NYC Seaport a 'Ghost Town' Months After Sandy
NEW YORK (AP) - The historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy. Just...
View ArticleSevere Weather Threat for Gulf Coast
The same storm system producing a blizzard across parts of the Plains will spark a round of severe weather, including a few tornadoes, along the central Gulf Coast on Monday. The afternoon and evening...
View ArticleTrial Set to Open for Gulf Oil Spill Litigation
In this photo made Wednesday, April 21, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, an oil slick is seen as the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Nearly three years...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 2-25-2013
AP Photo/Mel Evans 1 of 10 The sun rises in Seaside Heights, N.J., Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster,which has been sitting in the ocean after part of the Funtown Pier was...
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View ArticleWatch: Intense Blizzard Bears Down on Amarillo, Texas
Feb. 25, 2013 The second winter storm in less than a week slammed the central plains on Monday morning. Blizzard conditions continue to bear down on the region, forcing highway closures from West Texas...
View ArticlePhotos: Intense Blizzard Slams the Central Plains
Larry Phillips/Southwest Daily Times/AP Photo 1 of 11 A storm system packing snow and high winds has been tracking eastward across western Texas toward Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. National Weather...
View ArticleWatch: Man Frantically Shields Car from Hail With His Own Body
Golfball-sized hail pelted Mar de Plata, Argentina, Sunday, damaging an estimated 5,000 cars, homes, offices and schools in just 10 minutes. One man didn't take the onslaught lying down. Instead, he...
View ArticleWinter Storm Set to Strike Northeast Today
Feb. 26, 2013 A storm, bringing a blizzard to part of the Plains, will swing through the Northeast. The storm will bring a period of rain on the coast and everything from heavy snow to a wintry mix...
View Article2nd Winter Storm in Days Paralyzes Parts of Midwest
Updated Feb. 26, 2013, 5:06 p.m. ET Vehicles travel west along highway US 50 in South Hutchinson, Kan., Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, as blizzard conditions hinder visibility. (AP Photo/The Hutchinson News,...
View ArticleTwo Everest Climbs Put Nepalese Woman in Record Book
The southern face of Mount Everest. (AP Photo) KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) - Nepalese mountaineer Chhurim entered the record book by scaling Mount Everest twice in the same climbing season. In fact, she did...
View ArticleN.J. Town Plans to Use Rainforest Wood on Boardwalk
In this Feb. 12, 2013, photo, support pilings and damaged concrete are all that is left of the Avon, N.J., boardwalk, which was destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) AVON, N.J. (AP) -...
View ArticleCan 'Rainscaping' Protect Homeowners' Wallets?
In this Feb. 11, 2013, photo, art complements science on this settlement pond in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood. (AP Photo/Dean Fosdick) Stormwater runoff can quickly drain a homeowner's wallet. The...
View ArticleHot Air Balloon Crash in Egypt Kills 18 Tourists
Egyptians gather at the site of a balloon crash where the remains of the burned gondola are seen, just west of the city of Luxor, on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Hagag Salama) LUXOR, Egypt (AP) -...
View ArticleToday's 10 Must-See Photos: 2-26-2013
AP Photo/Charlie Riedel 1 of 10 A small jet is silhouetted against the rising moon Monday, Feb. 25, in the skies above Phoenix. share Share on Tumblr Pin It Email to a friend NASA/Hubble 2 of 10 This...
View ArticleHoax Suspected in Family's Distress Call From Sailboat
Big Sur coastline. (Thinkstock) SANTA CRUZ, California (AP) - The Pacific Ocean either swallowed an adventurous couple and two young children aboard a sailboat off the Central California coast this...
View ArticleCold and Wind Head South for Spring Break
Residents and visitors in the South this weekend into next week should be prepared for a spell of unseasonably cold weather with wind. The chill will hit at a time when many college students, families...
View ArticleSlow-Moving Snowstorm Pummels Midwest, Heads East
A Kenosha, Wis., police officer pushes a vehicle stuck in snow on a slick hill as a winter storm dropped more snow on southeastern Wisconsin, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Kenosha News, Brian...
View ArticlePowerful Cyclone Heads for Australian Mining Town
(NOAA) PERTH, Australia (AP) - Australia's major iron ore port was shut down and residents along a remote stretch of the country's west coast ordered to take shelter as a powerful cyclone bore down on...
View ArticleExperts: Twin Storms Won't End Drought in Plains
Snow covers docks the no longer reach the low water of Lakeview, a private lake and club, near Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) ST. LOUIS (AP) - The blanket of snow...
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