Germany's capital was packed with special events to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Monday. Chancellor Angela Merkel retraced the steps she took in 1989, speaking at Bornholmer Strasse subway station. (Nov 09) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Reports say GM may have to close as many as 1700 dealerships as part of a reorginazation aimed at keeping the auto giant alive. One auto dealer says it has been a tough year, but he sees hope on the horizon. (April 16) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Fla. authorities have named a "person of interest" in the disappearance of a man who won $30M in the Fla. lottery and disappeared in 2009. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A 15-year-old Okla. boy has accused his mother and her friend of frequently tying him up and locking him in a closet for "stealing" food from the family's kitchen. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Richard Heene, the Colorado father who pleaded guilty to a felony in the runaway balloon saga, insists in an interview set to air Friday that the event wasn't a hoax. [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A convicted sex offender has been charged with sexually battering a Florida woman while holding her captive for at least four days in her apartment. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
More than a dozen Chihuahuas from San Francisco are flying in style to new homes in New York. Animal control officials say the animals are in abundance at Calif. animal shelters, but they're in demand in other states like New York. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A failed airport security test ended up with a Slovak man unwittingly carrying hidden explosives in his luggage on a flight to Dublin, Slovak officials admitted Wednesday -- a mistake that enraged Irish authorities and shocked aviation experts. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A congressman says three bomb-sniffing dogs assigned by the Transportation Security Administration to inspect cargo at Philadelphia International Airport failed recent recertification tests but are still being used. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
The announcement that three prominent Democrats won't be seeking reelection has the party pondering its position in the midterm elections. AP correspondent Julie Pace reports. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Here's the latest news for Wednesday January 6: Accused Christmas plane bomber indicted; Accused Holocaust museum shooter has died; Casey Johnson's funeral to be a private affair and survival classes are gaining popularity. [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Atlanta strip club staffers are sentenced after battling a rival club for business, a battle that ended in arson and led to a federal case. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Analysts say Yemen is facing a host of problems including U.S. ambivalence that has led to the government's deterioration and the emergence of al-Qaida as a major player within the Arab nation. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
The 89-year-old man accused of a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum has died in a prison hospital in North Carolina. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Atlanta strip club staffers are sentenced after battling a rival club for business, a battle that ended in arson and led to a federal case. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A convicted sex offender has been charged with sexually battering a Florida woman while holding her captive for at least four days in her apartment. Police in Melbourne he met the woman New Year's Eve at her work. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Socialite and Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson will be laid to rest later this week in a private service on the east coast. (Jan .6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
A convicted sex offender has been charged with sexually battering a Florida woman while holding her captive for at least four days in her apartment. Police in Melbourne he met the woman New Year's Eve at her work. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Police in Hialeah, Florida have charged computer instructor Leonardo Valdes with seven counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor, for having sex a 13-year-old female middle school student at the school that employed him. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Florida farmers are scrambling to protect delicate crops like oranges and strawberries against temperatures dipping into the 20s, as cold weather dives south. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Authorities in Ohio say a bank was robbed by two girls, one that could be as young as 12 years old. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Aides to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are downplaying the significance of a comment by her that appears to take a swipe at President Barack Obama. (Jan. 6) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
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