Blizzard shuts down New York City, much of U.S. Northeast
January 27, 2015 at 00:47 AM EST
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A life-threatening blizzard barreled into the U.S. Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans by making workers and students housebound, halting thousands of flights and prompting New York to ban cars from roads and halt subway trains.