NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

An 80-year-old man stuck in a sinking pickup owes his life to the witness who flagged down a passing patrol car for help, according to police in Florida. The rescue happened at about 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, in Winter Park, about an 8-mile drive north from Orlando.

A winter storm pummeled the southern United States with ice and snow Tuesday. Here's how much snow fell in Florida, Texas, Alabama and more.

A federal appeals panel has heard arguments involving a still-unresolved November election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat. Three judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in

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BOTTOM LINE: Florida State visits No. 13 North Carolina after Ta'Niya Latson scored 30 points in Florida State's 88-66 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. The Tar Heels have gone 10-2 in home games. North Carolina is 16-2 in games decided by at least 10 points.

Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

On Thursday night, the Portland Trail Blazers will be in Florida to play the Orlando Magic. For the game, the Trail Blazers could be without one of their best

Florida residents from Pensacola to Jacksonville are bracing for what is expected to be a historic, once-in-a-lifetime winter storm with record-breaking, single-digit temperatures and an

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than snow days.

South Carolina picked up cornerback Brandon Cisse from N.C. State in the transfer portal and now looks to bolster its receiving corps in recruiting