National Stories

• It will now cost up to $9 to drive into New York City

  Motorists driving into many parts of Manhattan will now pay as much as $9, as part of a new congestion pricing plan to eliminate traffic and pay for improvements to mass transit.

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  Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status

  The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.

• A winter storm moves across the U.S., causing disruptions and snowball fights

  Millions of Americans are under weather advisories today as a winter storm blasts through the middle of the country.

• What may be next after a federal court struck down the FCC's net neutrality rules

  NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick about a federal court's decision to strike down the Biden administration's net neutrality protections.

• Biden visits New Orleans after Jan. 1 attack

  President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday and attend a prayer service for the 14 victims of the New Year's Day attack.

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  U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman

  The Biden administration's move leaves just 15 detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Oman will help resettle the men and provide security monitoring.

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  Millions of public workers are set to get higher Social Security benefits. Here's why

  Public service workers including some teachers, firefighters, police officers may soon see their Social Security payments increase by hundreds of dollars.

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  Photos: See the impact a major winter storm is having on U.S.

  Winter storm warnings have ben declared from Illinois to New Jersey. And some areas will get a lot of snow. They will also get freezing rain and ice, blustery winds and frigid temperatures.

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  Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most federal waters

  President Joe Biden is moving to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters, an effort to block possible action by the incoming Trump administration to expand offshore drilling.

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  Heavy snowfall closes schools and businesses across a large swath of the U.S.

  Several governors have issued states of emergency as 6 to 12 inches of snow are expected from Ohio to Washington, D.C.

• Official tours of the U.S. Capitol building do not mention the Jan. 6 riot

  Nearly 2 million tourists visit the U.S. Capitol each year and learn about the building's art and history. What they don't hear on official tours is what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.

• As people mourn after French Quarter attack, festival season begins in New Orleans

  Festival season starts in New Orleans today with the first Mardi Gras parade as people there are still processing last week's terror attack in the French Quarter.