A Plantation man died after his 2008 Mini Cooper collided with a tractor-trailer on the Sawgrass Expressway, the Florida Highway Patrol said Monday.

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Fire-rescue worker killed in collision with truck on Sawgrass Expressway (Miami Herald)

Remember me? Who cares that the Mini brand, now owned by BMW, is no longer, strictly speaking, British?

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Your M&G Online (Mail and Guardian)

Who cares that the Mini brand, now owned by BMW, is no longer, strictly speaking, British?

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Mini Cooper S -- maxi fun (Mail and Guardian)

2008 was a trying year for cricket in this country. AAP's ADAM COOPER looks back on the year. IN the first 12 Tests of 2008, Australia had 23 players revolving, six spinners trying, six debutants twitching, four openers batting, two allrounders competing and a looser hold atop the rankings tree.

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A Krazy year in cricket (Examiner.com.au)

FROM the jails of Hawaii to a Sydney park, the scope of celebrity scandals, break-ups and babies went far and wide this year. Vote for your favourite here .

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Best break-up, scandal, baby of 2008 (Daily Telegraph)

Never give up on Hope - the three-legged cat, that is. Hope went missing from her owner's Cincinnati home almost two months ago, and Norma Meece was so desperate to get the feline back that she hired a pet detective and changed her...

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WEIRD BUT TRUE (New York Post)

Three people were injured Friday in a crash on the Silverado Trail in Rutherford, the California Highway Patrol reported Friday.

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Three hurt in 2-car crash (Napa Valley Register)

The $17.4-billion lifeline the federal government threw Friday is the best chance General Motors, Chrysler and Ford will ever have to regain the American people's trust and reshape their business models for long-term profit and success.

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MARK PHELAN: Detroit 3 can regain trust with great new vehicles (Detroit Free Press)

The $17.4-billion lifeline the federal government threw today is the best chance General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC and Ford Motor Co. will ever have to regain the American people's trust and reshape their business models for long-term profit and success.

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MARK PHELAN: Automakers must now regain trust (Detroit Free Press)

ARIEL is one lucky dog. He has a brand new Mini Cooper convertible and a Mazda CX-7 SUV at his disposal.

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Doghouse is a pooch paradise (Herald Sun)