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Workers assemble a Chevrolet Volt at GM's Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant in October. The auto maker says it will idle the plant for five weeks, to allow demand to catch up with inventory.

GM Puts Volt Into 'Neutral' To Let Sales Catch Up

General Motors will suspend production of its Chevrolet Volt for five weeks, due to disappointing sales figures. GM spokesman Chris Lee said the move will "align production with demand." GM sold 7,671 Volts last year, below its original goal of 10,000 cars.

The remains of a U.S. Army private arrive at Dover Air Force Base for a transfer ceremony last November. The mortuary at Dover Air Force Base has come under accusations that body parts of the nation's war dead were cremated and the ashes dumped in a Virginia landfill.

Air Force Mortuary Official Resigns Amid Scandal

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One of three officials accused of mismanaging the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base has resigned. The Air Force issued a statement saying that Quinton Keel "has left federal service." Keel had previously served as director of the mortuary division at Dover.

South Korean Navy ships dock at a floating base near Yeonpyong Island, close to its contested ocean border with North Korea Monday. South Korea conducted live-fire military drills from five islands, ignoring Pyongyang's threat to attack.

S. Korea Conducts Drill, Flouting N. Korean Threat

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South Korea conducts live-fire military drills Monday near its disputed sea boundary with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's threat to respond with a "merciless" attack. The exercise took place in the same area of the Yellow Sea that was the targeted by a North Korean artillery attack in 2010.