AP Reports: Beijing had its coldest morning in almost 40 years and its biggest snowfall since 1951. Britain is suffering through its longest cold snap since 1981. And freezing weather is gripping the Deep South, including Florida’s orange groves and beaches.

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The oil companies aren’t the only ones being taken to court in Alaska. Alaska Railroad and Aurora Energy Services are being sued by two environmental groups in a bid to get the companies to take care of a coal dust problem in an Alaska town. more »