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Don't stow your snow boots yet! Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.

By Associated Press

There will be six more weeks of winter. That's the prediction made Wednesday by Punxsutawney Phil after he emerged from his burrow in Pennsylvania to perform his Groundhog Day duties.

Winter weather pummels several states, canceling flights across the Midwest

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow to the middle section of the United States as airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off…

Snow, ice blasts through South with powerful winter storm

By Associated Press

Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Highway patrols were reporting hundreds of vehicle accidents, and a tornado ripped through a trailer park in Florida.

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.