U.S. adults surveyed in 1999 correctly predicted major shifts for the half-century ahead: the election of a Black U.S. president, civilian travel to space and a warming planet.
The big picture: The turn of the millennium marked a cultural, technological and political inflection point, with Americans anticipating some of the changes that have come to define the 21st century so far.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) criticized President Trump's veto of a bill that would have funded a Colorado drinking water project in her district.
Why it matters: The prominent MAGA lawmaker and longtime Trump ally, who was among a group of Republicans pushing for the president to release the Epstein files, in a statement to a Colorado news station questioned his motives for the veto.
A "surge" of Arctic air will "invade" much of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. over the New Year's period, forecasters warned — as lake-effect snow began hitting parts of New York Tuesday evening.
The big picture: This multi-day severe weather event that prompted N.Y.'s governor to declare a statewide emergency will see this "snow machine" downwind of lakes Erie and Ontario dump an additional 1-2 feet with locally 3+ ft possible within the heaviest snow bands in a region that's already been pummeled by a potent winter storm this week, per the National Weather Service.
