美联社新闻一分钟 2007-02-15（在线收听）

1. A Shiite militant group just released this 10-second video of a kidnapped Iraqi-American soldier. This is the first time the U.S. Army translator has been seen since he was abducted four months ago in central Baghdad. It's not immediately clear when the video was made.

2. A Florida judge has ordered a morgue to hold Anna Nicole Smith's body for ten days. The ruling comes as legal battles brew over who gets control of the former Playboy playmate's remains and whether Smith's companion Howard K. Stern fathered her infant daughter. Smith's DNA was preserved for use in the custody dispute.

3. The storm that pounded the Midwest is now causing major problems in the Northeast. The Valentine's Day blizzard shut down schools and air travel and turned highways into skating rinks. At least 12 deaths have been blamed on the storm system.

4. The winter weather didn't stop florists from making special deliveries. Love-stricken Americans send the always popular red roses, stuffed animals and balloons as gifts this Valentine's Day.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. morgue: n-count
A morgue is a building or a room in a hospital where dead bodies are kept before they are buried or cremated, or before they are identified or examined..

2. brew: verb
If an unpleasant or difficult situation brews, it starts to develop.

3. rink: n-count
A rink is a large area covered with ice where people go to ice-skate, or a large area of concrete where people go to roller-skate.