Meteorologists say that water rapidly freezing in the soil amid bitterly cold temperatures can make a startling noise and even cause small vib…
The National Transportation Safety Board is arriving to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board. The Paris-bound Bombardier Challenger 600 flipped over and burned on takeoff at Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night as the nation’s massive winter storm was beginning to reach the area. It remained unclear on Tuesday if the weather or cold played a role in the crash as investigators were just beginning their work. Experts say the weather and questions about whether ice accumulating on the wings kept the plane from getting airborne will likely be an initial focus by the NTSB.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on …
When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned to stick it out at her …
A group of young people leap into the water from St. Kilda Pier in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, as temperatures soar. (Michael Currie/AAP Image via AP)
Fans cool down in front of water misters at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Fans walk and ride bikes through a water mister at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Fans sit in the shade as they watch quarterfinal matches on a video screen at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
An icy deep freeze gripped the Delmarva Peninsula on Monday, leaving towns coated in slick conditions as residents worked to thaw out.