Monday, August 17, 2009

7am Headlines




North Korea announced Monday it would resume reunions of families separated by the border with South Korea and restart stalled tourism ventures in its latest gesture of peace after nearly 18 months of rising tensions.

The North, however, said separately it was putting its army on "special alert" because of South Korea's joint military drills with the United States this week


In Atlantic City, a girl is safe and sound and three men are under arrest, two for their part in a human trafficking scheme.

An investigation into the Friday disappearance of a mentally challenged girl

Police arrestted 46 year old Mays Landing resident, John Robinson, who is involved, but has yet to be charged.

The girl was found yesterday morning in Atlantic City, in the company of Barry Hardaway, who is also facing human trafficking charges.

The girl who lives outside the state was safely returned to her family.


The federal government has only reimbursed auto dealers for 2 percent of the claims they've submitted through the popular "cash for clunkers" program, a Pennsylvania congressman said, calling on the Obama administration to help speed up the process.

Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., called for "immediate action" to address the problem in a statement Sunday, after writing a letter to President Obama Saturday expressing his concerns.


Authorities say the bodies of a man and woman were found in a suburban Orlando home along with dozens of exotic animals.

Police say officers found the bodies while conducting a well-being check of the home's residents Saturday afternoon. Besides the bodies of Kathryn Whitson and Walter Simpson, both 72, officers found 20 birds, five cats, three dogs and four monkeys. One monkey was reportedly standing guard over one of the bodies.

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