Gorillas to Be Protected with New Congo National Park
Jan. 31, 2013 Two mountain gorillas are seen in the Virunga National Park, near the Uganda border in eastern Congo. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) The Republic of Congo has declared a new national park that...
View ArticleRemembering the Space Shuttle Columbia, 10 Years Later
Jan. 31, 2013 STS-107 crew members, from the left (bottom row) are astronauts Kalpana Chawla, mission specialist; Rick D. Husband, mission commander; Laurel B. Clark, mission specialist; and Ilan...
View ArticleTwo Families Suing Over 2011 Pittsburgh Flash Floods
In this August 19, 2011 photo, workers clear vehicles from the scene of a flash flood, caused by heavy rains, where three people died while trapped in their car in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don Wright)...
View ArticleNY Inmates Help Build Ice Palace in Adirondacks
Inmates, wearing green, work with volunteers breaking off ice blocks from Lake Flower that will be used to construct the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival ice palace on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, in Saranac...
View ArticleWeekend Storm to Bring Snow from Midwest to Northeast
As chilly, arctic air remains in place from the Upper Midwest into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast into early next week, a series of weak storm systems will bring the chance for a few rounds of light...
View ArticleSneaky Snow Midwest to DC Today
As a weak storm from Canada scoots eastward, a swath of light snow and flurries will reach from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic coast into Friday morning. The weak storm riding a wave of arctic...
View ArticlePlane Lands Safely After Pilot Loses Consciousness
(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Alaska Airlines jetliner bound for Seattle made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Thursday night after the pilot lost consciousness, an airline...
View ArticleFireworks Cause Deadly Highway Collapse in China
Rescuers work at the accident site where an expressway bridge partially collapsed due to a truck explosion in central China's Henan Province, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2013. (AP Photo) BEIJING (AP) - An...
View ArticleCan a Groundhog Really Predict When Spring Will Arrive?
By Renny Vandewege Groundhog handler Ben Hughes and Punxsutawney Phil at the 125th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2011, in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Groundhog...
View ArticleIf a Space Shuttle is Doomed, Do You Tell the Crew?
WASHINGTON (AP) - A NASA top official wrestled with what he thought was a hypothetical question: What should you tell the astronauts of a doomed space shuttle Columbia? When the NASA official raised...
View ArticleQuick Facts: Super Bowl Weather
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View ArticleThis Week's Must-See Twitter Photos
MarkBMariner/Twitter 1 of 12 Mark Burridge of tweeted this photo of a frozen pond in Norwell, Mass., writing, "Can you believe this crazy weather shot by Jeff Simpson from earlier today? #weather...
View Article10 Stunning Widescreen Photos of New Orleans
Alamy 1 of 10 An aerial view of the Mississippi River at New Orleans. share Share on Tumblr Pin It Email to a friend Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images 2 of 10 The Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans,...
View ArticleThe 'Seer of Seers' Predicts Early End to Winter
Weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is held by Groundhog Club co-handler John Griffiths Saturday in Punxsutawney, Pa. AP Photo. PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - An end to winter's bitter cold will...
View ArticlePhotos: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts the Weather
AP Photo/Keith Srakocic 1 of 9 Groundhog Club Co-handler Ron Ploucha holds the weather-predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, after the club said Phil did not see his shadow and there will be an...
View ArticleNew Orleans: A Tale of 2 Cities Since Katrina
Dogs walk on an empty street Thursday past lots where buildings once stood in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, a neighborhood that was heavily damaged by floodwaters from a levee break after...
View ArticleWinter's Halftime Kicks Off Super Bowl Sunday
The constellation Orion rises high in the Colorado sky Dec. 11, a sure sign that winter had arrived. Daniel McVey photo. As many weather-minded people may know, Groundhog Day occurred Saturday, when...
View ArticleWatch: A Super Forecast for New Orleans Tailgaters
The Super Bowl game itself is being played indoors, in the Superdome, but folks tailgating in New Orleans are in for some nice weather. They can expect partly sunny skies with a high of 67 degrees....
View ArticleSnapshots of Sandy: Group Restores Victims' Photos
Damaged photos are evaluated during restoration by Operation Photo Rescue-Hurricane Sandy, at New York's School of Visual Arts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) NEW YORK (AP) - Of all the images of Superstorm...
View ArticleLiving, Lurking Threat in Sandy-Hit Homes: Mold
In this Jan. 24, 2013, photo, Victor Pena of Flag Enterprises steam-cleans a floor in a home in Massapequa, N.Y. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File) NEW YORK (AP) - Esther Tauscher stood outside her Staten...
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