Minneapolis Star Tribune (blog)A Real (late week) Cold Front? Not as numbing as JanuaryMinneapolis Star Tribune (blog)75000 people have been admitted to 3000 shelters across the Ukraine. Trains shut down in northern Sweden. "Too cold to operate safely". Details here. "Cooper". Germany allows people or companies to sponsor the names of major winter storms, ...and more »

Climate changes threaten China's boomCoeur d'Alene PressYes, I agree that "if the earth were still warming as many claim, we wouldn't have so many cool, wet 'La Ninas' in the waters of the Pacific Ocean." Rob also points out, "the US Navy has current maps available to the public that show that the Arctic ...

New ships offer great cruises and toursPayson RoundupA third of cruise line profits come from onboard ship purchases for extras such as shopping, shore tours, liquor, gambling and extra priced dining opportunities. The ships have pretty much remained quite full during this period and a few cruise lines ...and more »

Nuclear Damage ControlBusiness InsiderAfter the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island in central Pennsylvania in March 1979 and the explosion of Chernobyl's unit four reactor in the Ukraine in April 1986, few would have predicted that nuclear power could ever shake off its global pariah ...and more »

ADVISORY CNN Wire OutlookCNN InternationalEurope-Cold-SnapSub-zero temperatures continued to keep eastern Europe in their grip Wednesday, leading to the deaths of 31 people in Ukraine so far, emergency officials there said.Turkey-WeatherTurkish authorities have scrambled divers, ...and more »

Soccer Capsules: Cabanas returns despite bullet in his skullBrownsville HeraldThe landscape for sports on US television no longer stops at the shores of North America. "Sports fans are really becoming more of a global marketplace," Nathanson said. "If you're a sports fan, it's hard to not to know who Lionel Messi is, ...and more »