendment right has led to a teacher losing his job.

A brutal incident of four 18-year-olds filming as they tortured a special-needs man has stunned authorities and residents of Chicago.

The first snowstorm of the season that dumped up to ten inches of snow in New Jersey affected residents from Michigan to Maine and in parts of Canada with cold, power outages and record amounts of snow.

Aaron Montgomery's house was not damaged by the tornado that roared through this central Illinois community. But when the twister knocked out power across town, he had to find a way to keep his 5-year-old daughter alive.

Damage assessments are coming in from the Midwest following yesterday's tornado outbreak.

Tornadoes and other intense storms that ripped through the Midwest Sunday have left a path of destruction.