U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once

The United States is getting slammed by a stretch of weather extremes, from flooding rain to record heat and late-season snow ...

Man Carves Giant Spinning Ice Circle on Frozen Lake for Sunset Campfire Gathering

An Illinois man turned a frozen lake into a rotating hangout after carving a massive circle in the ice with a chainsaw ...

US weather to go nuts with blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, atmospheric river all at once

The United States is getting slammed by a stretch of weather extremes, from flooding rain to record heat and late-season snow. On Wednesday, Washington, D.C., hit a record 86 degrees, then snow ...
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Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker heads home after Antarctic deployment

While deployed, the icebreaker marked its 50th year of service and freed the cruise ship Scenic Eclipse II from dense ice, among other operations.