A high-impact winter storm packing heavy snow and rain has moved into the Northeast, leading to last-minute travel troubles as millions of people across the U.S. gather with family and friends on Thanksgiving to celebrate the holiday.

Northern lights should be visible on Thanksgiving and Black Friday thanks to an incoming solar storm, according to NOAA.

Before holiday shopping mania fully sets in, most mail carriers are taking a break this week. The United States Postal Service will not be operating Thursday as the agency observes Thanksgiving, a federal holiday.

So how does the holiday impact the mail and regularly scheduled packages? Since Thanksgiving is a federal holiday, the United States Postal Service will be fully closed, with mail delivery service to continue as scheduled with normal hours on Black Friday.

All five House Democrats from Connecticut and one of the state's two Democratic Senators reported receiving bomb threats the morning of Thanksgiving Day.

At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut have been targeted by bomb threats on their homes