Professional climber Alex Honnald’s live-on-Netflix climb of Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, has been rescheduled due to weather, Netflix announced Friday night. The streaming service said on X the climb has been rescheduled from Friday night ET to 8 p.m. ET Saturday. “Safety remains our top priority, and we appreciate ...

The extreme cold Friday meant children across the Chicago area weren’t in school. Some districts opted for snow/cold days, while others had e-learning days. When the kitchen table becomes the classroom, parents adapt. “E-learning can be challenging, especially with three kids between the ages of 6 to 11 years old,” said Kristina Fossbakk Ferris, ...

Editor’s note: The video in the player above is from a previous report on this story. One of five people charged in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife was set to go on trial in the same judge’s courtroom beginning next week, reported WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis. Thomas Moss, 43, of Lafayette, was scheduled to stand trial ...

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since theraid that captured Venezuelan President Nicols Maduroearlier this month. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat was engaged in narco-trafficking operations and that ...

TikTok has at last finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty, but questions remain about whether users’ experience will change and whether the changes actually address security concerns around the app. Here’s what to know about the deal, which created a new TikTok U.S. joint venture ...

The Chicago area isn’t dealing with the remnants of a massive snowfall, but rather a much different type of winter weather: extreme cold. While accumulating snow is possible in the coming days, Friday delivered feels-like temperatures as low as -35 and -40 degrees. Air temperatures weren’t much higher. Readings at just before 8 a.m. clocked in at ...

Though the sight is familiar to many Chicagoans, folks braving their first Midwest winter or those who’ve never seen the phenomenon may be surprised to see small fires burning along Metra railroad tracks as a brutal cold front freezes the region. Video captured by an NBC Chicago photographer Friday morning showed flames lighting up the Metra tracks ...

A crash prompted a full shutdown in both directions of a portion of Route 53 in the western suburbs of Chicago Friday afternoon. Around 4:15 p.m., Route 53 was shut down between Taylor Road and Airport Road in Romeoville, the village said in a social media post. “Please avoid the area,” the Village of Romeoville said in the post. The ...

Accumulating snow is possible this weekend as a major winter storm eyes a large swath of the U.S., but what exactly the area will see remains uncertain. The National Weather Service reported “accumulating snow is expected late Saturday into Sunday,” but the extent of the snow accumulations is not yet clear. The best chance for higher totals sits ...

As temperatures plunge across the Chicago area, many residents are bracing for a hit to their wallets: higher utility bills. The cost of heating a home continues to climb, and this winters sub-zero stretch is forcing furnaces to work overtime. According to the Citizens Utility Board, gas utility rates in the Chicago area rose between 15% and 56% from ...

As winter temperatures plummet and energy costs climb, many viewers have told NBC 5 Responds that their utility bills have risen so high, they can barely afford them. The deep freeze, which has plunged wind chills to as low as 40 degrees below zero, may make you think twice before turning up the thermostat. However, if you’ve thought about alternative ...

Friday marked one of the coldest days in Chicago years, but how cold did it really get? According to the National Weather Service, just before 8 a.m. Chicago’s air temperatures reached as low as -11 degrees with -36-degree wind chills. While it’s not the coldest air the city has ever seen, it did mark a record. The low air temperature of -11 ...

Northern Indiana authorities reported several crashes on ice-covered major roads and interstates amid sub-zero windchills and lake effect snow across the region Friday. Snow showers were expected in Northern Indiana until around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, leading to reduced visibility for drivers. Friday’s high ...

The White House altered and posted to social media an image of an arrested Minnesota protester on Thursday to make it appear as if she was crying, a senior White House official confirmed to NBC News. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had posted the original image on X of civil rights activist Nekima Levy Armstrong looking ahead calmly as she was ...

It’s cold in Chicago, but how does Friday’s brutal temperatures compare to some of the coldest places on Earth? Chicago’s air temperatures reached as low as -11 degrees with -36-degree wind chills. While it’s not the coldest air the city has ever seen, it did mark one of the coldest days in years. But the city’s air temperatures are far ...

Chicago on Friday was on track to see its coldest day in years, with an extreme cold warning to last through 12 p.m. followed by a cold advisory across all of northeastern Illinois and a high of only 0 degrees. “It’s one of the coldest mornings since 2019,” NBC 5 Storm Team Alicia Roman said, with temperatures at just before 8 a.m. clocking in at ...

Sure, Chicago is used to cold winters — but an extreme cold warning with wind chill values as between -30 and -40 degrees could lead to frostbite, dead car batteries, icequakes with exploding trees and burst pipes inside the home. So what can you do as the cold weather sets in? Here’s a breakdown of what you should — and should avoid doing — ...

Steam rising off Lake Michigan and the Chicago River Friday morning made for a stunning sight as the city saw its coldest temperatures in years. With air temperatures below zero and wind chills reaching as low as -40 degrees Friday morning, the dangerous cold also brought with it some incredible visuals. Footage near sunrise showed steamy waters in ...

Hundreds of people in the Chicago area were left without power amid extreme and dangerously cold temperatures Friday morning. ComEd reported at least 23 outages impacting nearly 880 customers as of 8 a.m. The bulk of the outages were reported in Cook County, with more than 600 customers affected. The company had warned customers ahead of the ...

Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, one of the FBI’s most-wanted fugitives who is suspected of cocaine trafficking, has been taken into custody, two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation tell NBC News. Wedding, 44, is charged with overseeing operations of a criminal enterprise, including witness intimidation tactics. In March, Wedding ...

Dozens of schools, museums, libraries and even restaurants across the Chicago area will be closed Friday due to brutally cold conditions as an extreme cold warning for all of northeastern Illinois continues. The closures include more than 100 schools, including Chicago Public Schools, the largest school district in the state. “After carefully ...

Arctic air arrived overnight in the Chicago area, with wind chills expected to make temperatures feel as low as -40 degrees by daybreak Friday and an extreme cold warning in effect for all of northeastern Illinois. As of 5 a.m., temperatures across the area were all below zero and dropping. NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Alicia Roman said. Winds were ...

A small band of moderate House Democrats teamed with Republicans on Thursday to pass a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, overcoming a revolt by most Democrats furious about ICEs aggressive operations in Minneapolis and other U.S. cities. The vote was 220-207, with seven Democrats breaking with their party and voting yes. The House also ...

Towering high above Taiwans capital city at 1,667 feet (508 meters), Taipei 101 dominates the skyline. The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination ofprofessional rock climber Alex Honnoldfor more than a decade. On Saturday morning, he will climb it in his signature free solo style without ropes or protective ...

The annual polar plunge fundraiser hosted by the Chicago Polar Bear Club scheduled for Friday was canceled in anticipation of sub-zero temperatures set to freeze the region. The Chicago Polar Bear Club posted a video about the cancellation on social media Thursday. “Due to the extreme cold weather forecast for this weekend, we have made the very ...