Thousands of flights cancelled as monster winter storm bears down on US

Almost 4,000 flights were cancelled in the US on Saturday ahead of a monster winter storm that has ‌already cut power to thousands of utility customers as far west as Texas, ‍and threatened to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall. Forecasters said snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, would sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation on Sunday and into next week. Calling the storms “historic”, US President ⁠Donald Trump on Saturday approved federal...