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The storm, which was expected to dump as much as 20 inches on parts of Long Island, comes weeks after a Dec. 26 system paralyzed airports and ground transportation for days in the region. Florida is the only state without at least a dusting of snow on the ground -- including Hawaii, where some volcanic peaks are ringed with snow.

The improved outlook comes at a painful cost: nearly 700,000 state and local government jobs lost, and significant cuts to education and other programs. And since a quarter of states' budgets come from federal funding, more problems are on the way. But the hope is that the days of crippling budget deficits are at an end.

Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are waiting to hear which state Shell Oil will pick to host a huge new chemical refinery. The project would turn ethane gas, produced through "fracking," into ethylene, which is used to make plastics. The venture could be the biggest investment in the region in decades.

President Obama's critics say he has blocked domestic oil production. But under his administration, a steady uptick in U.S. drilling operations, combined with falling overall consumption, has led to a steep drop in the percentage of oil the U.S. imports. Analysts say by 2035, the U.S. will import a little more than a third of its oil, down from 60 percent in 2005.

Three of the top candidates have said they support only part of the DREAM Act, which proposes paths to citizenship for some undocumented children of immigrants. It's an unpopular stance among the Latino voters the candidates are courting in the border state.

The role of outside money groups' advertising in the GOP presidential campaign has surged since four years ago, according to a new analysis from the Wesleyan Media Project. "They went from about 3 percent of total ad airings in the 2008 race to almost half, about 44 percent, in 2012," says Director Erika Franklin Fowler.

By 75, many imagine they'll be retired, but the number of working seniors is actually on the rise — and so is the senior unemployment rate. When people ask Ella Washington, 83, why she wants to go back to work, she answers with a question: "Why sit at home?"

It's not unusual for awful traffic conditions or incompetent driving to make some people really angry behind the wheel. But researchers say there may be a biological component to road rage — one that can be tempered with medication and, yes, time outs.

Iran meets the U.S. and other countries this weekend to discuss its controversial nuclear program. In the past, such talks have been fruitless. But analysts say this time might be different, because Iran's economy is under severe pressure as the result of the toughest sanctions the country has yet faced.

Paying for college is kind of like solving a mystery. What do four years of college really cost? Are your loans government or private? And when you graduate, how much will you really owe? Many students and parents don't have a clue.