California’s Endless Fog Is Finally Clearing NYT | Top Stories By: Amy Graff 18 December 2025 at 05:13 An unrelenting gloom has blanketed much of the state’s Central Valley since late November. © Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu, via Getty ImagesWind turbines peak above fog in Livermore, Calif., on Saturday.
Storm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in the Pacific Northwest NYT | Top Stories By: Amy Graff 18 December 2025 at 04:46 The region has faced significant flooding in the last week. Powerful winds from another storm have compounded the misery. © David Ryder/ReutersWinds knocked a tree into a car in Tacoma, Wash., as extreme weather continued to batter the Pacific Northwest on Wednesday.
New York City Gets Its First Big Snowfall of the Season NYT | Top Stories By: Amy Graff and Nazaneen Ghaffar 15 December 2025 at 03:19 The city has not seen this much snow this early in the season since 2018, the National Weather Service said. © Janice Chung for The New York TimesAs of 1 p.m. Sunday, about 2.7 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park. In a typical winter, the park records nearly 30 inches, according to the National Weather Service.