After nearly a decade, the director of the National Weather Service has stepped down. Getting the public to understand weather is just as important as the science that delivers the forecasts, he says.
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Read more ...The Western megadrought is revealing America's 'lost national park' National News
A famed desert landscape has reemerged as water levels in Lake Powell reservoir have fallen to record lows. It's raising questions about the future of this oasis and water in the American West.
Read more ...The immovable Republican Party and 'ink-blot politics' National News
Several of the key facts of the Jan. 6 insurrection are indisputable. And yet millions on the right do dispute them. Here's a look at how that happened.
Read more ...To quell unrest, Kazakhstan's president authorizes forces to shoot to kill National News
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev opened the door for a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent.
Read more ...Japan has undergone periods of similar restrictions over the past two years. This time, the spread of the omicron variant appears to be first hitting prefectures that house the U.S. military.
Read more ...An Uber rider who got stuck in the Virginia traffic jam ended up with a $600 bill National News
Andrew Peters was stuck on I-95 for nine hours this week after snow and ice caused tractor-trailers to jackknife on the interstate, making the road impassable. By Thursday, Uber had offered a refund.
Read more ...The Mid-Atlantic and Northeast are bracing for several more inches of snow National News
Heavy snow rolled through Tennessee and Kentucky on Thursday, and was expected to hit several states across the northeast next.
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