Germany celebrated the anniversary of its reunification Saturday with a performance featuring a pair of giant marionettes suspended by cranes marching through downtown. The spectacle, performed by France's Royale de Luxe theater company, culminated with the two embracing at the Brandenburg Gate - reuniting on the former dividing line between East and West Berlin. ...more

October 4, 2009

More than a month's worth of rain fell in 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm Ketsana slammed the Philippines, killing at least 40 people and stranding thousands on roofs in the capital's worst flooding in more than 42 years. ...more

September 27, 2009

Danica Patrick has agreed to a three-year contract to remain at Andretti Green Racing and stay in the IndyCar Series, according to a report in the Indianapolis Star. ...more

September 26, 2009

Investors snapped up shares of A123 Systems in their debut Thursday, showing willingness to overlook millions of dollars in losses and make a bet that next-generation battery technology will propel the cars and trucks of the future. ...more

September 25, 2009

Authorities say a plane with four people aboard has crashed in the Florida Everglades, with rescue teams finding no survivors. ...more

September 21, 2009

Authorities say they're holding mother-and-son smugglers who were kept a man captive because his family couldn't pay them. ...more

September 7, 2009

Bald eagles are being spotted throughout Florida, weeks before the official start of the nesting season. ...more

September 5, 2009

German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday that it will add two new models to its line of Mini cars. ...more

September 4, 2009

Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. of Ocala said Monday it filed for bankruptcy protection after moves this month by regulators led to a virtual shutdown of what had been one of the nation's biggest independent mortgage bankers. ...more

August 25, 2009

The publisher of Reader's Digest, the country's most popular general interest magazine, said Monday it will seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors amid declining circulation, an industrywide advertising slump and debt. ...more

August 18, 2009