

Nation Feb 22

Temperatures in Texas have warmed up considerably as experts try to determine just how many deaths in the state were tied to last week's winter storm. But as recovery efforts continue, the fallout is just beginning. Alana Rocha, a multimedia…
By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris
Nation Feb 19

Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the electric grid now have it back, but the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, with many people lacking…
By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17

Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power in and around Portland, Oregon, six days after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled.
By Sara Cline, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press
Politics Feb 17

Winter storms during the past week in the Midwest, Texas and Appalachia forced water service providers to scramble to manage serious problems as sub-freezing temperatures remained an obstacle.
By Adrian Sainz, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press
Feb 17

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press
The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship, especially to states that are unaccustomed to such frigid weather — parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Feb 16

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press
More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge in demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows.
Feb 16

By Associated Press
At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, and millions of people in Texas remained in the dark early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures.
Feb 13

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press
South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors.
Oct 31

Southern California was yet again assaulted by wind-driven wildfires Thursday. Some 500 homes and 1,300 people were evacuated when fast-moving flames burned through a San Bernardino neighborhood. In the northern part of the state, most evacuations have been lifted as…
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