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"UNITED NATIONS -- About 1,200 middle school children trudged through the latest snow storm to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday evening to hear hip hop singer and producer Pharrell Williams talk about climate change. The U.N. sponsored the event, along the U.N. Foundation and...

36 Million Americans Under Some Type Of Winter Weather Advisory On First Day Of Spring "PHILADELPHIA (CBS Connecticut/AP) — Just when flowering bulbs were poking out their heads and snow shovels were getting a well-deserved rest, winter weather has come back. And on the first day...

Records are set, ferry gets stuck in sea ice off Nova Scotia "While the all-time snowfall record in Boston may have received most of the media attention in the U.S., Canada has had its fair share of unusually severe winter weather this season as well. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island...

"Huge chunks of ice that broke up along a northern Ohio river pushed into a low-lying cemetery and toppled Civil War-era headstones while damaging fences, trees and a roadway at two parks. The piles of ice bulldozed park benches and signs and forced the evacuation of about 20 horses from a...

Boston breaks seasonal snowfall record with 108.6 inches "BOSTON (AP) — Boston's miserable winter is now also its snowiest season going back to 1872. The official measurement of 108.6 inches at Logan International Airport Sunday night topped a season record of 107.9 inches set in 1995-96...

Dakota Meyer, Medal of Honor recipient, engaged to Bristol Palin "Dakota Meyer, the Marine Corps' first living Medal of Honor recipient since the Vietnam War, announced Saturday that he was engaged to Bristol Palin." For all interested Dakota Meyer has an excellent book retelling his...

Michelle And Barack Take Separate Planes To Film TV In California — On Same Day! "(Breitbart) – President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were both in California at the same time yesterday, but the pair took separate flights for two different television appearances. Yesterday, President...

"Judge Andrew Napolitano told viewers on "Special Report with Bret Baier" Thursday that if Hillary Clinton signed one of two key documents required of all government officials, she "probably committed perjury" in regards to the email controversy that has dogged her for weeks." This is a...

"BOSTON (CBS) – ...WBZ-TV Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher says this could be a “once-in-a-generation event ...”

Wis. police urge restraint after officer kills black teen "Police were calling for restraint Saturday in Madison, Wis., after the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager that sparked demonstrations." "Koval said the incident occurred after an officer — called to investigate a man...

"BOSTON (AP) — Talk about gluttons for punishment: Bostonians buried beneath more than 8½ feet of snow suddenly are clamoring for a little more so they can boast of a new record. The city is just a smidgeon over 2 inches away from setting an all-time snowfall mark. So far this...

Snow, Sleet Create Messy Morning Commute From Alabama to New York "A storm system will continue to blast areas from Texas to New York with widespread snow and flooding rain through Thursday. Thousands of power outages have been reported, especially in West Virginia where more than 50,000...

Nova Scotia aquaculture fish killed by superchilled water "Fish at three aquaculture sites in Nova Scotia have died and a so-called superchill is suspected, the provincial Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture said Tuesday. Cooke Aquaculture's sites in the Annapolis Basin, Shelburne...

"Alabama's highest court once again ordered judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, defying a federal judge who struck down the state's ban on such unions as unconstitutional and ignoring the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to intervene. Six of the court’s nine justices...

Caught On Video: Skydiver Suffers Seizure During Jump Before Instructor Pulls Ripcord, Saving Him "SAN BRUNO (CBS SF) — A skydiver posted video of himself having a seizure during a jump that quickly racked up views on YouTube. The diver posted the video on San Bruno-based YouTube under the...

'Republic of Texas' Secessionists Raided by Armed Feds, Police During a Faux 'Court Hearing' "FBI agents led a raid on a Texas secessionist "court hearing" to which the group tried to summon a county judge with false legal documents. The Houston Chronicle reported that the secessionist group...

"...a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday, that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran. Following Obama's threat, Prime Minister Binyamin...

Rosie O'Donnell files for divorce from "wife" Michelle Rounds "Rosie O’Donnell filed for divorce against her second wife Michelle Rounds in Manhattan Supreme Court Friday, just two weeks after quitting “The View.” O’Donnell initiated the uncontested proceeding against spouse Rounds, meaning...

With White-Knuckle Grip, February’s Cold Clings to New York"We have reached the 69th day of winter. It seems like the 6,669th. Pretty much the same nonsense is reprised day after day. Miserable, punishing, obnoxious, teeth-rattling, bone-numbing weather. Unmitigated, merciless...

"WASHINGTON — Justice Department lawyers will recommend that no civil rights charges be brought against the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., after an F.B.I. investigation found no evidence to support charges, law enforcement officials said Wednesday."...