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Texas' unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent in October, up half a percentage point from the previous month in part because of Hurricane Ike and national economic trends, the Texas Workforce Commission ...

Published: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:42 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 21, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. Raleigh The prelude to winter brought snow across much of North Carolina, even though the state faces the ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Icy roads and poor visibility are reported in northern Indiana due to the second round of lake effect snow this week.

Forecasters say winter in North Carolina could be wetter and colder than the past few seasons despite a Southern outlook for drier and warmer conditions.

Officials in the southern Philippines say a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain has buried houses, killing at least five people including children and leaving several others missing.

Graphic shows drought conditions in the west; compares current conditions to last year; two sizes; Cookie Smith was surprised to learn the fake lawn that earned her a home-beautification award violated a city ...

Gov. Rick Perry is forming a commission that will oversee coastal rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Ike and develop recommendations for responding to future storms.

AN elderly woman has died after her car was swept away by floodwaters east of Brisbane.

IN high seas and heavy rain, the supertanker Kasagisan was steaming through the Malacca Strait in February when it was suddenly surrounded by six small boats.

Nov. 19 - A daring Brazilian surfer broke his own record after riding a wave on an extra-long 30-foot surfboard for over ten seconds.