Who is St. Patrick, how did an Irish saint's day become an American thing, why is it such a big deal and more. Here's what you need to know about St. Patrick's Day.

Lisa Young Alston, the daughter of civil rights leader and former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young, died Friday at the age of 67.

Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people ...