Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:32 GMT
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.

Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:53 GMT
AP - An Ohio State University janitor who received a bad job evaluation shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.

Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:34 GMT
AP - Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support that means it will soon pass the Senate.

As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:45:33 GMT
AP - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.

12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:30:36 GMT
AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Continental CEO: We will cancel flights before being fined (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:14:22 GMT
AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:04:11 GMT
AP - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.

Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:26:01 GMT
AP - British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.

Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:20:13 GMT
AP - A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service.

Carl Edwards gets 3 weeks' probation from NASCAR (AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:22:18 GMT
AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on three-race probation Tuesday for his deliberate wreck with Brad Keselowski in last weekend's race at Atlanta.