This story was updated to correct spelling in headline. An atmospheric phenomenon called a Pineapple Express is expected to bring heavy rains and snowfall to California and the Northwest this week.

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The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South. And it looks as if we may get more arctic blasts in the coming ...

The first is the polar jet stream, a huge current of air that circles the globe between 50 and 60 degrees north latitude within the low-altitude troposphere, the same layer of atmosphere where ...

Nicole Stonerook was selected to join an incredible journey where she lived on the Tundra and observed Polar Bears ... and now she's a two-time James Beard Nominee. We head north to get the ...

The polar vortex, a swirling mass of cold air located over the polar regions, is responsible for the cold. It's bringing extreme cold as far as the Deep South. Overnight lows will be well below ...

However, a deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, is bringing an even harsher arctic blast to million Americans this week. Maps show what to expect as the cold front ...

Recently, though, I've been testing the below-the-belt specialist's first foray into facial pruning, The Beard Hedger. As many of the best beard trimmers now do, the Beard Hedger features a simple ...

Most of the US will enjoy milder temperatures on Thursday, but the warmup will be brief as a polar vortex will send temperatures tumbling below freezing for most of the nation starting this ...

There's something about polar bears that's always puzzled the people who study them. How do they seem to repel snow? The animals spend their lives in cold climates, sometimes rolling around in ...

The annual James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards winners will be declared June 16 during a ceremony in Chicago. Paul Stephen is a food writer for the Express-News. He can be reached at pstephen@ ...

Kayla Stewart is a James Beard Award-winning food and travel journalist, cookbook author, and Senior Editor at Eater. Her work has been featured in Food & Wine, The New York Times, Travel ...