Posts Tagged ‘Snow’

At the Supreme Court, Waiting Through Sleet, Snow, and an Onslaught of Questions From Journalists

The wintry mix of sleet and snow has become something of a constant for those camping outside of the Supreme Court on Monday. But it’s not the only D.C. element descending upon them. There are few events like a long line to draw in reporters. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Here Comes The Snow, There Goes Congress

A House committee was supposed to learn today all about dangerous asteroids, meteors and space junk falling out of the sky.  But a more immediate danger from above–heavy, wet, white stuff–caused a postponement. The House was scheduled to vote to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year… Tweet This Post

Federal government closes DC offices as snow nears

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government says its offices in the Washington, D.C., area will be closed Wednesday as the nation’s capital braces for its first big snowfall of the winter. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

Chicago Man Brushes Mound Of Snow From Beef Sandwich Before Eating It

Chicago Man Brushes Mound Of Snow From Beef Sandwich Before Eating It The Onion Tweet This Post

Alaskan Gray Wolf Can’t Believe No One Told Him He’s Got Snow On Nose

SITKA, AK—Saying that he feels like an utter moron and is still completely embarrassed, a gray wolf on Thursday told reporters how mortified he is that no one bothered to inform him he had snow all over his nose earlier. Tweet This Post

U.S. drought has tight hold, snow not seen as big help

(Reuters) – A snow storm moving through the Plains states into the U.S. Midwest brought much-needed moisture to drought-hit states, but drought has such a tight grip on the central U.S. that more moisture will be needed, according to weather experts. “The snow is good, but in most instances it was less than one inch [...]

Snow traps drivers for days in giant Russia traffic jam

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of trucks and cars have been stuck on a major highway, some for more than two days, in a traffic jam dozens of kilometers (miles) long caused by heavy snow northwest of Moscow, Russian media reported on Sunday. Police in the Tver region said field kitchens were operating on the road, [...]

Northeast digs out from snow, gas rationing expands

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City and much of the Northeast on Thursday dug out from a snowstorm that hammered a region struggling to recover from the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, as local governments expanded gasoline rationing in the face of shortages that may last for weeks. The unseasonably early winter storm dumped more [...]

Travel disruption as snow blankets UK

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ADRIAN, MI—After a week of precipitation, Kelly Knoke has started using “snew” as the past tense of “snow,” just to mix it up a little.

ADRIAN, MI—After a week of precipitation, Kelly Knoke has started using "snew" as the past tense of "snow," just to mix it up a little. Tweet This Post