Major layoffs at GM
General Motors began firing 1,600 white-collar workers Monday and Fiat’s CEO left Italy to resume critical talks on an alliance with Chrysler, as deadlines draw closer for GM and Chrysler to finish their restructuring plans.
Remembering Columbine
With words of hope and healing, Coloradans on Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings that left 12 students and a teacher dead.
Daddy president?
Another woman came forward Monday asking Paraguay President Fernando Lugo to recognize her 6-year-old son, becoming the second woman this month to make a paternity claim against the former Catholic bishop.
Coughing accident
Authorities say a man driving a pickup truck in Bow, N.H., had a coughing fit and lost consciousness, leading to a fiery crash on Interstate 93. The driver suffered bumps, bruises and possibly broken ribs, police said.
Craigslist killer
Boston police say they have a man in custody in connection with the death last week in a luxury hotel of a woman who advertised massage services on Craigslist.
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2.5 miles
Tourists who think they’re putting a hand or foot in each of four states at the Four Corners area are apparently missing the mark — by about 2.5 miles. Officials say the Four Corners marker showing the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah is about 2.5 miles west of where it should be.
