Ice storm threatens Texas to Virginia with widespread power outages, travel shutdowns

The most dangerous and potentially destructive part of a massive winter storm will affect the southern United States, where a glaze of freezing rain up to an inch thick is possible from Texas to the Carolinas and Virginia. Farther north, heavy snow will bring its share of disruptions, while a combination of snow and ice in parts of the Plains, Tennessee Valley and mid-Atlantic will further add to travel and infrastructure problems. The scope of...