US airline pummelled by winter storm promises refunds amid 'certain' financial impact
The US government has called Southwest Airlines' meltdown a system failure and vows action.
US winter storm death toll rises to 61
Victims have been found outside, in homes and in cars.
Travel misery grinds on as US digs out from superstorm
Officials in Erie county in western New York – the area of the country hardest hit by the massive winter storm – have lifted their death toll to 37, taking the national total to at least 59.
US digs out from monster storm as death toll passes 50
US President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration for New York state, freeing up funds to help it recover from the disaster.
'Blizzard of the century' leaves nearly 50 dead across US
In New York state, authorities have described ferocious conditions, with bodies being discovered in vehicles and under snow banks, and emergency personnel going 'car to car' searching for more motorists – alive or dead.
Savage US blizzard leaves 31 dead
A crisis situation is unfolding in Buffalo, in western New York, where a blizzard has left the city marooned, with emergency services unable to reach high impact areas.