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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif. (AP)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, 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)AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.


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Ohio State janitor's gunfire kills co-worker, self (AP)

In this ID photo released by Ohio State University, is shown Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, according to officials. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Ohio State University) NO SALESAP - 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.


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Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP)

Job seekers during a career fair in San Diego, California, in January 2010. The United States lost fewer jobs than expected in February and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the government said Friday, cautioning the data may be skewed by winter storms.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless appears poised to clear a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.


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As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (AP)

AP - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit. FULL STORY...
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12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (AP)

In this image released by Nord Stream on Tuesday March 9, 2010 shows the wheel of a 18th or 19th century  sailing ship seen in the waters of the Baltic Sea.   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, Swedish experts said Tuesday. The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could be up to 800 years old, while the others are likely from the 17th to 19th centuries, said Peter Norman, of Sweden's National Heritage Board. (AP Photo/Nord Stream, Ho)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.


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Continental CEO: We will cancel flights before being fined (AP)

FILE - In this June 5, 2008 file photo, a Continental Airlines jet lands at George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers, CEO Jeff Smisek said Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.


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Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)

Sony's 3-D televisions are introduced as a model watches with its 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, March  9, 2010. Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will start selling 3-D televisions in June, joining a competitive industrywide push to convince consumers to embrace the technology for their living rooms. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)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.


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Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs (AP)

A dog walks past a landscape of central London, on Hampstead Heath in London, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The British government have launched a new proposal which requires that all new dog owners fit their pets with microchips and that canine insurance is made compulsory. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)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.


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Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown (AP)

FILE - This Nov. 10, 2009 file photo shows Robert 'Joe' Halderman outside Manhattan criminal court following his court appearance in New York. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)AP - A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.


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Carl Edwards gets 3 weeks' probation from NASCAR (AP)

FILE - This March 7, 2010, file photo shows Brad Keselowski (12) flipping after being nudged by Carl Edwards, top, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Edwards was 156 laps off the lead when he apparently decided it was time to settle a score with Keselowski. (AP Photo/Joe Sebo, File)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.


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Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics (Reuters)

Driver James Sikes talks about his experiences in his Toyota Prius during a news conference held at Toyota of El Cajon Tuesday, 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)Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.


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Biden: 'No space' between Israel and U.S. (Reuters)

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive at Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, March 8, 2010. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunReuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons.


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Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates (Reuters)

A U.S. soldier with 4th Brigade combat team, 2-508, 82nd parachute infantry Regiment waits for a Black Hawk helicopter to land in the Arghandab valley in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, February 20, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a "decisive phase" in the war -- an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.


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Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan (Reuters)

President Obama as he holds a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation with lawmakers at Blair House in Washington, February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.


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Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)

A woman cries during a funeral for victims in the Dogo Nahawa village, about 15 km (9 miles) to the capital city of Jos in central Nigeria, March 8, 2010. Soldiers patrolled the central Nigerian city of Jos on Monday and aid workers tried to assess the death toll after attacks on outlying communities in which several hundred people were feared to have been killed. REUTERS/Akintunde AkinleyeReuters - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.


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