Major Floods Threaten 19 Levees Along Mississippi River
Citizens in some Missouri towns have already been urged to evacuate, and the state's governor has declared a state of emergency.

Generators, spoiled food: Slow power repairs anger Austin, Texas
Power outages have left thousands of people without electricity in the Texas capital for nearly a week and are likely to drag on for days longer.
By Paul Weber / AP
This group starts its mornings with a frigid Lake Michigan swim
A group of Chicago swimmers say a weekly dive into the cold Lake Michigan helps their body and mind.
By Scripps News
Mount Washington to reach wind chills of -100F, as cold as Mars
The Mars Curiosity rover has recorded nighttime temperatures in recent days of 105 degrees below zero. Temperatures don't often get that low on Earth.
By Robert F. Bukaty / APTop Stories

How is winter changing?
A warmer winter is preventing ice from forming on the Great Lakes, which have steadily lost ice cover since the 1970s.
By Samantha Deleo / AP
Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered the bar for hiring
Former Memphis police recruiters described a growing desperation to fill hundreds of slots in recent years.
By Gerald Herbert / AP
Biden to push for bipartisanship in State of the Union address
The State of the Union will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT.
By Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP