As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

Philip Dutart Carter, the scion of a notable journalism family who invested in alternative weekly newspapers in Louisiana before turning his hand to real estate, died Jan. 5 at his Camden, Maine, home. He was 85. His daughter, Cecilia Carter Monahan, confirmed the death.

Residents across parts of the Gulf Coast and South are bracing for a rare winter storm expected to drop heavy snow and create treacherous conditions, including freezing rain and sleet.

The storm has prompted the first ever blizzard warnings for several coastal counties near the Texas-Louisiana border

From snowball fights with nuns to Texas sledding and furry friends frolicking in the snow, see how people are reacting to winter weather in various parts of the U.S.

Tripadvisor's Travelers’ Choice Awards ranked Portland and one other New England city in the top 10 nationally for food.

The FBI’s investigation into Jabbar’s internet search history revealed he had researched balcony access over Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, and shootings that happened in the city as late as mid-November.

The St. Dominic/Lisbon girls hockey team is ending its season with five games remaining on its schedule due to multiple injuries on an already thin roster. Head coach Paul Gosselin said the decision wasn’t a total surprise because the Saints (2-11) began the season with only 11 players.

Agent David Maland, 44, was killed Monday afternoon following a traffic stop, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said in a statement. A German national in the country on what the FBI called a current visa was killed and an injured suspect was taken into custody and is being treated at a local hospital.

New Orleans has 13 nods listed among this year's James Beard Award semifinalists. Why it matters: We know we have a great restaurant scene, but it's always nice for the rest of the world to recognize it, too.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane's cargo hold.

A major winter storm that slammed Texas and the northern Gulf Coast is spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida panhandle and eastern Carolinas.