The first major blast of wintry weather in the U.S. this week brought snow, frigid temperatures and in some places something a little more magical: Frost flowers.

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While we did see a few areas hit freezing, many more spots didn't. We'll explain why that is.

Freezing temperatures expected Wednesday morning

Why did frost form when temperatures were above freezing?

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Foreign visitors at the Beijing Olympics are strictly segregated from the public under China’s zero-tolerance virus containment strategy.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has renewed Britain’s threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce deal it signed with the European Union unless differences over Northern Ireland trade are resolved.

Scientists say damaging frost that caused significant economic loss to France’s central winegrowing region this year was made more likely by climate change.