People living along the East Coast are being hit with a harsh winter storm that has made driving very hazardous. Forecaster issued a blizzard warning for New York City, with a forecast of 11 to 16 inches of snow.

Nearly 1,000 flights have been canceled just at the New York area airports. Hundreds of others flights were scrubbed at other airports in the mid-Atlantic region and the northeast.

A tour bus slammed into a truck in southern Egypt Sunday, killing eight Americans and injuring 21 others. It ran into a parked truck on the side of a single lane desert road, killing six women and two men.

About 250 poor people dined on Lasagna, veal and cake at Vatican with Pope Benedict XVI. The pontiff spoke to his guests about the virtues of Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the sick and poor.

I'm Matt Friedman, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.

blizzard ：暴风雪

Scrub： 取消（=cancel)

veal: 小牛肉

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The Senate votes to close out debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia setting the stage for ratification. President Barack Obama considers the treaty as the top foreign policy priority.

New census figures have Texas gaining four seats in the House with Florida picking up two. But New York and Ohio will lose seats because of the population count. That count puts the U.S. population at just over 308 million people.

Snow is melting in London, but operators at Heathrow Airport say it will be Thursday before full service is back. Cold and snowy weather has grounded flights across Europe.

At a Berlin aquarium, Santa goes for a swim with the sharks. The chief curator fed sardines to the fish, whose population includes rays and small sharks.

Lee Powell, the Associated Press with AP News Minute.