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DETROIT — A decade ago, the PT Cruiser roared onto the road with trendsetting looks and Al Capone swagger. In a sea of bland Honda Civics and Toyota Camrys, it was a retro hit. Chrysler could barely keep up with demand. On Friday morning, the last Cruiser rolled off the assembly line in Mexico, finally killed off after years of declining popularity. Chrysler sold just 18,000 last year, compared with nearly 145,000 in 2001.

Note: The following news brief is a quote: Last Update: 12/25 9:52 pm Memphis Man Arrested: Accused of Making Bomb Threats & Threatening to Start "Holy War" MEMPHIS, TN – Tonight, Mohamed Ibrahim is out after posting $100 bond. Earlier in the day, he was arrested after police say he walked into several Memphis businesses and threatened to blow them up. Court records show Ibrahim was also telling people he was Muslim, and wanted to start a jihad, or holy war, in Memphis. Police say when they arrested him, he had a butcher knife hidden in one of his jacket...

HILLSBORO -- The city's police want to be perceived as "cops who work with kids." To make the youth services officers less threatening and more approachable, police leaders reason, the department should put them on wheels with a youthful feel. So why did police choose the Chrysler PT Cruiser, a ride whose typical buyer is a 40- to 55-year-old woman? Based on the reaction from students at Glencoe High School, the retro look of the PT Cruiser is much more than "so five minutes ago." "Horrible," "ugly" and an "embarrassment" are a few of the choice words they used to...