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Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.
President Barack Obama says he thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together to spur job growth even though the two parties disagree on many issues.
Republican legislative leaders are raising fresh doubts about any bipartisan agreement with President Barack Obama on health care unless he agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats in the House and Senate -- a move the White House has rejected.
The Food and Drug Administration is working with doctors and medical manufacturers to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from medical scans, a problem that has been growing for decades.
Federal safety officials say they will look into complaints from Toyota Corolla drivers about difficulty with the steering on their vehicles.
Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat.
Scanners that look through passengers' clothing to find hidden weapons
are significantly larger than the metal detectors they will replace.
And they take at least five times longer to scan a single passenger.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security improperly conducted a threat assessment of Wisconsin pro- and anti-abortion rights groups before an expected rally last year.
A new winter storm is on track to hit the
Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, just days after an epic blizzard.
Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea just hours after he was charged.
Mayor Sebastian Giuliano says everyone assigned to work at theplant that day has been accounted for.
Despite the news reports, a spokesman for Toyota says no decision on a Prius recall has been made.
In 1974, Murtha became the first combat veteran of the Vietnam
War elected to Congress.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the administration will seek changes when Congress overhauls the Childhood Nutrition Act.
A portion of a terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated after authorities say a man walked through a passenger screening checkpoint and refused to comply with security officers.
The United States and the European Union are calling on Iran to end human rights abuses against its citizens.
A North Carolina judge wants security officers to accompany a former John Edwards aide as he goes to retrieve a sex tape of his former boss.
Residents are being urged to stay away from their North Carolina mountainside homes after a 30-foot-high mudslide washed over their road.
In an interview Sunday with CBS' Katie Couric, Obama said he wants
Republicans "to put their ideas on the table."
The quality control issues at Toyota are doing damage to the resale
market for the once highly praised cars, thanks to recalls and a
bungled response to safety questions.
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