Much of the southern U.S. remains under a local or federal emergency. Winter storms Fern and Gianna brought heavy snow and ice, making travel difficult or impossible in some areas and resulting in ...

A crew member of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star watches a cruise ship that requested assistance Jan. 17 in Antarctica. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum/U.S. Coast Guard) The U.S.

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Abstract: Four-Wheel Independent Steering (4WIS) vehicles can independently control each wheel angle to achieve multiple steering modes, thereby expanding their motion space. However, existing ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The winter storm of January 2026 that once covered 2,000 miles across the nation has pulled away, leaving New York City and the Tri-State area to dig out from the biggest snowfall ...

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rescued a luxury cruise ship that was trapped in a thick sheet of ice near Antarctica. The USCG responded to a request for assistance on Jan. 17 at around 11 pm local time ...

It's been quite a long time since New Jersey has seen a snowstorm like the one that hit the state on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. Not only did it have statewide impacts, it was also a multi-impact storm ...

Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, carries a CVSS ...

WASHINGTON — It’s not just you at home having trouble navigating the roads in these snowy, icy conditions. DC Fire & EMS says it's had several emergency vehicles get stuck on their way to calls since ...

A cruise ship became stuck in ice during a voyage to Antarctica on Jan. 17. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star assisted the ship, breaking it free from the ice. The cruise line stated the ship was ...

ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Estill County Rescue Squad says it received a call on Sunday afternoon about a side-by-side stuck in a creek. According to officials, upon arrival, crews secured the ...