WASHINGTON - A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic. The most pressing matter: get out before another foot or more of snow comes Tuesday.

Logan Parker, 2½, in many ways appears to be a normal little boy. He laughs, he yells, he smiles at his mother and older sister. He gets quiet when distracted by a juice box or fish crackers. Mention a dog and Logan quickly responds with a loud "dooooog."

Keep your hat and gloves handy. Another cold front invaded Central Texas following heavy rainfall and some thunderstorms Monday afternoon, and there's even some wintry precipitation in the forecast later this week. Temperatures plummeted throughout the day from a high of 57 to 46 degrees by 5 p.m. The biggest change was recorded at 12:35 p.m. with a drop of nine degrees from the previous half-hour.

BELTON - A hearing to determine if evidence against Maj. Nidal Hasan warrants a military court-martial could begin March 1, according to a statement from U.S. Army officials released Monday. Hasan is accused of killing 13 people on Nov. 5 on Fort Hood.

CAMERON - Blair Remick Dorner, 39, a Cameron teacher since August 2006, was placed on administrative leave after she was charged Feb. 3 by Taylor police with possession of a controlled substance, four to 200 grams, and driving while intoxicated. Dorner was released from the Williamson County Jail after posting a $10,000 bail on the felony charge, and $1,000 bail on the drunken driving charge, according to jail records. Taylor police could not be reached for comment.