Winter storm snarls Northeast travel as airlines cancel flights

NEW YORK CITY, New York: A powerful winter system swept toward the U.S. Northeast at the start of the post-holiday weekend, triggering emergency declarations, grounding flights, and raising the risk of hazardous travel across several states.

Forecasters warned that the storm would bring a mix of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain, disrupting air travel and making roads treacherous from New York to New England.