New York City, Blizzard | featured news

Authorities in New York City say a man who tried to jump to his death from his ninth floor apartment was saved by a heap of trash bags that had gone uncollected since last week's blizzard.

Airlines ground hundreds of flights along the Northeast corridor. New York's forecast calls for 11 to 16 inches of snow and strong winds.A band of frigid weather snaking its way up the East Coast on Sunday threatened to bring blizzards and a foot of snow to New York City and New England, while several states to the South made emergency declarations as the storm caused crashes on slick roads.