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Hurricane Irene: Massachusetts, Rhode Island Prepare for Impact

Residents across Massachusetts and Rhode Island are preparing for their first hurricane in 20 years.

Hurricane Irene 2011: Mighty Storm Path Takes Aim at New York, Northeast Corridor

Unusually large and powerful, Hurricane Irene is moving slow but plodding on a path pushing the massive storm toward possible landfall on the North Carolina coast Saturday before assaulting the Northeast's I-95 corridor late Sunday. With hurricane force winds of at least 74 miles per hour currently extending 70 miles from its center, and tropical-storm force winds extending another 255 miles in all directions, the Category 3 storm is packing winds of 115 miles per hour and forecasters say the...

Virginia Quake: More Aftershocks Reported; North Anna Nuclear Plant Still Shut Down

Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna Power Station in Mineral, Virginia is pictured in undated photograph

There will be more aftershocks in the coming days, if not weeks.

Hurricane Irene Path: Storm Posing 'Extreme' Threat to New York, Northeast U.S.

Hurricane Irene is threatening to become one most impacting storms to ever strike the Northeast U.S., possibly striking major cities including Philadelphia, New York and Boston at hurricane strength late into the weekend. After lashing the Bahamas on Wednesday, Irene is moving up the U.S. East Coast as a major Category 3 hurricane, packing winds of 115 miles per hour. Irene is centered about 65 miles east-northeast of Nassau, Bahamas and moving northwest at 13 miles per hour.

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East Coast Earthquake 2011: Zoo Animals Sensed Shake Before Humans?

It seems many of the animals at the Smithsonian National Zoo saw the earthquake coming before it hit the metro region.

Hurricane Irene New York: Top 5 Dangers of a Hurricane in the City

Even if Irene reaches New York as a weakened Category 1 or Category 2 hurricane, it could still wreak havoc because the city is simply not prepared to handle such storms the way Florida or the Gulf Coast are. In a worst-case scenario, here are the top five threats New York City would face from a major hurricane.

Earthquake Cracked and Shut Down Washington Monument, Obama Blamed on Twitter

The historic earthquake caused a historic damage as it shook the nation's capital.While the mess around Washington, D.C. is being cleaned up on Wednesday, the Washington Monument in the heart of the city remained encircled within a black fence - due to a crack caused by Tuesday's 5.8-magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia.

East Coast Earthquake Mistaken as Terrorist Attack

Virginia Earthquake 2011: Damage Less than $100 Million

Despite the entire hullabaloo surrounding the historic East Coast earthquake, the 5.8 magnitude quake didn't create that much economic damage.

Multiple Earthquakes in Past 24 Hours Inspire Doomsday Mode

While preparing for a major hurricane, the U.S. has seen an unusual amount of earthquake activity this week

National Cathedral Damage: Images of the Destruction [PHOTOS]

Photos of engineers surveying the damage to a cherished national monument

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith: In Better Days [PHOTOS]

Rumors of the couple's split continue to swirl around Hollywood and beyond.

7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Peru

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit a remote Amazon region of Peru on Wednesday, reports Reuters.

Earthquakes Are Dime-a-Dozen

On Tuesday, the day the earthquake struck the east coast of the U.S., there were at least 30 seismic actions around the world of at least magnitude-2.5.

Washington DC Earthquake Damages Washington Monument, National Cathedral

The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rippled through Washington, D.C. on Tuesday cracked the Washington monument and broke loose pieces of the National Cathedral, leading authorities to close the two symbolically and architecturally significant sites.

Pat Robertson Broadcast Show on ‘End Times’ As Quake Struck Virginia

Robertson, a native of Virginia, the epicenter of the quake, has long associated natural disasters with the ‘end of times’ and prophecies in the Bible.

Hurricane Irene Path: Virginia Prepares for Storm, Following Historic Earthquake

The earthquake reminded us that we’ve got to be prepared for a variety of things.

East Coast Earthquake 2011: How the Zoo Animals Fared

Tuesday's shake-up also affected apes, snakes and beavers at the National Zoo.

U.S. Says Irene Could Be Big Threat to Northeast

Powerful Hurricane Irene could pose a big threat to the densely populated northeast United States, including New York, as it swings up the eastern seaboard from Saturday on its current forecast track, the top U.S. government hurricane forecaster said on Wednesday.

Virginia Earthquake 2011 Will Bring Aftershocks, Hurricane Irene on its Way Here

The earthquake that rocked the East Coast Tuesday was highly unusual, seismologists said. The 5.9 magnitude earthquake impacted the Carolinas to New England. The earthquake's epicenter was in central Virginia, the U.S. Geological Survey said, adding that Central Virginia is a seismic zone.

Earthquake Lessons: 10 U.S. Nuclear Plants Need Checks Now

The Virginia earthquake sends a warning as many as 10 U.S. nuclear plants need to be checked

Panicked Crowds Misread Earthquake in Virginia as Terrorism

Many residents of Washington, D.C. and New York City initially thought that Tuesday’s earthquake was a tremor caused by a terrorist attack.

Earthquake in Virginia Shuts Down Schools

Six schools in Louisa County will reopen the day after Labor Day.

Hurricane Irene: Batters Bahamas, Aims at New York Area

Hurricane Irene became a major storm on Wednesday, upgraded to Category 3 as it battered parts of the Bahamas with 115-mile-per hour winds and took aim on the New York area. Forecast models show a high threat level for eastern North Carolina to New England, and models showed Long Island holds potential for a direct strike.