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Hurricane Earl update: storm surges up coast toward Cape Cod

The latest hurricane Earl update has the storm accelerating toward Cape Cod and passing Nantucket after midnight. But hurricane Earl is expected to weaken further as it passes offshore.

Hurricane Earl path: Power outages could vex Long Island, Cape Cod

Hurricane Earl path is expected to unleash wind gusts of 75 to 100 miles per hour. Utility crews are gearing up.

Hurricane Earl: East Coast residents should have an evacuation plan

Hurricane Earl could still stay out over the Atlantic, but it’s going to be a close call. So East Coast residents should practice evacuation in case hurricane Earl comes ashore.

Hurricane Earl path may cross Long Island, Cape Cod before Labor Day

Hurricane Earl is now a Category 4 hurricane. Long Island and the Northeast could be affected by the projected Hurricane Earl path. But the forecast’s margin of error is still as many as 300 miles.

Shakira visits Sean Penn, launches effort to help rebuild Haiti

Pop star Shakira came to Haiti on Sunday to look for land suitable to start a school for poor children. She's the latest celebrity to lend her star power to help rebuild Haiti.

Storm damage 2010: States ring up the cost

Federal help for winter storm damage is on the way to 35 areas in the US. Recovery hits state and local budgets hard.

Hurricane season forecast: seven storms to reach land

In the upcoming hurricane season, two or three storms will be major events along the coastal US, according to AccuWeather.com.

Heavy snow blasts New York: Snowiest month in city's history

Heavy snow and high winds added up to a 'snowicane' in New York. After so many winter storms, one meteorologist says, 'I'm ready for spring.'

Meteorologists turn up the hype with latest 'Monster Storm'

The fifth big snowstorm to hit the East Coast this season - forecast to begin Thursday - has meteorologists reaching for Thesauruses and trash-talking in their efforts to top one another. At what point does a legitimate warning of a 'Monster Storm' become hype?

Snow in all 50 states? New storm could make that true.

The South faces the brunt of another major East Coast snowstorm. If the Florida Panhandle gets an inch or two as expected, then there will be snow in all 50 states.

East Coast snow storm: New York braces for a foot of snow

The East Coast is bracing for Wednesday's big snow storm. New York is expected to bear the brunt this time, with airlines already canceling flights in the region and schools shut for the day.

Winter weather forecast: higher gas prices, heating oil costs

The cold weather is already causing gas prices and home heating oil prices to rise. How much might they affect any economic recovery?

Cold weather: winter is chilliest 'in many people's memory’

Cold weather across much of the East has orange growers pulling all-nighters in Florida, city workers in Atlanta scrambling to fix burst pipes, and the homeless struggling in Memphis.

Oil prices top $78 a barrel - double the cost of a year ago

Cold temperatures have boosted demand for home heating oil. Higher oil prices pose another challenge for the American consumer.

Weather for Black Friday? Cold and a strong chance of shopping.

Retailers hoping for Black Friday crowds like wintery weather, which reminds people of the holidays. Meteorologists predict that's what they'll get on that big shopping day after Thanksgiving.

Could Hurricane Jimena put out California's wildfires?

Atlantic will produce tropical storm soon, meteorologists say

But two researchers say it will be a slightly reduced hurricane season, partly because of a developing El Niño.

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Retail season starts strong, but a long haul ahead

Sales were better than expected this past Black Friday, but will it last till Christmas?

On track toward record spring for tornadoes

The highest US total is from 1999, which had 676 tornadoes from January to mid-May.