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At 2 a.m. Sunday, Americans will effectively turn back their clocks one hour -- in essence, allowing them to relive the 1 a.m. hour two times over -- as part of the semi-annual daylight saving routine.

Devastating spring freezes and a historic drought have stripped some charm from rustic fall destinations, leaving some corn too short to create mazes, orchards virtually devoid of apples and fall colors muted....

At least 2.3 million people across the Northeast found themselves without electricity after an unusual autumn storm dumped record amounts of snow. More than 2.3 million customers from Pennsylvania through New England had no electricity, according to reports, as the region was lashed by surprisingly high winds and snowdrifts. In Manhattan, tree branches snapped under the weight of wet snow, piling up along 5th Avenue and toppling across and obstructing the walkways of Central Park.

A classic nor'easter was chugging along up the East Coast and expected to dump anywhere from a dusting of snow to about 10 inches.

With record pollen counts already on the board for August, this fall is gearing up to be one of the worst, and longest, allergy seasons yet. Thanks to a particularly wet summer, ragweed pollen levels are surging and standing water left over from summer flooding and Hurricane Irene has increased the amount of mold, a common year-round allergen, in the air.

Each fall we return to our beloved TVs, ready for the favorites to ease into an autumnal slump while new series fight for a spot on our DVR.

The first flu shot that works with a less-scary skin prick instead of an inch-long needle is hitting the market this fall.

Vaccine makers said this month they plan to make a record amount of flu vaccine for this fall and winter enough for more than half the population.

After the Wes-Craven-gory show cancellation sweep a few weeks ago, and the as-of-yet unexplained installment of Ashton Kutcher in the role of Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men, we just hope TV comes out of the whole mess with some actually decent shows to watch this fall. As the previews begin to hit YouTube and the weekly schedules solidify, here are five new shows to look forward to ...

Robert Culp, the actor who rose to fame as secret agent Kelly Robinson on the groundbreaking 1960s TV series "I Spy" and later played Ray Romano's father-in-law on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 79. Actor Robert Culp died after falling and hitting his head in a Los Angeles park Wednesday, his publicist said.