Heavy rains unleashed flooding and mudslides in Venezuela that killed at least nine people, including five children, authorities said Friday.

Officials in the southern Philippines say a mudslide triggered by days of heavy rain has buried houses, killing at least five people including children and leaving several others missing.

California's ever-growing population and the threat of a prolonged drought could kill the concept of the traditional lush lawn in the Golden State.

Government forecasters are predicting a warmer-than-average winter for the much of the nation's midsection and a dry one for the Southeast.

Two strong storms cut power to tens of thousands of homes and flooded streets along Australia's east coast Thursday, sweeping away one woman in her car amid the worst flooding in decades.