More than 200 million people across the United States are bracing for the arrival of a major winter storm that is set to take hold over the weekend.

Nearly half the U.S. population could be affected by a massive storm that is expected to to dump over a foot (30 cm) of snow on the East Coast and deliver freezing rain from Texas through Georgia, Acc...

Temperatures are expected to be well below freezing from Friday night through Monday and possibly Tuesday.