US Army closes in on south Afghan town
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan....
Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world''s largest automaker....
Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks surged Tuesday morning as hopes grow the European Union will help Greece with its growing debt burden....
State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation''s largest auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the latest warning sign to emerge about the massive recall....
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons....
Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday on track for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices were closed for a second day and utility workers struggled to restore power knocked out by a weekend blizzard....
Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Endeavour''s astronauts inspected their ship early Tuesday for any launch damage as they raced toward a 200-mile-high rendezvous with the International Space Station....
GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama''s call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy....
