美联社新闻一分钟 2007-04-15（在线收听）

1. A fierce spring storm has dropped snow on parts of the central Plains and spotted at least one tornado in Texas. High winds there uprooted trees and damaged homes like in these photos. One death is blamed on high winds.

2. More details are coming out about the driver who may have caused the crash that has left New Jersey Governor John Corzine with multiple injures. A New Jersey official has told the Associate Press the 20-year-old man is a special leads driver.

3. It was a violent day in Iraq as dozens of people were killed or wounded in car bomb attacks. One blast was near a revered holy shrine in Karbala. And for the second time this week, a bomber targeted a bridge over the river Tigris in Baghdad.

4. A British newspaper reports Prince William and longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton have ended their relationship. The couple has been under intense pressure by the media after a rumor started the two would soon marry.

WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. uproot: verb
If someone uproots a tree or plant, or if the wind uproots it, it is pulled out of the ground.