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A fierce storm dumps more snow and ice across the nation's midsection after stranding travelers as highways and airports close, leaving many to celebrate Christmas just where they are.

Blinding snow stranded more than a 100 motorists in Western New York on Friday while bad weather again paralyzed the Midwest and heavy rains caused havoc in Southern California ...

Flooding is again causing trouble in northwest Ohio where heavy rains in the last 24 hours have forced people out of their homes ...

Strong storms including at least three tornadoes damaged or destroyed homes in parts of the Midwest, and rainfall brought fears of more misery to areas hard-hit by flooding last year.

A crippling winter storm has plunged about a million customers into the dark from the Midwest to the East Coast, and thousands of people in ice-caked Kentucky have sought refuge in motels and shelters.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Snow and ice storms across the Midwest knocked out power to more than 600,000 homes and businesses from Oklahoma to West Virginia by early Wednesday, local utilities reported.

Bitter cold weather was sweeping across the nation Thursday, putting the Midwest in a deep freeze.