It’s a bit like reading a very dense book – it’s small in size, but it’s full of information.” Paleoclimatologists like ...

A rally in US stocks faded after reports of an oil tanker explosion and a refinery closure in the Middle East cast doubt on speculation that the war in Iran could be over anytime soon. Treasuries ...

Sliding Rock in Pisgah Forest is exactly that kind of place, a 60-foot natural water slide that’s been thrilling visitors for generations without a single ticket booth or overpriced souvenir stand in ...

The modest increase ends a three-week slide in the average rate, which has been hovering around 6% this year. Last week’s average rate marked the first time it dropped below 6% going back to September ...

EAGLES MERE — The Eagles Mere toboggan slide season has come to an end. The lake ice is no longer safe, said Brian Smith, slide association president, on Thursday. Although the ice in two places ...

The U.S. women’s hockey team won 5-0 against Sweden in the semifinals and will head to the gold medal game against Canada on ...

Inspired by graceful Olympic axel and leaps, one writer takes to the ice, determined to learn to spin. Inspired by graceful Olympic axel and leaps, one writer takes to the ice, determined to learn to ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Hundreds of people in Central Virginia remain trapped in their neighborhoods due to dangerous icy conditions that have persisted since Sunday's winter storm. Richmond's hilly terrain ...

ICE CAN BECOME A HAZARD. WHETHER YOU’RE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU DON’T HAVE TO LOOK FAR TO SEE ICE PILED ON THE TOP OF CARS. AND THAT ICE IS ROCK SOLID. SO IF IT FLIES OFF WHILE YOU’RE ...

Hundreds of millions of Americans are presently besieged by a massive arctic blast and winter storm. Luckily for them, it will only be temporary. That wasn't the case 20,000 years ago... Between ...

In “Homage to Catalonia”, his book about the Spanish civil war, George Orwell wrote about turning up in Barcelona and sensing revolution everywhere. Arriving in Minneapolis in mid-January, ten days ...

With a massive ice storm set to wreak havoc across much of the country this weekend, millions of Southerners will find themselves confronted with the scary prospect of having to drive in snow and ice.