Tourist, 20, from Texas drowns in German capital

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin police say a 20-year-old American tourist has drowned after trying to swim across a river in the heart of the German capital.
Police spokeswoman Valeska Jakubowski says the man from Texas had jumped into the Spree river early Sunday with a 21-year-old friend.
The older man managed to swim the short distance across the river but the Texan failed to reach the shore.
Two passers-by, including a Danish lifeguard, tried unsuccessfully to save the man. He was recovered by fi