A race to search survivors in Chili

Chile races to search for survivors Monday after the 8.8 magnitude quake ravaged it on Saturday. The death toll now stands at 708, according to CNN.

The earthquake was the fifth strongest to hit Chile in 100 years, according to CNN.

"We are facing an emergency without parallel in the history of Chile," Michelle Bachelet,  the President of Chile, said.

Rescuers worked through night to search for survivors. A 15-story building located in the hard-hit city of Concepction in Central coastal Chile, was reported to have 40 or 50 people inside. Authorities currently do not know their condition yet. 

The lack of safe drinking water, electricity and gas service are major problems. Some residents scrounge for water and supplies left in damaged supermarkets. Authorities have protected some areas using tear gas. The city government is distributing water from the central plaza, according to CNN.

Chile has received offers of international aid and will accept the help that it needs, said Bachelet.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Santiago tomorrow.

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What did you build this weekend?

After a heavy snow storm hit Central New York last week, people built a 20-foot snowman in front of the Peebles residence, 1715 North Rd, LaFayette.

According to The Post-Standard, it was built by Emily and Lexi Peebles, Dan, Patrick and Eric Liddy, Ryan Anthony, Nick Gryzmala and Daniel Prince. They started on Friday and finished it on Sunday.

Johnny Weir responded to Mocking Comments

Johnny Weir has recently become popular on the Internet not just because of his skating, but because of other controversies. A pair of Canadian broadcasters joked that Weir should take a gender test because of his costumes and body language.

Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg, broadcasters of RDS, said Weir sets a bad example for other men competing in the sports, according to The People.

Weir told the press in Vancouver he felt very defensive when he saw these comments.

"It was them criticizing me as a person," Weir said, according to The People, "I think masculinity is what you believe it to be."