The Weather Channel by Jonathan Erdman, weather.com Sr. Meteorologist The unfortunate truth about spring weather patterns is they can lead to repeated severe outbreaks, sometimes in areas that were already hard hit. Such a situation is looking to… more »

By Vivian Kuo, CNN (CNN) -- A North Carolina teacher is scheduled to appear Friday in federal court after being accused in an alleged plot to behead witnesses who testified against a would-be terrorist. Nevine Aly Elshiekh was arrested with Shkumbi… more »

CNN / Jim Barnett Washington (CNN) -- The number of violent crimes in the United States decreased in the first six months of the year, continuing a downward trend, according to preliminary data released Monday by the FBI. Overall, violent crimes w… more »

Detriot Free Press Violence erupted overnight during Black Friday shopping as at least 24 people were injured in a series of incidents, including nine at Walmart stores in the U.S. The violence included a California shopper who was shot during a f… more »

By Rick Hampson, USA TODAY As winter closes in on its open-air encampments and public attention prepares to move on to the next big thing, the Occupy movement faces a dilemma: Conflict and confrontation, which have helped make it a national phenomen… more »