Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Just as travel returns to pre-pandemic levels, an arctic front in the Midwest and and record-breaking cold temperatures along the Gulf Coast and in the Eastern U.S. could bring dangerous conditions. -
Several airlines are waiving the fees to change flights as snow storms, high winds and low temperatures are expected across the U.S. -
Biting wind and heavy snow are expected across 17 states this week, sending temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 F in some areas. Blizzard conditions could hit the Upper Midwest on Thursday. -
The Inclement Weather Shelter Program for San Diegans experiencing homelessness was activated Monday by the San Diego Housing Commission in partnership with the city of San Diego. -
The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, and happens when the Northern Hemisphere is pointing away from the sun. -
Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for much of the nation as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States. -
Hawaiian Airlines' chief operating officer said the airline had not experienced "an incident of this nature in recent history," calling it an isolated and unusual event. -
Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places. -
A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes that wrecked homes and injured a handful of people in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area. -
A winter storm packing powerful winds, heavy rain and potentially several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada shut down highways, toppled trees and triggered flood watches and avalanche warnings.
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