All posts tagged "Freeze"

A massive cold front is hitting the nation, bringing with it intense winter weather and, in one state, a threat of wildfire, forecasts show.

A record-breaking cold will expand across the U.S. this week bringing warnings of snow squalls to the Midwest, freeze warnings to Arizona and an increased wildfire threat to California, according to the National Weather Service.

“A potent autumn cold front is set to complete its trek across the CONUS [continental U.S.] by midweek as it pushes through the Gulf Coast and East Coast states by tonight,” forecasters warned Monday....

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama warned that new "tactical" disagreements loomed between Israel and Washington, but vowed to leverage his administration's "creative powers" in the cause of peace.

PHOENIX, Arizona — A US federal court upheld the suspension of key parts of a controversial Arizona immigration law which came into force last year.

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department has warned US banks to be vigilant of transfers linked to Libya's political leaders, as the international community moves to slap sanctions on top government officials.

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday suspended its demand for Israel to renew a freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank, throwing Palestinian-Israeli peace talks into deeper disarray.

Israel has started building at least 600 homes since the end of a construction freeze, watchdog Peace Now said on Thursday, in a move which the Palestinians slammed as "a flagrant act of defiance".