People began loading up their cars and jumping on planes across the U.S. on Thursday as the long Memorial Day weekend kicked off. Even as politics and the nation’s aging air traffic infrastructure rattle the U.

It's the unofficial start to summer with Memorial Day weekend, and that means many will have their boats out on the water.

This week’s nor’easter could bring wind gusts over 40 mph and up to 2 inches of rain in some areas.