Ice threatens to wreak havoc on travel and power service as the storm moves toward the Atlantic Ocean. Meanwhile. Texas is facing a test of its power grid after last year's deadly outages.
Russian troops hold military exercises in Belarus, across the border from Ukraine. The Beijing Winter Olympics officially open Friday. A storm brings freezing rain and snow to millions of Americans.
As a winter storm moves across the United States, Memphis, Tenn., has been one of the hardest hit places. Nearly a third of the Memphis areas lost power.
A widespread winter storm is dumping snow and causing freezing rain though large parts of the United States, leading to travel disruptions and some power outages.
More than 200,000 homes and businesses lost power and thousands of flights were canceled as states from New Mexico to Maine were placed under winter storm warnings and watches.
Amid Russia-Ukraine crisis, more U.S. troops will go to Europe. Ex-Chicago police officer who killed a Black teenager will leave prison early. A huge storm is sweeping across the nation's midsection.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Michael Evans, mayor of Mansfield, Texas, about the arrival of a potentially dangerous storm, and what's changed since last February's catastrophic ice and snow storm.
On the day when America puts its faith in the paws of furry forecasters, prominent groundhogs Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck do not agree on how many more weeks of winter there will be.
The National Weather Service predicts a prolonged, major winter storm that could travel across parts of the Midwest into the Northeast later this week.