It’s a Negative: A deep cold has settled into the country from the Midwest to Maine in the wake of a major winter storm. Schools will be closed in Minnesota on Monday because it’s so freaking cold, with a low of -27 forecast for Minneapolis Sunday night. It’s -3 degrees in Glens Falls, NY, 9 degrees in Burlington, Vt., and -5 in Bangor, Maine. Record breaking cold is expected in the Great Plains and upper Midwest as a new winter storm is developing, expected to dump heavy snow on the Mississippi/Ohio Valleys and Lower Great Lakes on Sunday.

The Obit Page: Phil Everly, one of the brothers whose harmonies filled the airwaves in the 50s and 60s, has died in Burbank, Calif. at age 74. The Everly Brothers’ harmonies were made for listening on a hot summer night. Their 1957 hit “Bye Bye Love” broke them out of country into rock and rhythm and blues. Among the hits that followed: “Wake Up Little Susie,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream”, “Devoted to You”, “Let It Be Me,” and “When Will I Be Loved.” Phil and Don Everly were covered by major artists including Simon and Garfunkle, Linda Rondstadt. Joined at the hip for years, they broke up in 1973 when Phil smashed his guitar on stage and walked off. They later reunited and toured.

Nation: General Mills announced it will no longer put genetically modified sugar and corn starch in Cheerios. Appearing to bow to pressure to eliminate so-called GMOs from their signature cereal, the company gave no reason for the change other than to say they think it will be popular.

World: An al-Qaeda affiliated force has taken control of the Western Iraqi city of Fallujah, raising its flag over government buildings and declaring an Islamist state. Al-Qaeda, local militias, and the Iraqi army have all been fighting each other in a three-way war in Anbar Province west of Baghdad. The apparent loss of Fallujah is an enormous blow to the Iraqi government, which has struggled to keep control since the withdrawal of US combat troops in 2011.

> A bomb buried since World War II killed a heavy equipment operator outside a West German town. Eight other people were injured. It’s not unusual to discover old bombs, but they rarely explode.

Driven: The US auto industry last year had its best sales year since 2007 as drivers replace aging cars and trucks. The car companies sold a total of 15.5 million vehicles. GM sold 2.69 million and Ford sold 2.49 vehicles last year, nearly 11 percent more than 2012.

Speed Kills: The Porsche Carrera GT that crashed killing “Fast and Furious” actor Paul Walker was going 100 mph, according to the autopsy report. The car was ripped nearly in half and burned. The report said Walker could not be visually identified and the driver, his friend Roger Rodas, had a skull fracture that exposed his brain.

The Word in Hollywood: Variety counted the number of times the “F” word is dropped in the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” … 506 “F’s” in three hours. It’s a record. The $100 million “Wolf” grossed $18 million on its opening weekend, which makes it an F-bomb.

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