Mark Johanson

Watches and warnings have been issued up the East Coast from South Carolina to Maine as states prepare for the impending storm that is Hurricane Irene.

Thousands of flights have been cancelled as airlines scramble to come up with a plan ahead of Hurricane Irene's expected hit along the East Coast.

As Hurricane Irene tracks toward New York City, Mayor Bloomberg's office has urged residents to begin preparing for a major storm.

As Hurricane Irene tracks towards the United States, hurricane watches and warnings have been issued from North Carolina up through Massachusetts.

As Hurricane Irene approaches the East Coast, Airlines began issuing travel waivers and cancelling flights.

Learn how to track the path of Hurricane Irene online as the Category 3 storm heads towards North Carolina and up the East Coast towards New York and New England.

As Hurricane Irene follows a path towards North Carolina and up the East Coast, here are some helpful Web sites, iPhone and iPad apps, and tips to keep you informed and prepared for the storm.

Popular travel site CouchSurfing has picked up a $7.6 million investment to become a for-profit company.

With Hurricane Irene on path to hit the North Carolina coast, the National Hurricane Center issued hurricane watches and local officials began evacuating.

The latest predictions show Hurricane Irene cutting a path up the East Coast of the United States from the Carolinas up through New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine.

Want to get off the beaten path in New Zealand's South Island? Here's how to do it!

The entire East Coast of the U.S. is on Hurricane Irene's path.

Hurricane Irene is following a path that will bring it up the East Coast from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to Long Island, New York and New England. But, where exactly will it hit? Here's a look at the scenarios.

As Hurricane Irene's path sends it barreling up the East Coast towards New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine, here's a look at the worst hurricanes on record to have hit New England.

Hurricane Irene has weakened to a category 1 storm, but it is expected to grow in intensity and follow a path up the East Coast of the United States this weekend.

After a 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Virgina, sending tremors up the East coast from Washington D.C., to New York City and even Toronto, the USGS warned that the quake may be a foreshock with more to come.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has rocked Virginia, sending shock waves up the east coast, evacuating government buildings in Washington DC and shaking residents of New York City.

Thailand is home to thousands of people who were born in the country, but are not citizens. Most are members of Thailand's northern hill tribes who, without citizenship, are forced into lives of poverty.

The entire East Coast of the United States is on the National Hurricane Center's updated path for Hurricane Irene.

While in Mongolia to enhance economic ties with the mineral-rich nation, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was treated to a lavish celebration and was caught joking around with some Mongolian wrestlers.

Hurricane Irene's path sees it strengthening up the coast into a major hurricane as it skims Florida and barrels into the Carolinas this weekend.

Yoga for dogs? Introducing doga, the latest trend of dog and human yoga.

President Barack Obama and his family are on a 10-day vacation at Blue Heron Farm in Martha's Vineyard. Though his free time was interrupted by Libya briefings, Obama has been golfing, shopping, and eating out at the Vineyard's famous seafood restaurants.

With NASA's space shuttle program at an end, artists Neil DaCosta and Sarah Phillips have visualized the loss of the American icon in Astronaut Suicides.

Kate Winslet and her family escaped from a fire at Richard Branson's private island home on Necker Island early Monday morning as lightning from tropical storm Irene set the place ablaze.

Ohio rapper Machine Gun Kelly was arrested for disorderly conduct after he used Twitter to organize a massive flash mob at South Park Mall in suburban Cleveland.

The path of Hurricane Irene has forced both Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Lines to shuffled the itineraries of their cruise ships.

United Continental Holdings announced on Sunday that it will spend over $500 million to improve the seats, expand overhead storage, roll out new inflight Wi-Fi and entertainment systems, and renovate older planes - all while creating a consistent costumer experience that combines the most popular offerings of both carriers.

The stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair has claimed its seventh victim, 24-year-old Meagan Toothman of Ohio.