With much of the country firmly in the grip of an icy winter, millions of Americans, fed up with the cold, had their eyes on the groundhog, Punxatawney Phil, who ended up seeing his shadow on Monday morning, predicting 6 more weeks of winter. This is as a weather phenomenon known as a bomb cyclone that hit over the weekend, prompting icy road conditions for a second weekend in a row.
The House will begin work on Monday on a Senate bill to end a partial government shutdown, which began just after midnight on Saturday. It impacts several departments, including Defense, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services. House Democratic leadership has not publicly supported the measure, but Speaker Mike Johnson says he’s confident the shutdown will end on Tuesday.
The FBI and Las Vegas Metro Police are investigating a possible illegal biological laboratory after raiding two homes in east Las Vegas. Authorities say the operation may be linked to the illegal bio-lab uncovered in Reedley, California, in 2023. Property records show the home is owned by an LLC tied to David He, an alias used by Jiabei Zhu, the Chinese national arrested in 2023 on federal charges. The charges involved misbranded medical devices and false statements to the FDA.