Cold snap chills New York City's rats, and heats up the fight against them

NEW YORK (AP) — This week's frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped. Including the rats. The United States' most populous city has been spared the Upper Midwest's extreme wind chills, not to mention the shock of...

Hurricane-force winds anticipated in Ireland and UK as Storm Éowyn spirals in from Atlantic

LONDON (AP) — Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland are braced for one of the most intense storms in decades, with forecasters warning of extremely rare hurricane-force winds and a danger to life. The national forecasters for Ireland and the U.K. both issued the most serious...

Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters fought to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and resulted in more than 50,000 people being put under evacuation orders or warnings. The Hughes Fire broke out late...

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Winter storm causes rescheduling of NBA and college games across the South

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NBA and multiple college basketball conferences postponed games in response to winter weather that broke snowfall records in some southern states and coated others with a mix of snow and ice. Wednesday night's NBA contest between the Milwaukee Bucks and the...

Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy. From Texas through the Deep South, down into Florida and to the Outer Banks of North...

Sledding on boogie boards, ice hockey on Canal Street: The Gulf Coast embraces a rare snow day

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — When the sun rose over the Sunshine State on Wednesday, palm trees were dusted with snow, waves crashed on icy beaches, and overjoyed Floridians grabbed whatever would slide and headed for the closest hill. At a park a few blocks from the state capitol in...

Once-in-a-lifetime southern snow eclipses records that stood for decades

ATLANTA (AP) — Sun-soaked Florida and other parts of the South appear to have shattered snowfall records in what many are calling a once-in-a-lifetime chance to witness sandy snowscapes on beaches, of all places. So much of the white stuff piled up across the South that snowballs...

NBA postpones Bucks-Pelicans game after historic snow storm in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NBA has postponed Wednesday night's game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy. Tuesday's winter storm made road travel treacherous in a subtropical city with...

A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare frigid storm charged through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow that closed highways, grounded nearly all flights and canceled school for more than a million students more accustomed to hurricane dismissals than...