At a Glance With wind chills below zero, schools closed or delayed classes.An Iowa state trooper was hurt at the scene of a jackknifed semitrailer truck.Seventeen students were injured Wednesday when a bus slid off a highway near Emporia, Kansas. Schools and businesses remained closed or opened late Thursday as much of the Midwest was gripped by arctic cold. The temperature dropped to 3 degrees at Kansas City International Airport and the just before 8 a.m. CST, the National Weather...

The U.S.-Mexico border between Tijuana and San Diego County is seen from Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on Dec. 26, 2018. (GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images) At a Glance The women got lost amid cold temperatures and snow in the Laguna Mountains.They, and two men with them, were suffering from hypothermia, officials said.The two men were arrested. Three women who crossed from Mexico into the United States died Monday during a winter storm in the Laguna Mountains of Southern California....

A manatee swims at Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, Florida. A dead manatee was recently found in New Jersey, far north of its usual winter habitat. (Blue Spring State Park) At a Glance The manatee washed up on a beach near Cape May, New Jersey.The large marine mammals can't tolerate temperatures below 68 degrees for an extended period of time.More and more species are being seen in unusual areas, possible due to climate change or habitat loss. A...