Most cold weather-related warnings had expired across the U.S., but frigid temperatures remained in place across much of Florida.

Officials are asking Panhandle residents to avoid being on the roads. Freezing temperatures mean icy, dangerous conditions.

Extreme drought expanded into parts of Los Angeles County as a dry start to the wet season continues. See this week’s California Drought Monitor report.

A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color.

Dozens of references to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida state laws Part of a legal description of a boundary line of Dixie ...

Portions of the Sunshine State are expected to see temperatures dip to the low 20s overnight on Friday and into Saturday ...

In Buffalo, New York, city officials recently brought fluoride back online following a class action lawsuit from residents. The suit was filed after an investigative reporter found that the city had ...

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

The recent cold snap in Florida could be one factor behind dozens of influenza outbreaks across the state, including in Pinellas County. Samples from more than 20,000 patients tested in laboratories ...

Many Florida schools are closed and officials are warning residents to stay off the roads. Freezing temperatures across the Panhandle arrived Thursday, Jan. 23, as predicted, bringing dangerous ...

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, ...