US Secretary of State John Kerry says initial Syria peace talks in Geneva will not be face-to-face.

A light dusting causes chaos as a massive blizzard looms

A look at deaths that have been blamed on the snowstorm pounding the eastern part of the U.S. NORTH CAROLINA — A 60-year-old woman driving her car in Stokes County near her home around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday hit an "extremely icy" patch, went down an embankment and turned over in a creek, the state Highway Patrol said. Mary Williams was killed in the accident. — In neighboring Forsyth County, 55-year-old Rosa McCollough-Leake was killed when she slid on an icy roadway, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a pickup truck head-on. Three people had minor injuries. TENNESSEE — A car slid off the roadway due to speed and slick conditions, killing the driver and injuring a passenger, the Knox County sheriff's department said.

At least 3 killed in snowstorm-related deaths