Tornado strikes California, shocking residents, as 3 feet of snow blankets parts of the East Coast Even as winter pounds other parts of the country with snow, California experienced some devastating extreme weather of a different kind Saturday when a tornado wreaked havoc about 70 miles south of ... 12/16/2024 - 6:26 am | View Link
At least 1 dead as major ice storm strikes Iowa and eastern Nebraska An ice storm created treacherous driving conditions in Iowa and eastern Nebraska over the weekend. Meanwhile, San Francisco was under a tornado warning. 12/16/2024 - 12:31 am | View Link
Rare tornado strikes south of Bay Area with estimated peak winds of 90 mph A rare tornado struck Scotts Valley, just south of the Bay Area, overturning cars, damaging trees and knocking out power with an estimated peak winds of 90 mph. 12/15/2024 - 4:01 am | View Link
Extremely Rare Tornado Strikes U.S. State On Saturday An "extremely rare" tornado struck the United States on Saturday. Northern California has been home to some extreme storms in recent days. The area has been hit by earthquakes, heavy rain and, now, an ... 12/15/2024 - 3:37 am | View Link
First-ever tornado warning shocks San Francisco residents during intense storm San Francisco residents were woken up by a tornado warning early Saturday morning during a powerful storm system that battered the region with heavy rain and wind. 12/14/2024 - 6:57 am | View Link
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On Dec. 22, 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four young Black men on a Manhattan subway, alleging they were about to rob him. (Goetz was acquitted of attempted murder and assault charges but convicted on a weapons possession charge, ultimately serving eight months of a one-year sentence.)
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In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of antisemitism.