Snow shuts down federal government

The National Mall in Washington

The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region.

With D.C. all but closed, Oberstar defies the snow

An unusual pair of blizzards paralyzed the nation's capital. But the Minnesota congressman was ready to talk carp.

Photo right: Rep. Jim Oberstar

Countdown to final shuttle launch

Space shuttle Endeavour

Space shuttle Endeavour brought an early dawn to Kennedy Space Center on Monday, punching its way through cloudy skies to close the curtain on night-time shuttle launches and kick off the final year of liftoffs for the aging orbiter fleet.

With climate change comes new federal agency to track it

Like the National Weather Service, the Climate Service will collect and share data to prepare for global warming's changes to the planet.

Cross-examination begins for serial murder suspect

A man representing himself in a serial murder trial in Southern California has finished presenting his case to jurors, culminating with a video clip of himself from an episode of "The Dating Game" that he claims proves his innocence.

Storm dumps rain, hail, snow in SoCal

The latest Pacific storm that brought heavy rain, hail and snow to Southern California is heading east, but the mudslide threat is not over for communities below wildfire-scarred mountains.

Round 2: Snow slams Mid-Atlantic, points north

Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm in a week moved into the snowbound region Wednesday.