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The wind chill Friday morning is making the temperature feel like it's below zero. Stephen Rodriguez is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

"The number of people killed by flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil has reached 348," the BBC reports, citing local officials as its sources.Reuters is putting the death toll at 361.The Associated Press writes that "driving rains sent tons of rusty red earth sliding into Brazilian mountain

Thousands of people in New England are without power as another blizzard hammers the region.

Get ready for a rough commute home Tuesday. The National Weather Service is expecting lake effect snow to hit the Chicago region throughout rush hour.

While we continue to monitor developments in Arizona concerning Saturday's deadly shooting at an event being held by Democratic Rep.

The news about flooding in Australia's Queensland state gets worse by the hour. And more troubles are ahead:-- "More than 20 towns ... have been cut off or flooded, with more than 200,000 people affected."

When a blizzard's coming, there are sure to be stories about folks stocking up on milk and toilet paper.And when the blizzard's over, there are sure to be stories about outrage over unplowed streets and seemingly unprepared state and local governments.That's exactly what's happening now in the wake