As of Wednesday, May 23, 05:30 PM CDT

Spring in America: Coventry, R.I.
These mallard ducklings are feeding in a marsh under the watchful eye of their mother near Coventry, R.I.
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Posted 54 minutes 47 seconds ago - 05/23/12 - Full StoryColumn: Medical records immune to tornado in Joplin, Mo.
Mahshid Abir and Art Kellermann: One year later, electronic files show that patient records are safe from unforeseen disasters.
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Posted 4 hours 56 minutes ago - 05/23/12 - Full StoryNevada wildfire spreads, destroys 7 homes
A wildfire near the Nevada-California line has destroyed at least seven homes and burned an estimated 1,800 acres.
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Posted 19 hours 7 minutes ago - 05/22/12 - Full StoryTropical Storm Bud maintains speed in Pacific
Tropical Storm Bud has winds near 40 mph amid predictions that it will strengthen and could become a hurricane by Wednesday night.
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Posted 1 day 3 hours ago - 05/22/12 - Full StoryCrews making steady progress on Arizona wildfire
Fire officials say crews battling a nearly 15,000 acre wildfire north of Phoenix are making steady progress.
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Posted 1 day 3 hours ago - 05/22/12 - Full StorySpring in America: Halifax, Mass.
John Richardson sent us this shot of sunset over East Lake in Halifax, Mass.
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Posted 1 day 4 hours ago - 05/22/12 - Full StoryJoplin tornado remembered on first anniversary
A year after a devastating tornado hit Joplin, Mo., the community observes the tragic anniversary.
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Posted 1 day 4 hours ago - 05/22/12 - Full StoryColo. wildfire could be contained by Tuesday
A wildfire that has scorched about 12 square miles in northern Colorado is expected to be fully contained in the next few days.
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Posted 2 days 1 hour ago - 05/21/12 - Full StorySpring in America: Boise, Idaho
Rosemary Tully took this photo of goslings on the march in Julia Davis Park in Boise, Idaho.
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Posted 2 days 5 hours ago - 05/21/12 - Full StoryJoplin emerges from tornado's devastation a year later
Joplin, Mo., residents recover from last year's deadly tornado that left 161 people dead and hundreds more injured.
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Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/21/12 - Full StoryRare eclipse crosses Asia, western U.S.
Millions watched as a 'ring of fire' eclipse moved across the Pacific.
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Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/21/12 - Full Story3 climbers die on Mount Everest, 2 still missing
Three climbers returning from the summit of Mount Everest have died and two more are missing.
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Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 05/21/12 - Full StoryTropical Storm Alberto expected to stay offshore
Tropical Storm Alberto is moving southeastward as it spins off the coast of Florida.
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Posted 2 days 9 hours ago - 05/21/12 - Full StoryTropical Storm Alberto weakens off S.C. coast
Tropical Storm Alberto swirled off the South Carolina coast Sunday.
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Posted 3 days 4 hours ago - 05/20/12 - Full StoryFirst tropical storm of the season forms off S.C.
The first tropical storm of hurricane season formed off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Posted 3 days 22 hours ago - 05/19/12 - Full StoryRare solar eclipse visible Sunday over Western states
A rare "annular" solar eclipse treks across Western states on Sunday, astronomers report.
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Posted 4 days 12 hours ago - 05/19/12 - Full StoryNew director named for National Hurricane Center
Richard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the hurricane forecasting hub in Florida.
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Posted 5 days 1 hour ago - 05/18/12 - Full StoryMost of the USA will have a calm, pleasant weekend
The main exceptions will be the Plains, the Southeast coast and most of Florida.
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Posted 5 days 3 hours ago - 05/18/12 - Full StorySpring in America: Palmetto Trail
Theresa Yerkes sent us this photo of wild rhododendron in bloom along the Palmetto Trail by the North and South Carolina border.
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Posted 5 days 9 hours ago - 05/18/12 - Full StoryMore firefighters called in to battle Colo. wildfire
More firefighters are on their way to a fire that has burned across more than 11 square miles in northern Colorado.
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Posted 5 days 13 hours ago - 05/18/12 - Full StoryHundreds flee raging wildfires in Colo, Ariz.
Officials have ordered evacuations for residents of 65 homes in Colorado, while more than 300 people have evacuated due to an Ariz. fire.
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Posted 5 days 22 hours ago - 05/17/12 - Full StorySummer forecast sparks concern over fires, water shortages
About three-fourths of the nation — from the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic — faces elevated odds of above-average temperatures this summer.
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Posted 5 days 23 hours ago - 05/17/12 - Full StorySpring in America: Waunakee, Wis.
Steve Miller sent us this photo of a backyard robin's nest in Waunakee, Wis.
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Posted 6 days 9 hours ago - 05/17/12 - Full StoryVolcano puts on a spectacular lightning show
The violent 2009 eruption of the Mount Redoubt volcano in southern Alaska gave scientists a rare chance to study volcanic lightning.
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Posted 1 week 1 hour ago - 05/16/12 - Full StoryHurricane Andrew remembered at storm conference
Next 25 >>Florida's emergency managers are preparing for the upcoming tropical storm season by reexamining the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew.
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Posted 1 week 5 hours ago - 05/16/12 - Full Story