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Driverless Car Navigates the Streets of Germany’s Capital

It can talk, see, drive and no longer needs a human being to control it by remote. The car of the future – completely computer-controlled – is on the streets of Berlin. All summer, researchers from the city’s Free University …

Nearly 50 Injured in German Train Crash

Police say nearly 50 people were injured when a regional train hit a car in eastern Germany. Federal police spokesman Torsten Henkel said the train crashed into the car that was hit by another vehicle and pushed onto the tracks …

Man Upset Over ‘Lemon’ Crashes into N.H. Dealer Cars

A Massachusetts man who crashed his newly-purchased minivan into six cars at the Portsmouth, N.H., car dealership lot because he couldn’t get his money back says he knows what he did was wrong. Forty-two-year-old David Cross of Salisbury, Mass., was …

Researchers Examine Animal Car Collisions on Idaho’s I-84

Idaho sportsmen and researchers from Utah State University are studying where to put tunnels or bridges to keep deer and other wildlife off Interstate 84. Jack Oyler, vice chairman of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife-Idaho and a member of a …

Auto Batteries Becoming Hot Targets for Georgia Thieves

Authorities say more than 77 batteries have been stolen from cars, trucks, tractors, forklifts and even golf carts in recent weeks in Macon and Bibb County. Macon police Lt. David Freeland tells The Telegraph of Macon that batteries have become …

Wisconsin Woman Offered $1 Car After Hers is Vandalized

A Sheboygan woman whose car was totaled after vandals flipped it over says her nightmare turned into a dream when a local car dealer offered her a replacement for $1. Cristina Earls is a 40-year-old single mother of four. She …

Police: Pennsylvania Jeweler Dragged by Car After Theft

Police say a northeastern Pennsylvania man was injured when he was dragged by a car while trying to chase down a man who swiped jewelry from his store. The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports 48-year-old Mark Altier sustained minor injuries after …

Driver Rescued from Car that Landed in Maryland Pool

Howard County authorities rescued a woman trapped in her car after it landed in her pool. Relatives called authorities Saturday to check on the woman in her 70s after they didn’t hear from her Friday night. Rescuers found the woman …

Western Pennsylvania Woman Lets Niece, 6, Drive

Police say a western Pennsylvania woman endangered her 6-year-old niece by having the girl back the woman’s car out of a tight parking spot, wrecking two other parked cars in the process. Fifty-five-year-old Rebecca Beatty, of Aliquippa, and her attorney …

3 People Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Fire rescue officials say three people were rushed to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after a car was left running inside the garage of a Palm Harbor house. Authorities say a guest staying with a 60-year-old woman felt light-headed …