• Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP)

    In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.


    Locations: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JP,Japan,Toyota, Kyotanba-cho, Kyoto Prefecture, JP

  • GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (AP)

    A supporter of the health care reform holds a sign outside a health care town hall meeting with U.S. congressman Kendrick Meeks (R-FL) in Miami, Florida in this September 3, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesAP - 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.


    Locations: Miami, FL, US

  • Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (AP)

    Kevin McMahon of Washington, uses an oven pan as he slides on the slope of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.


    Locations: Washington, DC, US,Atlantic, NJ, US,United States

  • Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel (AP)

    Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Tuesday that Tehran has started to produce 20 percent enriched uranium at its Natanz plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AP - The head of the Iran's atomic agency says it will not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides fuel for the Tehran research reactor.


    Locations: Tehran, Tehran, IR,Iran

  • Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77 (AP)

    FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006, file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.


    Locations: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, US,Iraq

  • Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station (AP)

    Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts-off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Endeavour's six member crew will deliver a large room with a cupola to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)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.


    Locations: Cape Canaveral, FL, US,Kennedy Space Center, Orsino, FL, US

  • Vote on NLRB nominee first test of GOP's new power (AP)

    AP - The Republicans' first test of their new Senate clout could come in a vote to block President Barack Obama's choice of a union attorney for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board.

    Locations: Cape Canaveral, FL, US,Kennedy Space Center, Orsino, FL, US

  • AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors (AP)

    FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, Gov. David A. Paterson delivers his State of the State speech in Buffalo, N.Y. Paterson has met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor's personal conduct. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)AP - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied.


    Locations: Buffalo, NY, US,New York, NY, US

  • Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case (AP)

    AP - Little more than a week ago, Lil Wayne was reinforcing his place in rap's pantheon with a commanding performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony. His latest album, "Rebirth," was officially released Feb. 2.

    Locations: New York, NY, US

  • Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria (AP)

    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal leaves the airport after greeting the New Orleans Saints upon their return from the Super Bowl, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Kenner, La. The Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday in the NFL football Super Bowl, for the first championship in franchise history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap for New Orleans Tuesday when the Super Bowl champs board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through the grateful city.


    Locations: Louisiana, US,Kenner, LA, US,New Orleans, LA, US,Mardi Gras, New Orleans, LA, US

  • Toyota recalls Prius, other hybrids over brakes (Reuters)

    Toyota Motor Corp's newest Prius hybrid car is displayed at its showroom in Tokyo February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it is recalling nearly half a million of its flagship Prius and other hybrid cars for braking problems as it seeks to address criticism over the handling of its worst safety crisis.


    Locations: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, JP

  • Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game (Reuters)

    U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Washington February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.


    Locations: Washington, DC, US

  • John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies (Reuters)

    U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) convenes a House Appropriations Committee hearing about patient care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2007. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.


    Locations: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, US,United States

  • Weather closes government offices a second day (Reuters)

    Cars drive in single file down the normally four lane-wide 18th Street NW in downtown Washington, February 8, 2010. The federal government announced it would remain closed on Monday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet of snow on the region. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT)Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.


    Locations: Washington, DC, US,Atlantic, NJ, US,United States

  • Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans (Reuters)

    Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks while visiting an exhibition of Iran laser science and technology in Tehran February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.


    Locations: Tehran, Tehran, IR,Iran

  • U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her (Reuters)

    Reuters - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

    Locations: Haiti

  • Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning (Reuters)

    FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, Gov. David A. Paterson delivers his State of the State speech in Buffalo, N.Y. Paterson has met privately with key Democratic leaders about his re-election plans as questions swirl around the state capitol about a variety of unproven accusations involving the Democratic governor's personal conduct. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.


    Locations: Buffalo, NY, US,New York, NY, US,Paterson, NJ, US

  • Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight (Reuters)

    Members of a local election commission walk in front of the church as they bring a ballot box to a voter's house during the presidential election in the village of Kozova, about 140 km (87 miles) south from the city of Lviv, February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Vitaliy HrabarReuters - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.


    Locations: L'viv, Lviv Oblast, UA,Ukraine

  • Toyota announces mass hybrid vehicle recall (AFP)

    A Toyota Motors Tsutsumi factory worker assembles the Prius hybrid vehicle at the factory in Toyota city, Aichi prefecture. The Japanese auto giant has announced a mass safety recall of its popular Prius and two other hybrid models in Japan Tuesday, plunging the auto giant deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Toyota said Tuesday it would recall more than 400,000 hybrid vehicles around the world, including its latest Prius model, plunging deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.


    Locations: Aichi Prefecture, JP,Japan,United States

  • Defiant Iran starts uranium enrichment to 20 pct (AFP)

    Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adjusts his goggles as he tours an exhibition on laser technology in Tehran. Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Tuesday that Tehran has started to produce 20 percent enriched uranium at its Natanz plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.(AFP/File/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iran's atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi announced on Tuesday that Tehran has started to produce 20 percent enriched uranium at its Natanz plant, the official IRNA news agency reported.


    Locations: Tehran, Tehran, IR,Iran