The perfect storm: The last 2 weeks have been rough for the airline industry
COVID-related sickouts, coupled with bad weather, are creating a nightmare scenario for some airlines and passengers.
Weather
Virginia officials defend response to snowy gridlock on I-95
There was plenty of outrage from motorists, some of whom were stranded overnight Monday into Tuesday, posting pleas for help on social media.
After snowstorm, hundreds are stranded on I-95, including Virginia Senator Tim Kaine
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., about being one of the many people stuck in his car overnight when hundreds of vehicles were stranded Interstate 95 outside of Virginia.
Drivers have been stuck for hours in freezing temperatures after crashes block I-95
Jackknifed tractor-trailers blocked traffic in both directions along the vital corridor south of the nation's capital. Some people waited 16 hours or more for rescue.
Texas officials put the final death toll from last year's winter storm at 246
The Texas Department of State Health Services adjusted the number of people who died from last February's storm to 246 people — up from July's tally of 210.
The tale of an Arctic Circle tour bus on a long, cold road home in a snowstorm
Sarah Manriquez tells a dramatic story of driving a tour bus up a remote highway in a winter storm. It was originally performed for the Alaska storytelling show and podcast Dark Winter Nights.
Fires outside of Denver were the most destructive in Colorado history
Wildfires this week burned hundreds of homes in Colorado. Affected communities are taking stock of their losses and trying to make sense of a disaster that no one expected would occur in winter.
High winds, severe drought, and warm temps led to Colorado's historic wildfire
The Marshall Fire and Middle Fork Fire, which have forced the evacuations of tens of thousands residents, are considered the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history.
Wind-fueled wildfires force Coloradans out of their homes
Tens of thousands were forced to flee and hundreds of homes burned after high winds pushed wildfires across several communities outside Denver.
Winter storms in California's mountains drop record-breaking amounts of snow
Much of California is in the grips of extreme or exceptional drought. But the state may soon be blanketed by record levels of snow, after a series of storms finish parading through the western U.S.