Baby, it’s cold outside – and likely to get scary-cold from the Rockies to the East Coast with the approach of "a multi-day, multi-region potentially historic and destructive winter storm." That's the forecast from the Weather Channel's website.

A few weeks ago, we looked at a museum that could be seen only underwater; now, we'll take a look at the Richat Structure, a natural wonder in Africa that is best seen from space.

On Feb. 6 California will celebrate the first Ronald Reagan Day, courtesy of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who signed it into law last year. That date that marks the former president's birth date and what this year would have been his 100th birthday.

As the U.S. government updated its Egypt travel warning Sunday and announced plans for charter flights to evacuate Americans from the troubled Mideast country, private security consultants stepped up efforts to get students, business people and other U.S. travelers safely home.

Phosphor Watches’ World Time Curved E Ink Watch ($150 to $195) is a dual-time digital wristwatch that employs the display technology used in e-readers to provide crisp contrast even in bright sunlight. You can choose two out of 24 time zones to display.

DogJaunt.com advises travelers bringing small pooches. Links to dog-friendly hotels, parks and other online resources will interest owners of bigger canines.

A broken full-body scanner forces an airlines passenger with molestation issues to undergo the TSA's hands-on screening procedure, and she's wondering about her options for future travel.

The tourists think big. Arriving in Southern California, they expect to conquer Disneyland and Hollywood, perhaps on the same day, in between the surfing and snowboarding. The locals think small. Tracing tight little loops between home and work, they dodge freeways and alien neighborhoods. What we have here, whether you're a tourist or a local, is a failure to fully appreciate the wonders and weirdness of Southern California. So we've come up with a monthly series of close-ups, beginning with downtown Los Angeles.

California's Great America has announced plans to remove the third coaster in less than a decade – a period in which no new coasters were added to the amusement park in Santa Clara, Calif.

If you were Jay Cutler, where would you go to hibernate this winter? The Bears quarterback has taken a beating from commentators and fans after leaving  the team’s NFC championship game last weekend with an injury.

If you’ve ever wished you had a third hand to keep your smart phone or MP3 player within easy reach while both hands are occupied, check out Clingo’s products, which  keep your on-the-go gadgets handy without an extra appendage.

Looking to double down on your luck in Las Vegas? Chinese New Year displays at the Bellagio and the Palazzo feature red lanterns and red flowers for good luck, oranges and gold coins for wealth and giant hares for the Year of the Rabbit.

Not one to add the latest gizmo to my already burdened computer I nevertheless downloaded Air France’s free Widget app, a cube that now occasionally pops up on my screen with low-fare alerts. That's how I found this deal. You need to book by Monday to take advantage of it.

Airplane aficionados, you’re clear to land. At the LAX Observation Deck, that is.

Music will set the tone of a high-style, lower-price new hotel brand called Modo. The  global lifestyle chain, announced this week, aims to build hotels in the U S. and Brazil that offer guests an immersion in music, not just hands-off music memorabilia.