A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rattled southcentral Alaska early Sunday, knocking items off shelves and walls and leaving residents startled in the quake-prone region. No injuries were reported however 4 homes in Kenai were lost to explosions or fire.

 

Malaysian authorities caution against spectulation that a large chunk of metal that washed ashore in southern Tailand belonged to a Malaysian Airline's flight that went missing nearly 2 years ago. Flight MH370 lost communications before making a short turn away from its Beijing destination when it disappeared in March, 2014.

 

And just as officials worked together to get their cities back to normal by the new week, locals took advantage of the fresh powder for some snow day fun. Some even going as far as planning corrdinated snowball fights and slidding down the Lincoln Memorial.

 

Venessa Alvarez, The Associated Press with AP News Minute.