A two-month capture of about 2,500 wild horses from public and private lands in northern Nevada began Monday amid protests that the roundups are unnecessary and inhumane. Federal officials said the roundup is needed because the 850 square miles of land is overpopulated and could ...

A howling winter storm barreled through the West, hitting the mountain states with snow and fierce winds as it headed toward the country's midsection on Tuesday. The far-reaching storm system stretched from California to Indiana, gathering strength as it raced eastward. Parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin were bracing ...

Probability of a white Christmas for selected cities, listed alphabetically by state, based on data collected by the National Climatic Data Center from 1988-2005: Anchorage, Alaska, 90 percent Fairbanks, Alaska, 100 percent Phoenix, 1 percent Little Rock, Ark., 3 percent Los Angeles, 1 percent San Francisco, 1 percent Denver, 50 percent Hartford ...