Storm warnings issued, people stock up as heavy weekend snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

Storm warnings as snow bears down on mid-Atlantic

Retailers brace for storms set to hit East Coast on crucial last weekend of holiday shopping

Winter weather could slow holiday shoppers

Winter warnings for Mid-Atlantic as storms flooding South Florida head north bearing snow

Storms flood Fla., bear snow for mid-Atlantic

Troubled waters: Soccer great Akers now rescues abused horses, but floods threaten dream

Soccer great now devoted to rescuing abused horses

False Internet rumor leads to flood of cards for NY boy, 4, who has leukemia, but isn’t dying

False rumor starts flood of cards for NY boy, 4

3 dead after tropical cyclone cuts swathe through Fiji

3 dead after tropical cyclone hits Fiji

SUVA, Fiji — Thousands of Fiji villagers fled to shelters as a tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific nation, causing flooding, damaging homes and power lines, and killing three people, officials said Tuesday.

Authorities: All reports of stranded or overdue hunters in northern Arizona resolved

Overdue hunters in northern Arizona accounted for

Stubborn storm leaves a trail of frigid air, stranded hunters and vexed drivers

Stubborn storm leaves behind a shivering nation

Wintry storm brings winds, snow to East after blasting Midwest, leaving trail of bitter cold

Wintry storm blows east with high winds, snow

Biting-cold winds, icy roadways greeting morning commuters across snow-buried Midwest

Frigid temperatures follow heavy snow into Midwest

Colorado researchers predict above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2010

Colo. team predicts above-average hurricane season

Huge winter storm dumps snow on Midwest, provides ammunition for massive Wis. snowball fight

Storm dumps snow on Midwest, bitter cold to follow

Fierce wind, heavy snowfall, icy roads snarl traffic and close schools in Midwest, New England

Heavy snowfall, wind pounding Midwest, New England

Fierce wind, heavy snowfall, icy roads threatening Upper Midwest as ‘monster’ storm moves east

‘Extremely dangerous’ blizzards move into Midwest

Big storm sweeps out of West, bringing heavy snow and strong winds to Upper Midwest

Fierce winter storm hits Midwest with snow, wind

Brazil’s largest city hit again by major flooding, media reports of 6 dead

Sao Paulo swamped by floods, reports of 6 dead

Brazil rains kill 20 people, including at least 4 children; Thousands flee homes

Brazil: 20 deaths, thousands homeless in rains

Lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends as one of calmest since 1990s

Hurricane season ends with barely a whimper

A lull in the storms: 2009 hurricane season ends, was one of the calmest since 1990s

Hurricane seasons ends, one of calmest since 1990s

Supreme Court won’t hear woman’s appeal of airplane crash lawsuit time limit

Court won’t hear appeal on airplane crash

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a woman who wants to sue the government because air traffic controllers told the pilot of a homemade airplane to continue flying in a thunderstorm before it fatally crashed.

Winds blow clouds of ash, dust from burned Southern California mountains

Winds blow clouds of ash from S. Calif. mountains

Saudi official says death toll from heavy flooding has reached 106

Death toll from floods in Saudi reaches 106

Hajj pilgrims pray at desert mountain after heavy rains kill 77 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj

Firefighters mostly contain 60-acre fire as Santa Ana winds blow in Southern California

Wind-driven California blaze mostly contained

Islam’s annual hajj: millions face fears of swine flu, soaking rains

Islam’s hajj: rain and fears of swine flu

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site Wednesday in their traditional white robes, with a few additions — umbrellas and face masks — as the opening of the annual hajj was complicated by torrential rains and fears of swine flu.