A break in the rain gave officials in Washington state hope that they could reopen closed freeways and rail lines by Friday evening. But thousands of people were still out of their homes.

Jan. 9: Heavy rain in Washington is blamed for a mudslide that swept away a house with a woman inside. KING-TV's Deborah Feldman reports. (Today Show)

One of the heaviest snowfalls in decades closed Madrid airport and brought traffic in the Spanish capital to a standstill on Friday.

Ten million people risk going hungry in Kenya after harvests failed because of drought, the government said Friday.

Ted Johnson planned on using a set of logs to a build a cabin in Alaska's interior. Instead he'll burn some of them to stay warm.

A mother and her infant son have died after floodwaters swept their vehicle off a rural road in Alabama.