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Weather during the last couple of days has helped firefighters battle several massive wildfires in Texas that have destroyed hundreds of homes and more than a million acres of land.

Based on the percentage of new long-term disability claims in 2009, the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) determined which medical conditions generated the most claims by diagnosis.

Based on the percentage of new long-term disability claims in 2009, the Council for Disability Awareness (CDA) determined which medical conditions generated the most claims by diagnosis.

A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least two dozen people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped, and livestock were swept into the air.

Firefighters battled Monday to contain several large blazes that have burned hundreds of square miles of rural Texas and destroyed dozens of homes since last week.

A tornado destroyed 12 to 15 blocks in the southwest corner of Mapleton, Iowa and damaged neighboring areas when it struck about 7:20 p.m. Saturday, April 9. See photographs taken from the scene of the destruction, both from the air and on the ground.