Naturally, we couldn’t help but notice that top kitchen gear is discounted at Williams Sonoma’s early Presidents Day sale.

Flu activity remains “very high” in most states, the Centers for Disease Control said this week, as illnesses, emergency room visits and hospitalizations all continue to trend upward.

A tropical low near the northeast tropical coast will remain slow moving over the next couple of days, enhancing rainfall and winds in its vicinity. The monsoon trough extends from this low across ...