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Top 10 metros for job growth

Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
10 Mom myths: 'Because I Said So': Ken Jennings busts myths your mother told you

Here are 10 of "mom myths "from Jennings' new book in which he questions family wisdom.
US heat wave: 5 places that make it look milder
As much of US swelters, here are 5 worst heat waves of past 30 years
In Pictures: Phoenix dust storm

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Severe Arkansas weather: state braces with flashlights, Twitter, and prayer

With forecasts pointing to more severe Arkansas weather ahead, state residents have changed how they live – scanning Twitter for weather updates and packing emergency kits.
Missouri's Black River levee fails. Where floodwaters could hit next.

Residents along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers brace for a pair of crests that could bring record floods. In Missouri, 1,000 flee the overflowing Black River after 15 inches of rain in four days.
Vilonia, Ark., Poplar Bluff, Mo. hammered by spring storms

Vilonia, Arkansas and Poplar Bluff, Missouri have endured a deadly tornado and extensive flooding in the past 24 hours. The twister cut a wide swath of damage in Vilonia.
Crews work to reopen St. Louis airport after storm

The main airport remains closed a day after being hit by a tornado that blew out windows and smashed nearby houses.
Texas wildfires burn 'border to border;' cold front lifts hopes

Texas wildfires have burned hundreds of thousands of acres just in the past week, as flames ring entire lakes, jump firebreaks, and threaten towns and cities, including Dallas-Fort Worth.
Storms bring furious winds, tornadoes across 6 states

Emergency crews searched for victims in North Carolina, where 62 tornadoes were reported from the worst spring storm in two decades. Gov. Beverly Perdue surveyed the damage Sunday.
7 killed in Ala. storms, bringing US toll to 16

Combined with earlier reported fatalities in Arkansas and Oklahoma, the confirmed death toll had risen to 16 by early Saturday — the nation's deadliest storm of the season.
Red River floods fields, but US farmers ready

Red River: Every year, farmers in the valley all but halt deliveries of stored crops to handling facilities due to muddy or flooded yards and roads.
Texas wildfires: why this season is one of the worst in state history

Firefighters and smoke jumpers from 25 states have had to turn back hundreds of Texas wildfires. Nearly 100 homes have burned to the ground.
Iowa tornadoes confirmed, weather service says

Iowa tornadoes: The Des Moines Register says National Weather Service experts have confirmed two twisters struck Ida County on Saturday night. There were four more in Sac County, two in Pocahontas County and one in Kossuth County.
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Winter storm hits Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Winter storm knocks out power for thousands in Ohio, closes schools in two states, and forces residents to dig out from under yet another winter storm.
Snow storm wallops Oklahoma and Arkansas with three-foot drifts

Arctic air pushes unusually far south, bringing 10 to 20 inches of snow and three-foot drifts to Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and even parts of Texas.
Punxsutawney Phil plans snowy 125th anniversary

Punxsutawney Phil: The National Weather Service is calling for as much as seven inches of snow in Punxsutawney, followed by a possible mix of sleet and freezing rain overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
Severe weather from Chicago to Boston as monster storm arrives

Severe weather, in the form of snow, is headed for St. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, and Milwaukee. A monster storm could dump up to two-feet of snow and drifts piled up to 10 feet.
Winter storms zap city budgets. Will FEMA help with snow plowing costs?

As another mega-storm bears down on a large swath of the US, snow-encrusted cities and states scramble to cover rising costs of snow plowing. FEMA might help, but qualifying for aid isn't easy.
California superstorm could destroy up to a quarter of homes in the state

Scientists have detailed a California superstorm scenario that could destroy up to a quarter of homes in the state.
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Snow now in 49 states

Thanks to unusual weather patterns, there's snow on the ground in 49 out of 50 US states, including Hawaii.
South in icy grip, as latest winter storm defies warming predictions

Promises of a warmer winter are not bearing fruit as new winter storm grips the South, bringing its largest city, Atlanta, to a full stop. Even the governor's inauguration event was canceled.
Grapevine closed by snow: playtime near L.A., but tough work on I-5

The California Highway Patrol works hard to reopen the Grapevine closed by the winter weather, even as arts students outside Los Angeles frolic in the snow, highly unusual at that low altitude.
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More California rains threaten Rose Parade, but cheer farmers

Another storm moved through California Wednesday after nearly a week of record rain saturated the state. Sierra Nevada snowpack critical to spring agriculture is at double its normal size.
Blizzard 2010: What are Top 5 snow storms of the decade?

The Christmas storm of 2010, which dropped 31 inches of snow on some parts of New England and crippled New York City, will likely stand out as a memory-maker, something to tell the grandkids about – especially if you got stuck in the national air traffic snarl or localized mayhem in New York, where police cars got stuck in drifts and New Yorkers yelled at the mayor for failing to keep the streets clear. But the past decade – the snowiest since the 1970s – had several other memorable winter storms. Here's the five that got the most attention – and did the most damage.
When will LaGuardia, JFK airport reopen? Winter weather advisory persists.

The New York area's JFK airport, LaGuardia airport, and Liberty airport all shut down after Christmas. Despite a winter weather advisory, the airports hope to open Monday.