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Vineyards remain flooded in the Russian River Valley in Forestville, Calif., on Monday. A massive storm system stretching from California into Nevada saw rivers overflowing their banks, flooded vineyards and forced people to evacuate their homes after warnings that hillsides previously parched by wildfires could give way to mudslides.

In California And Nevada, A Brief Respite Between Powerful Storms

A major storm just left the region early Monday; another is due to sweep through starting Tuesday. Emergency crews have taken this chance to rescue people stranded by the first storm.

Songs We Love: Lydia Ainsworth, 'The Road'

Ainsworth's eerie, exquisite lullaby is a journey between fantasy and reality. It comes with a video that feels like taking a medley of psychedelics and wandering through the MoMA.

As anti-immigrant sentiment rises in the the Netherlands, Dutch television and radio personality Sylvana Simons will be running for a parliamentary seat to help represent immigrants and minorities.

With The Far-Right Rising, Dutch Create Their Own Parties For Immigrants

With an anti-immigrant party looking strong in the polls, new parties that support immigrants and minorities are cropping up in an attempt to serve as a counterweight.

If you make a mistake in estimating your yearly income, you may have to pay back the subsidy you get for health insurance.

A Raise Can Wreak Havoc With Your Health Insurance Subsidy

Health insurance subsidies are pegged to personal income estimates. But if those are too low, a person may have to repay the government later on.

Yahoo's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif, in July 2016.

Yahoo Will Become 'Altaba' If Verizon Buys Its Internet Business

If the $4.8 billion deal goes through, more than half of the company's current board members, including Yahoo's CEO, Marissa Mayer, will step down.

The website Backpage has removed adult advertisements. A Senate report last year accused the website of being a forum for child sex trafficking.

Backpage Shuts Down Adult Ads In The U.S., Citing Government Pressure

The online classified website disabled its space for adults seeking sexual partners. A Senate report last year accused the website of being a forum for child sex trafficking.

Folic acid in food might not be enough to prevent birth defects, a federal advisory panel says. Thus the recommendation for supplements.

Women Still Need Folic Acid Supplements To Prevent Birth Defects

Taking folic acid while pregnant reduces the risk of birth defects. But there may not be enough of the vitamin in enriched grain products, a federal advisory panel says.

Haley Bonar Joins darkDARK For A Sweet Electro-Pop Jam

One of 2017's first great songs, "Restless" finds dreamy analog synths blending perfectly with Bonar's relentlessly pleasing voice.

Veteran British war correspondent Clare Hollingworth, who broke the story that the World War II had begun, celebrates her 100 birthday during a party at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong in 2011. She celebrated her 105th birthday there this past October.

Reporter Who Broke The Story Of Start Of WWII Dies At 105

As an activist, Clare Hollingworth saved thousands of refugees from Hitler's forces. Then, a few days into her career as a reporter, she uncovered the scoop of a lifetime: Germany was invading Poland.

Mourners attend the funeral of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Tuesday. Rafsanjani, who was 82, was a key figure in the foundation of the Islamic Republic in 1979, and served as president from 1989 to 1997.

Death Of A Former Iranian President May Shape The Race For The Next One

Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani's death leaves the moderate wing in Iran without one of its strongest voices. His death comes just months before an election that will test President Hassan Rouhani.

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