A teenager drowned and two other youth were rescued in a rip current in Palm Beach County on Florida's East Coast over the weekend. The incident comes during the annual spring break tourism surge, and highlights the potential dangers of swimming in the ocean.

A severe weather pattern, including a threat of tornadoes, is forecast to develop once again in the Plains, South and Midwest. Here's when that could happen and how long this could last.

The weather wasn’t peaceful everywhere this weekend. Check out the fierce storms that struck southwestern China, where a man was blown right off his bike and powerful winds tossed debris like toys.

An earthquake that shook Southern California today was centered near the community of Julian, about 45 miles northeast of San Diego. Shaking was also felt in the Los Angeles area.

An earthquake can happen anywhere, but is more likely in some places than others. Many of those same places also happen to be popular tourist destinations, like California or some regions of Mexico or Thailand, where an earthquake in neighboring Myanmar recently did extensive damage. Here’s how to prepare for a quake before you go, and once you arrive at your destination.