2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI right walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg southern Germany. The pope's brother says in a newspaper interview that he slapped pupils across the face after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also says he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it. In an interview with the Passauer Neue Presse published Tuesday March 9 2010 he said 'repeatedly administered a slap in the face' to pupils at the Regensburger Domspatzen boys choir. He says it was common then and he stopped after Germany banned corporal punishment in 1980. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher File)" border="0" />AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.

March 9 2010 in El Cajon Calif. Sikes' 2008 Toyota Prius raced out of control on a San Diego freeway Monday. A California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0" />AP - A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame.

2009 file photo a Chevron gas station pump is shown in Vallejo Calif.Chevron Corp. said Tuesday March 9 2010 it will cut 2 000 jobs this year and will continue reducing its work force through 2011.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma file)" border="0" />AP - Chevron Corp. said Tuesday it will cut 2 000 jobs this year and sell some overseas operations as it revamps its struggling refinery marketing and transportation operations.

2010 photo Mark McKenzie of Roseville Mich. views paperwork while attending a job fair in Detroit. Job openings rose sharply earlier this year a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)" border="0" />AP - Job openings rose sharply earlier this year evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring.

Afghanistan. Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)" border="0" />AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.