M.R. KROPKO

Associated Press Writer
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Demjanjuk offers no clues to possible surrender

Possibly days away from his deportation to Germany, suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk and his family are offering no clues about the 89-year-old's response to a government notice asking that he surrender to U.S. immigration authorities.

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Son says US has ordered Demjanjuk to surrender

Immigration agents served suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Friday with a notice to surrender to an immigration office in Cleveland, his son said — the latest volley in a more than 30-year legal battle over Demjanjuk's citizenship.

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Son says US has ordered Demjanjuk to surrender

Immigration agents served suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Friday with a notice to surrender to an immigration office in Cleveland, his son said. Demjanjuk, of Seven Hills in suburban Cleveland, faces deportation to Germany. An arrest warrant in Munich accuses him of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder at a death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.

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"Stress tests": Ohio's KeyCorp needs $1.8B

Results of the federal government's "stress tests" of the nation's largest regional banks show Cleveland-based KeyCorp needs to raise $1.8 billion in new capital to withstand losses if the recession gets worse.

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Son says US has ordered Demjanjuk to surrender

Immigration agents served suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Friday with a notice to surrender to an immigration office in Cleveland, his son said.

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Alleged Nazi Demjanjuk cleared for deportation

A federal appeals court opened the way again Friday for the Justice Department to deport alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face 29,000 counts of accessory to murder.

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Eaton posts 1Q loss on recession impact, job costs

Eaton Corp., a global company which depends on industrial vitality for sales of its diverse products, has posted its first quarterly loss since 1991, and its chief executive said Monday hard times are expected the rest of this year with more job cuts likely.

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Deportation halted, Demjanjuk returns to Ohio home

A plane was waiting nearby to fly alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face an arrest warrant and a possible war crimes trial.

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Feds release accused Nazi prison guard Demjanjuk

John Demjanjuk was released from federal custody Tuesday evening, just hours after six immigration officers removed the accused Nazi death camp guard from his suburban home in a wheelchair, authorities said. Federal officials had taken Demjanjuk to a federal building in downtown Cleveland, but the 89-year-old retired autoworker's impending return to Germany was halted when three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of deportation.

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Feds release accused Nazi prison guard Demjanjuk

John Demjanjuk was released from federal custody Tuesday evening, just hours after six immigration officers removed the accused Nazi death camp guard from his suburban home in a wheelchair, authorities said. Federal officials had taken Demjanjuk to a federal building in downtown Cleveland, but the 89-year-old retired autoworker's impending return to Germany was halted when three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay of deportation.

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Son: Immigration agents arrive to deport Demjanjuk

U.S. immigration agents arrived Tuesday at John Demjanjuk's suburban Cleveland home to deport him to Germany, where an arrest warrant alleges the frail 89-year-old was a Nazi death camp guard, his son said. John Demjanjuk Jr. was returning to the Cleveland area from Cincinnati, where he had filed motions asking the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for a stay of deportation and to reopen the U.S. case that ordered his father deported. He was in contact with people at his father's home.

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Son: Immigration agents arrive to deport Demjanjuk

U.S. immigration agents arrived Tuesday at John Demjanjuk's suburban Cleveland home to deport him to Germany, where an arrest warrant alleges the frail 89-year-old was a Nazi death camp guard, his son said.

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Demjanjuk's son: No word from panel on deportation

The family of John Demjanjuk said Wednesday they still haven't heard from an immigration appeals panel on a request to block his deportation to Germany, where an arrest warrant alleges the frail 89-year-old was a Nazi death camp guard.

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Demjanjuk's son: No word from panel on deportation

The family of John Demjanjuk said Wednesday they still haven't heard from an immigration appeals panel on a request to block his deportation to Germany, where an arrest warrant alleges the frail 89-year-old was a Nazi death camp guard.

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Cleveland looks ahead to next Rock Hall ceremony

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich pointed up at thousands of rock fans in the public seating sections at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's 2009 inductions.

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Demjanjuk's son: No word from panel on deportation

The family of John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN'-yuk) says they have received no word from an immigration appeals panel on a request to block his deportation to Germany to face charges he was a World War II Nazi guard.

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Ohio man sentenced in Indiana school plot

An Ohio man accused of plotting with an Indiana teenager on MySpace to carry out a Columbine-style attack at the boy's high school was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

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US takes steps to deport alleged Nazi to Germany

The U.S. government said Tuesday it is asking German officials for travel documents needed to deport accused World War II Nazi guard John Demjanjuk, who is charged in Europe with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. Immigration and Customs Enforcement provided an e-mail to The Associated Press showing that it has contacted the German government in its effort to deport Demjanjuk, once accused but ultimately cleared of being a notorious guard at the Treblinka concentration camp in occupied Poland.

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Surprising marriage ends in bizarre Ohio killing

James M. Mason knew his wife since she was born a boy. The janitor and former military man was a boarder in the child's home and was treated like family.

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Rock Hall of Fame puts focus on Springsteen

Seeking something fresh and exciting to complement its upcoming induction ceremony, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has gotten its fondest wish — the cooperation of 1999 inductee Bruce Springsteen in launching a new exhibit solely dedicated to the Boss.

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Goodyear cutting nearly 5,000 jobs after 4Q loss

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the biggest U.S. tire maker, said Wednesday it plans to cut nearly 5,000 jobs this year after a sharp drop in sales led to a loss of $330 million in the fourth quarter.

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Inventors Hall honors chip technology

A researcher who pioneered the first liquid crystal displays eventually used in computer screens and televisions is among 15 new members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

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Ohio mom sent to mental hospital over drownings

An Ohio woman found not guilty by reason of insanity in the bathtub drowning deaths of her two young children is being sent to mental health hospital.

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Ohio teen convicted of killing mom over video game

Although a teenager's obsession with a violent video game may have warped his sense of reality, the boy is guilty of murdering his mother and wounding his father after they took "Halo 3" away from him, a judge ruled Monday.

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Ohio centenarian to celebrate 105 at inauguration

Ella Mae Johnson hasn't just paid attention to American history, she's lived it.

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