SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office has identified two bodies found near the border with Mexico as siblings who drowned when their vehicle was swept away in Tijuana by last month's torrential rains. Full Story »
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LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. - A new winter storm washed over the wildfire-scarred foothills north of Los Angeles Tuesday, leaving some residents to flee their homes in baggage-laden cars while others used shovels and buckets to try to hold back the muddy deluge. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A major snowstorm pummeled the United States from Illinois to Virginia and New York, nearing all-time winter records after an epic weekend blizzard paralyzed Washington and much of the east coast. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON - If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region. Offices were remaining closed at least through Wednesday. Full Story »
New York - Cities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are getting ready for Snowmageddon Part II. Full Story »
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti raises estimate of earthquake's death toll to 230,000 — on par with 2004 Asian tsunami. Full Story »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday postponed further action on legislation until later this month as the capital city braced for a second major snowstorm in less than a week. Full Story »
For 140 years, the National Weather Service and its forerunner, the US military's Weather Bureau, have tracked and forecast weather around the country. Now, that institution is about to be joined by a national climate service. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - US lawmakers put off hearings on Toyota woes and government agencies shut down Tuesday, but it was business as usual at the White House as the snowbound capital braced for another punishing winter storm. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second major snowstorm in less than a week slammed the East Coast from Washington to New York on Tuesday, forcing the United Nations to close and Congress to curtail legislative action. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - More than 500 homes were ordered to evacuate Tuesday as Los Angeles braced for more rain after a weekend storm which triggered mudslides that damaged 43 properties. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Mother Nature's wrath has forced the U.S. House to scrap its work week. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week. Full Story »
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A brutal snow storm that snarled air traffic and grounded flights along the East Coast this week also clouded the outlook for carriers that must foot the bill for stranded passengers. Full Story »
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GENEVA (AFP) - Haiti's quake battered and greatly diminished weather service urgently needs help ahead of the flood and storm prone country's impending rainy season, the UN's weather agency said on Tuesday. Full Story »
A powerful new solar observatory will spend the next five years recording images of the sun with 10 times better resolution than HD television, peering deep within the sun's layers to reveal just how solar storms erupt. The observations could help scientists build the first effective models for space weather forecasting. Full Story »
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Snowy weather was expected to move into the Eastern U.S. from the Plains on Tuesday. Full Story »
PHILADELPHIA - Another huge snowstorm is expected to smack the Philadelphia area this week and make it the snowiest winter on record in the city. Full Story »
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