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U.S. industrial production braked sharply in February, held back by severe winter storms that slammed parts of the country, while manufacturing activity in New York state stalled this month.

Economists had expected the snowstorms to have a bigger impact, but job losses were surprisingly mild in February as employers cut 36,000 jobs.

Utility crews are making headway as they try to restore power following a winter storm that pounded the Northeast with heavy snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.

An overnight snowstorm forced ski officials to postpone Tuesday's Olympic men's super-combined race and call off women's downhill training, the latest events to fall victim to the problematic weather at the games....

The second of back-to-back blizzards that smothered the East Coast and eclipsed seasonal snowfall records with more than a month of winter remaining had tapered off by Thursday, although governments and schools remained closed to contend with the aftermath.

In Washington, D.C., the federal government planned to be closed for a fourth straight day, while city agencies and schools in the hardest-hit regions also scored snow days. The nation's capital joined Philadelphia and Baltimore in logging their snowiest winters in history.

A major snowstorm forced pre-emptive school closures in New York City and grounded hundreds of flights on the East Coast for the second time in a week.

The second major snowstorm in less than a week was churning towards Washington and New York on Tuesday.

The cleanup begins for the Mid-Atlantic states struck by a heavy snowstorm....

Flights are cancelled, and roads and schools closed as parts of China and the Koreas endure heavy snow and ice storms.

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.