ARLINGTON, Va. − A wall of snow, ice and rain was sweeping across the Northeast on Thursday, the first in a series of storms forecast to wallop much of the nation's northern tier over the next several days.

A winter weather storm system will bring significant ice and snow across northern states starting Feb. 4. What does it take to be labeled a war criminal? For Henry Wirz, commanding one of the worst POW camps in history was enough.

Nearly half of the United States from the Midwest to Northeast will see snow or a freezing rain mix before the weekend arrives, weather forecasters say.