Christmas tree myths: What really keeps your tree fresher longer

Minneapolis was briefly colder than Mars as wintry weather expands across US

Polar vortex to bring triple whammy of Arctic cold to US through mid-December

Record snow hits Midwest with the potential for weekend snow in eastern US to follow 1st of three polar vortex episodes

December 2025 astronomy guide: Supermoon, Geminids and the month’s best sky events; plus, Winter storm to ring in December from Midwest to Northeast

Weekend winter storm to blanket Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit in inches of snow

Rare ‘seiche’ on Lake Erie; plus National Parks will cost more for international guests

Tornado damages 100 homes in Houston 3 days before Thanksgiving; plus white out conditions expected near Great Lakes

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade weather: Winds could threaten iconic balloons

Hurricane Melissa's 252-mph wind gust sets new record; plus, Moss survives exposure to space in ISS experiment

Atlantic season to end with no US hurricane landfalls, but one record-shattering Caribbean storm

Severe storms with flash flood risk to stretch from Texas to Arkansas and Tennessee; and it snowed in Hawaii

Thanksgiving travel may be slowed by cross-country storm next week

Snow streaking from Pennsylvania to New Jersey; Flooding downpours and travel delays in the central US; and cloud seeding in Iran

Utqiavik, Alaska: 65 days without sunlight, plus Cosmonauts sheltered on ISS during severe solar storm; and Father, daughter killed after being swept into ocean in California

Heavy rain looms for south-central US, easing drought; also, Storminess to continue along the West coast

New clipper storm to bring more wintry mix, prolong Northeast's chill

Leonid meteor shower to peak this weekend; also, bird flu spike driving up Thanksgiving turkey prices

Major storm to unload inches of rain, set off dangerous flash flooding in California

Big warmup unfolding for central US; Chill to hold in East this week; plus where to find the best snow this winter