More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south ...

Airports are readying for major disruptions in Texas, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast before anticipated wintry blast.

Most cities in the region do not have snow plows. Louisiana had 400,000 pounds of salt ready to spread over roads and bridges in preparation for the icy conditions.