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Driver Sets New Record for Highest Speed on Ice

Cold weather -- hot wheels. Rally driver Juha Kankkunen set a world record for the fastest car on ice when he managed to reach a speed of 205.48 mph in Oulu, Finland, on Feb. 10, according to Guinness World Records. Driving a Bentley Continental on a 10.25-mile track carved into the frozen sea, Kankkunen shattered his...

1 US Immigration Agent Dead, 1 Injured in Mexico

MEXICO CITY -- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was killed and another wounded while driving through northern Mexico Tuesday, in a rare attack on American officials in this country which is fighting powerful drug cartels. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said one agent was critically wounded in...

Another Blizzard Blitzes Middle of the Nation

Another winter storm has swept across the nation's midsection, dumping more than a foot of snow on states still struggling to recover from last week's knock-out blow. The snow continued to fall in Oklahoma this morning amid subzero wind chills and high winds that created near-blizzard conditions across the winter-weary...

Huge Winter Storm Socks Much of Nation With Snow and Ice

A massive storm packing a dangerous mix of snow, sleet and ice pummeled a large swath of the country today, the start of two days of winter weather that closed schools, made driving treacherous and canceled thousands of airline flights. Many schools and businesses closed as snow, freezing rain and blizzard conditions...

Former 'American Gladiator' Storm Is Homeless

For every homeless person like Ted Williams, who rises to sudden celebrity, there is a Debbie Clark, who has experienced the heights of fame only to lose everything except her dignity. From 1991 to 1993, Clark, using the name "Storm," was one of the stars of the hit syndicated series "American Gladiators," a TV...

Background on ice

Ice is water frozen into the solid state. It can appear transparent or opaque bluish-white color, depending on the presence of impurities or air inclusions.

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