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Corrected: Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:29 pm

Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer (AP)

AP - Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but described it as tickling, not sexual behavior.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 9:05 pm

Christians flee after Nigeria's massacre (AFP)

AFP - Fresh gunfire has sent Christian villagers in Nigeria fleeing as a senior official accused the country's military chiefs of having ignored warnings about last weekend's massacre.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:48 pm

Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his final push to overhaul the system.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:43 pm

Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)

AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

Pa. woman accused of recruiting jihadists online (AP)

AP - A suburban woman "desperate to do something" to help suffering Muslims has been accused of using the Internet to recruit jihadist fighters and help terrorists overseas, even agreeing to move to Europe to try to kill a Swedish artist, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

Pope's brother: I ignored physical abuse reports (AP)

AP - The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

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

AP - An Ohio State University janitor who was about to lose his job walked into a maintenance building for his early morning shift Tuesday and shot two supervisors, killing one of them and fatally shooting himself. No students were hurt.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

Biden condemns new Israeli settlement plan (AP)

AP - Vice President Joe Biden condemned an Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed east Jerusalem on Tuesday — a disagreement that tarnished a high-profile visit that had been aimed at repairing ties with the Jewish state and kickstarting Mideast peace talks.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in California (AP)

AP - The government sent investigators Tuesday to examine a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway, and Toyota said it wanted to interview the driver as the besieged automaker dealt with a high-profile new headache that raised questions about the safety of its beloved hybrid.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:30 pm

Fawcett omission from Oscar segment no accident (AP)

AP - The executive director of the film academy said Tuesday that Farrah Fawcett wasn't included in the Academy Awards' In Memoriam segment because the actress was better known as a TV star.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:28 pm

Woman delivers surprise baby, picks up other son (AP)

AP - A 32-year-old Kentucky woman who said she didn't know that she was pregnant delivered her newborn son on the floor of her laundry room by herself and even cut the umbilical cord. Kelly Bottom told The Advocate-Messenger that she also picked up her other son from school and stopped in at the baby's grandmother's house to show her the infant before going to the hospital Thursday.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:26 pm

Democrats doubt deadline on healthcare (Reuters)

Reuters - Congressional Democrats on Tuesday cast doubt on their chances of meeting the White House's March 18 deadline for voting on a stalled healthcare overhaul, but said they are moving as fast as they can.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:23 pm

Obama backs bipartisan crackdown on healthcare cheats (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama, making a final push for healthcare reform, will back bipartisan plans to stamp out waste in government-run medical programs for the old and needy, the White House said on Tuesday.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:09 pm

Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty (Reuters)

Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 8:03 pm

Biden condemns new Israel settlement plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned Israeli plans to build 1,600 more homes on occupied land where Palestinians seek statehood, announced in the middle of his visit to help revive peace negotiations.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 6:25 pm

Biden slams Israel settlement plan (AFP)

AFP - Israel approved on Tuesday building 1,600 new settler homes in east Jerusalem, announcing the move as US Vice President Joe Biden met top Israeli officials to boost renewed peace efforts.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 3:28 pm

Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)

Reuters - 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.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 12:28 pm

Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates (Reuters)

Reuters - 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.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 10:48 am

Britain heads for inconclusive election: poll (Reuters)

Reuters - No political party has enough support to win outright control of parliament in Britain's forthcoming election, raising the prospect of a period of unstable minority government, opinion polls showed on Tuesday.

Posted on 9 March 2010 | 7:07 am