The winter storm is moving offshore but much of the eastern part of the country faces ice, bitterly cold temperatures and wind chill.

The death toll in Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests has reached at least 5,002, activists said. They warned that many more are feared dead as the most comprehensive internet blackout in the country’s history crossed the two-week mark.

A life-threatening winter storm brought hazardous conditions to a wide swath of the United States on Sunday, from Texas to New England, prompting warnings to stay off roads, along with