Penn station

TOPEKA, Kan. - A powerful storm spreading snow, sleet and rain across the nation's midsection glazed roads and disrupted flights Thursday, making last-minute holiday travel treacherous but promising a white Christmas for some.

TOPEKA, Kan. - A major winter storm lumbering across the nation's midsection promised a white Christmas for some but brought headaches for residents without power and travelers crawling along slick, icy roads and dealing with canceled and delayed flights.

NEWARK, N.J. - Amtrak trains on the East Coast are running on schedule or close to it after an electrical problem outside New York City stopped service up and down the East Coast for three hours.

OMAHA, Neb. - A major winter storm is promising to bring a white Christmas to much of the nation's midsection, though countless holiday travelers faced slick roads and scattered flight delays and cancellations Wednesday that only looked to get worse.