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Toyota 'mystified' by runaway Prius case in Calif.
JACUMBA, Calif. (AP) -- A Toyota executive said Thursday the company is "mystified" by a report that a California man's Prius gas pedal became stuck and caused the car to speed out of control on a California freeway....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:14 GMT
Slowly, Americans are regaining their lost wealth
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth - gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than in the previous two quarters....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:06:19 GMT
Citigroup CEO says bank on path to profitability
NEW YORK (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. says it's heading back toward sustained profitability after two years that saw the bank lose billions of dollars and be bailed out by the government....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:55:11 GMT
Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:45:54 GMT
Stocks climb for 3rd day as financial shares rise
NEW YORK (AP) -- A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:21 GMT
Export growth likely to remain bright spot for US
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports dipped in January, the government said Thursday, but economists weren't fazed. They predict export growth will be a bright spot for American manufacturers through the rest of 2010....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:49 GMT
Regulators shut LibertyPointe Bank in NYC
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Regulators on Thursday shut down LibertyPointe Bank in New York City, boosting to 27 the number of bank failures in the U.S. so far this year following the 140 brought down in 2009 by mounting loan defaults and the recession....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:28:01 GMT
Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:12 GMT
BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights
LONDON (AP) -- BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:36 GMT
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:17 GMT
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Photo Gallery
Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building, left, after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and wounding another Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect also was wounded and is in custody, according to authorities. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)
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Mar 09, 2010tate University
The sandwich board at the Panera store shows the calorie count for each item in Brookline, Mass., Monday, March 8, 2010. Panera bread company is announcing that they will become the first chain to post calories on menus nationally. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Mar 09, 2010Posting Calories
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Alice Eve, right, and Jay Baruchel are shown in a scene from, "She's Out of My League." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Darren Michaels)
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Mar 09, 2010She's Out of My League
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Alice Eve, right, and Jay Baruchel are shown in a scene from, "She's Out of My League." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Darren Michaels)
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Mar 09, 2010She's Out of My League
An Afghan policeman looks at remains of an attacker who blew himself up after storming an abandoned government building in Khost, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 8, 2010. Police say attackers have detonated a bomb near a government building in eastern Afghanistan and have holed up in another building nearby where they are firing on Afghan police and U.S. troops.
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Mar 09, 2010Eastern Afghanistan Attack
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Feb 08, 2010Westfield Colleen
Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter, right, and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The Magic won 96-94. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Jan 29, 2010Rondo on the floor
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Dec 11, 2009Comics for Saturday, December 12, 2009
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Dec 11, 2009Christmas Carol Songbook For Monday, December 14, 2009
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Dec 01, 2009Amahl and the Night Visitors at WSC Dec. 4th and 5th.
Pulse of the People
Physical Fitness Presentation at the Westfield Senior Center
WESTFIELD - In the next session of the Westfield Council On Aging's Understanding the Language of Medicine series, "Get Going! Understanding Physical Fitness in Everyday Life," Dr. Melissa Roti, Assistant Professor in the Movement Science Department at...
Westfield State's Musical Theatre Guild to present Once on This Island
WESTFIELD - Westfield State College’s Musical Theatre Guild will present Once on This Island, a musical that takes place in Haiti, for its spring production. The show will take place at Dever Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, March 4-...
SOUTHWICK - Pomeroy Sugar House - Friday, March 19, 2010. Leave the Sr. Center at 9:00 AM. Cost is $2.00 for Transportation. Sign up at Center or call Alice 569-5498
Pizza Party - Wed. March 31st PIZZA PARTY in the Dining Center. Sign up with Nancy by...
John Root to Speak on Wildflowers of the Northeast
SOUTHWICK - The Southwick Public Library, through the generosity of its Friends Association, will present Wildflowers of the Northeast just in time for spring! John Root, a naturalist and educator, will deliver the informative, free program Tuesda...
WESTFIELD - On Friday, March 19th from 3:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday, March 20th from 9:00am-5:00pm, Cope and the Kinship Fund will sponsor a PROM GOWN EXTRAVAGANZA” in the Westfield High School cafeteria. This is a fundraiser for the Kinship Fund which...
Associated Press Headlines
APNewsBreak: Terror suspect worked at nuke plants
BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- A spokesman for a group of nuclear power plants in New Jersey says a U.S. man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida had previously worked at the plants....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:41:28 GMT
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:44 GMT
Obama says he's committed to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:55 GMT
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:55 GMT
GOP loses bid for ethics probe of Dem leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats on Thursday stopped a Republican bid to force an investigation of Democratic leaders aimed at determining whether they covered up sexual harassment allegations against ex-Rep. Eric Massa....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:08 GMT
Sen. Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday - the wife with a broken back and neck - after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:15:56 GMT
NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases
NEW YORK (AP) -- After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:45:12 GMT
Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Constance McMillen didn't believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. On Thursday, a day after the Itawamba County school board did just that, the 18-year-old lesbian high school senior reluctantly returned to campus to some unfriendly looks, she said....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:23 GMT
Betty White to host 'Saturday Night Live'
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live."...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:51:23 GMT
AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press on Thursday....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:20 GMT
