At a Glance Five people were injured Monday when a plane slid off a runway in Presque Isle, Maine.Nearly 900 flights have been canceled in the U.S.Nearly 60,000 customers in the Northeast had no electricity Monday morning. Winter Storm Scott stomped into the Northeast overnight, bringing a treacherous commute, power outages, canceled flights and school closings. Officials in Presque Isle, Maine, said CommutAir Flight 4933 slid off a snowy runway , according to WMTW.com. The plane was damaged and five...

At a Glance A tornado outbreak hit the South on Sunday, leaving destruction in several states.At least 23 people were killed as storms pounded Lee County, Alabama.Authorities confirmed four of the victims were children.The search continues for seven or eight missing people, the sheriff says. The search continued Tuesday for people still missing after a vicious tornado outbreak that ripped across the South on Sunday killed at least 23 in Alabama. The tornado roared through Beauregard, a community of about...

At a Glance Alabama residents are beginning the difficult task of rebuilding their lives after Sunday's deadly tornado outbreak.Here are ways in which you can help the victims. The search continued Tuesday for victims of an EF4 tornado that ripped through the town of Beauregard, Alabama, on Sunday, killing at least 23 and leaving dozens more missing. Hundreds of people in the town of 10,000 lost their homes and livelihoods to the powerful twister and are now struggling to recover...

At a Glance A man died in a crash in Michigan that involved a school bus.A 30-vehicle pileup closed I-43 on the Leo Frigo Bridge in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Another pileup in northeastern Ohio involved at least 30 vehicles Tuesday afternoon. Wintry conditions in the upper Midwest caused a number of traffic pileups on Tuesday. Northbound State Route 8 in Hudson, Ohio, came to a standstill about 3 p.m. because of a crash between Seasons Road and State Road 303, the...

At a Glance Several people were injured on the Norwegian Escape when an estimated 115-mph wind gust rocked the ship.The incident occurred just hours after the cruise ship left port in New York City.The ship docked in Florida Tuesday morning, and no serious damage to the boat was found. A Norwegian Cruise Line ship arrived safely in Cape Canaveral Tuesday, two days after a powerful wind gust rocked the ship, injuring several passengers, scattering debris and even breaking some windows...

At a Glance More than 3,000 residents in Southern California were ordered to evacuate amid a new round of heavy rains.Several roads were closed Wednesday. Within five minutes, nearly 1,500 lightning strikes were recorded off the California Coast. A new round of heavy rain soaking California on Wednesday prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents in wildfire burn areas amid concerns of mudslides and debris flows. At least 3,000 residents were ordered Tuesday to scarred by the Thomas, Whittier and...

At a Glance Heavy rains may be to blame for the deaths of 21 horses at California's Santa Anita race track in the past two months.Officials indefinitely canceled races in order to examine the tracks' dirt surface. The recent spate of heavy rains in California may be to blame for the deaths of 21 horses at the Santa Anita race track in the past two months, which prompted officials to indefinitely cancel races to examine the track's dirt surface. Tim...

At a Glance The sinkhole opened in an unused portion of the zoo.It is about 50 yards by 85 yards and about 50 feet deep in spots.Much of the zoo sits over Louisville Mega Cavern, which has been closed because of a small earthquake. The Louisville Zoo remained closed Thursday while investigators work to learn what caused a football-field-sized sinkhole to open in an undeveloped part of the zoo. Zoo staff found the sinkhole about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday during a...

This is one of the first air-to-air images of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft flying in formation. The images, originally monochromatic and shown here as colorized composite images, were captured during a supersonic flight series flown, in part, to better understand how shocks interact with aircraft plumes, as well as with each other. (NASA) At a Glance To capture the images, two T-38s flying faster than the speed of sound and a B-200 had to hit a...

At a Glance Four children are among the 23 people who died.The victims also include 10 members of one family.They range in age from 6 to 89. Four children, ages 6, 8, 9 and 10, were among the 23 people who died when a tornado tore through Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday. The oldest victim was 89-year-old Jimmy Lee Jones. Ten people killed were all members of a family united by marriage. "Just keep those families in your prayers," Lee...

At a Glance Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey described the tornado damage as "horrendous" after a Wednesday tour.Officials said all residents are now accounted for; 23 deaths have been confirmed.President Donald Trump and the First Lady visited Alabama on Friday. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey viewed the damage for herself Wednesday in the town of Beauregard, and three days after the EF4 tornado left widespread damage, what she saw was horrific. "Y'all, it's horrendous, absolutely horrendous," Ivey told reporters after touring the...

At a Glance Highway 91 remained closed Friday near Copper Mountain, a day after an avalanche buried cars on the roadway.Colorado's avalanche danger is at the highest level in some parts of the state.So far this season, more than 2,000 avalanches have been recorded, including at least 288 this week. A backcountry skier was killed Thursday in an avalanche in the Jones Pass area of Clear Creek County, Colorado, amid warnings of extreme avalanche danger, authorities say. Hans Berg, 48,...