A new winter storm will bring snow, freezing rain and frigid temperatures to parts of Texas and the mid-south later this week after Winter Storm Blair dropped up to a foot of snow on portions of the midwest and the mid-Atlantic, forcing federal offices to close for the second day Tuesday.

Storm Blair blanketed large swaths of the U.S., stretching from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast in ice and snow on Monday, affecting tens of millions of Americans who are now scrambling to protect their homes.

A major winter blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures in the U.S. stirred dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast early Monday, prompting schools and government offices in several states to close.

A major winter blast of snow, ice, high winds and plunging temperatures are stirring up dangerous conditions across the U.S. central and southern states all the way to the East Coast

A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept an area stretching from the R