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Weather

Mayor to NYC: Stay inside as massive blizzard batters boroughs 

Courts and schools are closed Monday as the city battles widespread power outages after more than a foot of snowfall.

Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche

The ninth person who was missing was found "relatively close" to the other victims but was impossible to see due to whiteout conditions at that time.

Blizzard warnings issued for New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut as storm threatens East Coast

Forecasters said the storm could bring up to 2 feet of snow and blizzard conditions across parts of New York, New Jersey and southern Connecticut, with flooding also possible in some areas.

Eight dead, one missing in Sierra Nevada avalanche

Authorities said Wednesday that the rescue effort has become a recovery effort.

California breaks weeks of dry weather with downpour

String snowfall, and more expected over the next few days, prompted California officials to advise against mountain travel.

A storm system sweeps across the Southeast triggering tornado watches and damaging winds

Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.