Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the temperatures may not feel it, it is almost the first day of winter in South Carolina. The winter solstice signifies the ...

As the winter solstice approaches, North America is closing in on the shortest day of the year - and in many places, the amount of daylight lost since summer adds up to hours. When is the winter ...

Winter starts this weekend. In astronomical terms, we're in the darkest days of the year and headed into the coldest season. The solstice has the longest night and shortest daytime hours of the year.

WASHINGTON — The winter solstice, the astronomical start of winter, is this weekend. For those north of the equator, the solstice on Sunday, Dec. 21, marks the shortest day and longest night of the ...

For many people in the US, winter arrived early. Blisteringly cold temperatures have colored the landscape white or gray, even though it still isn't officially winter yet, and won't be until Sunday ...