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Karen Dalton: A Reluctant Voice, Rediscovered

She had a voice of striking, unusual beauty — and looks to match — yet she spent much of her life misunderstood and under-recorded. Now, 15 years after her death, the elusive folk singer's music has never been more popular.

Hillary and Bill Clinton outside their home in Chappaqua, N.Y., in January 2000. The couple paid $1.7 million for the home when they purchased it in 1999.

The Clintons Wrote The Book On How Politicians Climb Out Of Middle Class

Bill and Hillary Clinton moved into the White House in 1993 as a first couple of modest means. If they return in January, it will be as millionaires.

A deserted beach in Gorgona National Park, an island 21 miles off Colombia's Pacific coast.

Colombia's Former Prison Island Gorgona Is Open For Tourists — And Snakes

Nature has taken over this onetime penal colony turned national park, surrounded by waters popular with divers for their sharks, rays and whales. A resort manager calls it a "mini-Galápagos."

Manatees are large marine mammals native to Florida that spend their time grazing on sea grass in shallow coastal areas. Since January, recorded manatee deaths have been nearly triple that of the same period for each of the past five years.

As Seagrass Habitats Decline, Florida Manatees Are Dying Of Starvation

The mammals were removed from the endangered species list in 2017, but algae blooms and overdevelopment have killed 46,000 acres of seagrass, leaving manatees without enough to eat.

Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations And Deaths Surge Across The U.S.

Coronavirus cases are surging to record levels around the U.S.; hospitalizations and deaths also are rising, raising concerns about how the situation will develop in the winter.

Hurricane Ian slammed southwest Florida

Hurricane Ian slammed into Fort Myers and ripped up the Gulf Coast community. Massive storm surge and category 4 hurricane winds hit the Lee County community, damaging thousands of homes.

Transmission towers in Houston as the storm carrying frigid temperatures approached. The storm tested the reliability of the grid in Texas and across the country, but did not trigger a widespread power crisis.

Intense cold strained, but didn't break, the U.S. electric grid. That was lucky

An intense cold snap caused rolling blackouts in some regions. But a more profound catastrophe didn't unfold, thanks partly to good fortune.

Travelers wait next to their luggage near the Southwest Airlines baggage claim area at the Nashville International Airport after the airline canceled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.

Southwest cancels another 4,800 flights as its reduced schedule continues

The airline's CEO says the company is hoping to be "back on track before next week." But until then, it's continuing on a reduced schedule.

Debris from a building is seen along Route 36 in Canisteo, N.Y., on Friday after remnants of Tropical Storm Debby swept through the area.

Debby finally moves out of the U.S., though risk from flooded rivers remains

Debby’s last day over the U.S. before blowing into Canada Saturday inundated south-central New York and north-central Pennsylvania with rain, prompting evacuations and rescues by helicopter.

Wis. Board To Set Date Of Governor's Recall Election

Next week's Republican presidential primary in Wisconsin is being overshadowed by the upcoming recall election of Gov. Scott Walker. On Friday, a state board is expected to order the recall election a couple months from now. If Walker were to lose, he'd be only the third Governor in U.S. history to suffer that fate.

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