Big 3 carmakers beg for $25B, warn of catastrophe (AP) [12 mins][WINDSOR, NB]
AP - Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with a reluctant Congress Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, pointedly warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse. Millions of layoffs would follow their demise, they said, as damaging effects rippled across an already-faltering economy. | Police officer describes moment he found 'frightened and crying' Shannon Matthews 'hidden in bed drawer' [27 mins]
The dramatic moment that Shannon Matthews emerged from the base of a double bed at the end of her 24-day kidnap ordeal was described by police yesterday. |