At a Glance Rainfall from October to mid-November was as much as 300% above average.Locusts thrive in wet conditions.A single swarm can contain hundreds of millions of locusts. A plague of millions of desert locusts is destroying crops and livelihoods as swarms spread across parts of East Africa, fueled by extreme weather. - potentially carrying hundreds of millions of locusts - are sweeping through Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture said in a press release Monday....

One person died and another was seriously injured Friday morning when an avalanche struck the Alpine Meadows ski area in Northern California, west of Lake Tahoe. A tweet from the Placer County Sheriff's Office late Friday morning, and later said they don't believe there are additional victims. Search and rescue teams were dispatched immediately after the avalanche occurred just after 10 a.m., the sheriff's office added. At about noon local time, the sheriff's office in a separate tweet, adding that...

At a Glance Hundreds of flights were canceled Friday.Caught up in the difficulties were the grandparents of Kansas City Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill.A big Chiefs fan rented an SUV in St. Louis and drove the couple three hours to Kansas City. Among the fans braving frigid temperatures at today’s AFC Championship Game in Arrowhead Stadium are a couple of VIPs who worried the weather would scuttle their travel plans. They are the grandparents of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek...