WASHINGTON — A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.

A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.

Two hundred years ago, a group of young men — mostly Irish and German — volunteered to dig a ditch deep enough, wide enough, and long enough to carry boats

The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep as large-scale solar farms crop up across the U.S. and in the fields of Texas.

Today, Andrew and Anne and their baby boy live on their 65-acre farm in western Pennsylvania, purchased a year ago, and have become heavily involved in restoring the Catholic Land Movement (CLM), a project that began in the early-20th century and received an apostolic blessing from Pope Pius XI in 1933.

At stake is control of public lands in Western states, and conservationists fear increased efforts to roll back protections under the next Trump administration.

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Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds. Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing. Sun protection recommended ...

A strong cold front and its associated trough will cross the state during today and early Thursday, before heading offshore and forming a low pressure system off the northern coast later this week. Wet and windy conditions will persist along the coast and ...

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