WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former senator George Allen is attempting a comeback six years after the Republican narrowly lost his seat to Democrat Jim Webb, following comments critics said were racist and that became viral on YouTube.

Allen announced he would run for his former seat in 2012 in an email to his supporters and on his website.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Temperatures in most of the country stayed near or below freezing on Sunday, with dangerous sub-zero wind chills threatening the Northeast and the Midwest into Monday, according to forecasters.

The severely cold weather will set the stage for “a potent winter storm” early next week, forecasters for the Weather Channel said.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ever since Kimberly Hill lost her job as a real estate title processor in 2008, she has struggled to feed her three children, she says.

But after her two younger children’s Baltimore city school adopted an after-school meal program that feeds students a nutritious supper, she has felt a sense of relief.