At a Glance Winter Storm Maya began to release its hold on the Northeast Wednesday.One person died in a crash Tuesday morning in Hope Township, New Jersey.Some schools remain closed Wednesday in the Northeast and New England Winter Storm Maya began to release its hold on the Northeast Wednesday after creating a travel nightmare along many roads, including in New Jersey, where numerous crashes left motorists injured and and at least one person dead. Some schools in the Northeast were...

At a Glance FEMA Administrator Brock Long said Wednesday that he will resign from the position.Long's deputy, Peter Gaynor, will be named the acting administrator in his absence.Long has served as the head of FEMA since June 2017. FEMA Administrator Brock Long announced Wednesday that he will step down from the role he has held since June 2017. Long, who served as the head of the agency through 220 disaster declarations, did not say when his final day will be,...

At a Glance A powerful storm raked Hawaii with damaging winds this past weekend.Temperatures atop Mauna Kea may have surpassed the state's all-time record low.A wind gust just shy of 200 mph was also clocked on Mauna Kea.Snow fell near Maui's Haleakala volcano.This is just the latest example of weird weather in Hawaii since spring 2018. An unusually intense Hawaii storm might have broken a couple of all-time records for cold and snow in our 50th state. (NEWS: Latest Damage,...

At a Glance Redding, California, was virtually shut down Wednesday by heavy snow from Nadia.Crashes shut down roads in the Northwest as the winter storm dumped heavy snow.More than 250 motorists became stranded at the summit of Washington's Snoqualmie Pass. Winter Storm Nadia continued to slam the Pacific Northwest and Northern California with heavy snow and rain Wednesday, causing multiple crashes and road closures, leaving tens of thousands without power. The California city of Redding, which sees snow about once...

Miners walk near a mine shaft at Manzou Farm, in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, on April 5, 2018. (Jekesai NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images) At a Glance Heavy rains flooded two underground mines in which the miners were panning for gold.The heavy rains damaged a dam wall, leading to massive flooding. Several dozen miners are believed to be dead in Zimbabwe after heavy rains flooded two underground mines in which the miners were panning for gold. While the exact number of missing is unknown, state...

At a Glance A levee on the White River near Newport, Arkansas, is eroding. The river reached major flood stage Thursday morning.A Jackson County official says the levee could fail, and he urges residents to leave their home. Some people living near the White River in northeast Arkansas have been warned to leave their homes because flooding is eroding a levee on the river, an official says. Jackson County Judge Jeff Phillips declared an emergency Tuesday night and announced a...

At a Glance The EPA said last May it would develop a plan to tackle PFAS chemicals in drinking water.Thursday's plan says by the end of the year, the EPA will take the next step toward regulating PFAS.Critics say the plan isn't aggressive enough for dealing with the chemicals linked to cancer and other health issues. The Environmental Protection Agency released a plan Thursday for dealing with a class of highly toxic chemicals contaminating drinking water around the country. The...

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, salutes as he visits Exercise Clockwork for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Commando Helicopter Force and Joint Helicopter Command deploying for extreme cold weather training on Feb. 14, 2019, in Bardufoss, Norway. Exercise Clockwork is the traditional name for the annual winter exercise, based in one of the world's most demanding environments, 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. (Victoria Jones-Pool / Getty Images) Prince Harry spent his Valentine's Day...

Bruce MacDonell carries Annie Lovell through floodwaters after using a boat to pass a flooded road on Feb. 15, 2019 in Guerneville, Calif. An atmospheric river is bringing heavy rains to Northern California that is causing rivers to overflow their banks and flood many areas around the Russian River. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Threats of mudslides continue in California on Friday though heavy rains have slowed. The dangerous weather has been . An unidentified woman was rescued from rising water near...

At a Glance Heavy rain triggered numerous mudslides and localized flooding for a second day in California.Two deaths have been linked to the stormA woman was rescued from her Sausalito home Thursday after it slid down a hillside.Several water rescues had to be performed on Thursday. Heavy rains that killed at least two people in California this week eased on Friday but authorities are warning that the danger of mudslides continues. "The ground is still so saturated and the water...

At a Glance Winter Storm Nadia's heavy snow triggered a deadly pileup Friday in western Missouri.Crashes closed roads in the Northwest and California earlier in the week.More than 250 motorists became stranded at the summit of Washington's Snoqualmie Pass. After causing multiple crashes, including one fatal, and road closures on its cross-country trek, Winter Storm Nadia began to wind down Saturday, bringing light snow into eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. On Friday, the storm triggered at least 125 crashes in...

At a Glance Temperatures have been 5 to 15 degrees above average in Alaska. A stormy pattern has led ice to break up in the Bering Sea. The jet stream remains very far north over the state. Temperatures soared to near the freezing mark late last week at the nation's northernmost town of Utquagvik, formerly known as Barrow, Alaska. Temperatures held for several days in the 20s and 30s, which is between 30 and 40 degrees above average. And this...