Monster Storm Wallops Northeast; The GOP's 'Cancer'; Remembering Actors Hal Holbrook And Dustin Diamond

Plus, SpaceX announces its first all-civilian space mission. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [A massive winter storm is bringing heavy snowfall and strong winds to neighborhoods across the Northeast, like this one in Brooklyn, New York.]( Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Here's what we're following today. A powerful nor'easter continues to work its way along the East Coast, shutting down schools, vaccination sites and travel as it [threatens to dump up to 2 feet of snow]( in parts of the region. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — the controversial, QAnon-supporting freshman congresswoman — on Monday found herself facing blowback from her own party's leadership for espousing dangerous and unfounded conspiracies about American politics. Greene has blamed Jews for California wildfires and harassed students who survived the deadly Parkland school shooting that she claims didn’t happen. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says these views are [a “cancer” on the party](. Democrats in the House want her to be censured or expelled. The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., has suspended two police officers who restrained and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl last Friday. Authorities say the officers were responding to a family disturbance and claimed the girl was suicidal. Police body camera video [shows the girl crying and begging]( not to be sprayed. Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was arrested on Jan. 17 when he returned to Russia after recovering from poisoning, which he blames on Russia's president. [Now he faces a court hearing]( in Moscow and could be sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. He says the accusations against him are politically motivated. Myanmar's military announced Monday that it has seized power and will rule the country for at least one year after confining its top political leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, to their homes. President Biden says the U.S. will immediately review whether to [impose fresh sanctions](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listens [Combing Hair, Syracuse, N.Y., 1986, High Museum of Art, gift of Eric Ceputis and David W. Williams, 2017]( Dawoud Bey For more than 40 years, MacArthur award-winning photographer Dawoud Bey has focused his lens on people and places that tell the stories and history of Black America. The first museum retrospective of his work is touring the country and is now at the [High Museum of American Art]( in Atlanta. [Click here]( to see more of Bey's images and [here to listen to his story](. Working from home has been the new normal for many Americans for nearly a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, explains the long-term implications of remote work and what prohibited it from being as widespread in years past. [Listen here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- In Memoriam [Actor Hal Holbrook. ] Ana Gilbert Actor Hal Holbrook, who is best known for his portrayal of Mark Twain in the long-running one-man show Mark Twain Tonight, died on Jan. 23 at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to The New York Times. [He was 95](. The actor also played Deep Throat in All the President's Men and won an Oscar nomination for his performance in Into the Wild. Dustin Diamond, the actor known for his role as Screech in the hit sitcom Saved by the Bell, died Monday from cancer. [He was 44](. The electronic pop musician SOPHIE, known for her unique spin on underground dance music, died on Saturday after an accidental fall. [She was 34 years old](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.]( Getty Images - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced the first all-civilian space flight mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule later this year. The flight will be used as a $200 million fundraising vehicle for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. ([CNN]( - Capt. Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British Army II veteran who has raised millions of dollars to support health care workers in the fight against COVID-19, now has the illness and [is in the hospital in Bedford, England](. - Actress Evan Rachel Wood alleges her ex-fiance Brian Warner, better known as rock musician Marilyn Manson, was the man she who once testified severely physically abused her. She says she was brainwashed into submission and silence. [Other women are coming forward]( with allegations against Warner of physical and sexual abuse. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]