Sudden violent winds accompanied by snow caused an 86-car pileup on a western Michigan freeway that injured 25 people. None of the injuries are life-threatening, police said Monday. Visibility was down to zero on the icy road, stacking some of the cars four deep on U. S. 31, reports The Associated Press. Witness Laurie Devries says some of the cars were on fire, with one woman panicking, "Her car was on fire and she couldn't get out so she just passed the baby through the window. We kind of got him up to the hill and helped some other people out of their car. "

A man arrested in Germany was charged and released with burglary before walking out of the station and stealing an unmarked police cruiser. Authorities said the 27-year-old man probably pocketed the key during the interrogation process.

A man in Germany had just been booked for burglary when he walked out of the police station and drove off in a department car. "It's not just unusual, it's embarrassing," says a spokesman for police in the town of Eschwege, Germany.

n angry car customer, apparently outraged by the deal he got, plowed his SUV through a Miami showroom and set it on fire. According to police, he caused nearly a million dollars in damage, burning about a dozen cars, including a rare Ford GT Heritage. George Georgettis, 56, a supervisor with the city of North Miami Beach, walked away from the dealership Saturday afternoon as if nothing had happened, witnesses said. Police caught up with him a few blocks away from the dealership at 9000 NW Seventh Ave. He was arrested without incident. Police charged him with first-degree arson, a felony, and with felony criminal mischief. He posted a $1,500 bond on Sunday.

Sales of adult diapers in China are soaring as the lunar New Year holiday approaches. Long trips and traveling aboard trains are so crowded that even the toilets are inaccessible. In Foshan, a southern industrial city with a large migrant population, supermarkets report diaper sales have risen 50 percent since the main travel season began on Jan. 14, local media reports.