Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

Wednesday has featured gray skies and light but steady rain. It's certainly been a crummy day, weather-wise, but the rain will pick up in intensity overnight.Thunderstorms are producing heavy rain across North Texas,

The Hawaii News Now Weather Team has declared a statewide First Alert Weather Day for Wednesday night through Friday morning due to an approaching winter storm.The National Weather Service said an unusually strong low-pressure system will pass north of the state on Wednesday night,

FRIDAY: Occasional rain. Rainfall amounts will reach near half an inch. Some snow showers will mix in with the rain for the afternoon and evening hours. A few slick spots may develop on some roads Friday evening and night, but widespread impacts are not expected at this time locally. High near 40F. Low 21F. Wind NNE at 10 to 20 mph.

Highs will top out in the low-40s in the Northwoods and mid to upper-40s further south as many record highs are expected to be broken. A cold front will pass through late tomorrow night into Friday morning,