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CNN By Dalia Faheid, Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — At least four people are dead and hundreds of thousands are without power Friday after a Nor’easter brought heavy snow and strong winds to parts of the Northeast. Widespread wind gusts topping 40 mph swept across the region midweek, downing trees

WMUR, SCOTT RYAN, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Artemis Moshtaghian, Gene Norman and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — At least four people are dead and hundreds of thousands are without power Friday after a Nor’easter brought heavy snow and strong winds to parts of the Northeast. Widespread wind gusts topping 40 mph swept across the region

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Christina Maxouris, Raja Razek, Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes were damaged in one West Virginia community and more than 100,000 customers in the state were without power late Tuesday night as a powerful system of thunderstorms with damaging winds, dangerous hail and the

WMUR By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — The threat of a severe weather outbreak is growing as tens of millions of people across the eastern half of the United States face severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts, dangerous hail and destructive tornadoes. “A potentially substantial severe weather outbreak –

KMAX, KOVR, CNN By Susannah Cullinane, Sara Smart and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California over the weekend with damaging winds and heavy snow dumping on mountain ridges down to the valleys. The most extreme conditions are unfolding at the highest elevations in the mountains, with whiteout conditions

CNN By Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous winter storm is slamming Northern California with rare blizzard conditions and fierce winds as it threatens to unload up to 10 feet of snow in the mountains and snarl travel. In the Sierra Nevada, the storm is delivering heavy snow, reduced visibilities, toppled power lines and

CNN By Mary Gilbert and Elliana Hebert, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous winter storm has arrived in California and will unload feet of snow, powerful winds and rare blizzard conditions in the mountains through the weekend. The storm will bury California under its biggest snowfall of the year posing a significant danger to travelers –

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A few years ago, NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if the impact would change its direction. The celestial object now appears to be a “very different body” akin to a giant debris plume of floating material, according to a new study. Here’s what

CNN By Mary Gilbert and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A massive blaze that’s raging out of control is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — All US states and territories will receive a new round of funding to help clean up the nation’s drinking water, the Biden administration announced today. The bipartisan effort aims to fix America’s vast underground water system and replace miles of corroded pipes that are creating health risks. Here’s

CNN By Elliana Hebert and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — Two storms, including another long-lasting atmospheric river event, will drench much of California starting Saturday and well into next week, raising the risk of flooding and landslides. The state is still recovering from a particularly potent storm that brought record-breaking rain and hundreds of mudslides

CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Lauren Mascarenhas and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A fast-moving nor’easter dumped snow on New York City and other major Northeast metropolitan areas Tuesday, knocking out power and disrupting travel, work and school. Here’s the latest: • Double-digit snow: More than a foot of snow fell from Pennsylvania to Connecticut. At least

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Multiple large retailers, including Costco and Trader Joe’s, have recalled items containing dairy products linked to a Listeria outbreak. The list of contaminated foods was recently expanded to include particular yogurts, cheese and salad dressings. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On

CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The current El Niño is now one of the strongest on record, new data shows, catapulting it into rare “super El Niño” territory, but forecasters believe that La Niña is likely to develop in the coming months. One of the main ways scientists determine whether El Niño

CNN By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A vicious storm that smacked the central and eastern US Friday is continuing its assault Saturday with whipping winds and blizzard conditions, rain, snow and dangerous coastal flooding. Meanwhile, a brutal blast of Arctic air is spreading south and east through the central US and will bring snow and ice