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A health care board linked to the UAW that owns a controlling stake in now bankrupt Chrysler needs to begin selling shares as soon as possible to raise cash to meet obligations to retired autoworkers, the union's president told NPR.

Duckpin bowling was once the thing to do in many eastern cities. The light-pin bowling has all but vanished in most places. But it's still holding on in Maryland.

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown's book, Basic Brown , reads like a primer for aspiring politicians. He shares advice for political success and explains why he's delighted by the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Presidential contenders are spending millions, while candidates who've dropped out of the race have millions left in store. Mary Jacoby of the Wall Street Journal looks at who has what, and at what they can do with it.

Claude Knobler hoped to have a Hollywood career. Instead, he ended up delivering singing telegrams in a gorilla suit, working as a private eye and being a stay-at-home dad. Though it's a less sensible life than he had imagined, Knobler has learned to love life's ridiculousness.

More than just Germany's capital, Berlin is home to an estimated 3,000 wild boar. They have been tearing up green spaces, and recently a 265-pound boar attacked four people. The streetwise swine like the city, where food is plentiful but hunters are not.

Some collectors are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Pinto with a 1,600-mile trip from Colorado to Pennsylvania. While the much-maligned economy car has a mixed record, fans say it has nostalgic value.

The Cincinnati Zoo euthanized the cheetah known as Sarah this week. Cheetahs usually live to 8 to 12, the zoo says. Sarah was famous for running 100 meters in 5.95 seconds, a record for land mammals.

It may not look like a catalog Christmas, but family traditions are what make the holidays special. Commentator Ken Harbaugh explains why he loves decorating with his family — oddball ornaments and all.

Forty million workers across advanced economies are unemployed. Byron Auguste, Susan Lund and James Manyika of Foreign Policy discuss five things that are making it more difficult to get advanced economies back to work.