winter

Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort

By Zarar Khan, Associated Press

The snow was so severe that heavy equipment brought in to clear it initially got stuck during the night, said Umar Maqbool, assistant commissioner for the town of Murree. Temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

Winter storm snarls travel, gives some schools the day off

By Mark Pratt, Associated Press

A winter storm that had already blanketed parts of the South in snow moved into the Northeast, snarling air travel, and crushing morning commutes.

For states with cold winters, more aid meets rising costs

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The news is a mixed bag for people in need of heating assistance who see a cold winter bearing down.

What to expect from COVID-19 this winter

By Helen Branswell, STAT

A COVID season + a flu season = a whole lot of bad news.

Power largely restored in Texas, but millions remain without drinking water

By Stephanie Sy

The lights are back on in much of Texas, but for millions the water isn't working. It is the latest crisis in a grinding week of winter storms that have claimed at least 60 lives. Stephanie Sy reports, and speaks…

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WATCH: Texas governor speaks on status of winter storm, power outages

By Associated Press

The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem — lack of clean water.

Sen. Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar, says traveling ‘obviously a mistake’

By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. "In hindsight, I wouldn't have done it," he told reporters.

After brutalizing much of the U.S., storm surge shines a spotlight on disparities

By Stephanie Sy, Patty Gorena Morales, Casey Kuhn, Ryan Connelly Holmes

The storms that have descended on much of the country, and their after-effects, have hit vulnerable groups the hardest, especially communities of color. Dr. Robert Bullard, a professor at Texas Southern University who focuses on wealth and racial disparities related…

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Some power restored in Texas but water woes persist

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says 7 million people have been ordered to boil their water before consuming it. The extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.

WATCH: Texas crisis has governor facing energy industry

By Paul J. Weber, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather. The number of Texas residents still without electricity Thursday was fewer than 500,000 after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures.