Carmakers adding Internet devices despite safety concerns of feds Detroit news By Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg News Comments | Drivers, start your cars and fire up your Wi-Fi. And please don't crash while tweeting or making dinner reservations on the interstate. | That's the message from automakers that want to sell lots of vehicles enabled for Wi-Fi, Facebook and Twitter a...
Canon eyes robot-only production for cameras Detroit news By Yuri Kageyama Associated Press Comments | Tokyo - Canon Inc. is moving toward fully automating digital camera production in an effort to cut costs - a key change being played out across Japan, a world leader in robotics. | If successful, counting on machines can help preserve this nation's techno...
New Obama ad challenges Mitt Romney's economics Austin American Statesman | WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is keeping up its effort to paint Mitt Romney as a job-destroying corporate raider at Bain Capital. | In a video being released Monday, Obama's campaign zeroes in on a Marion, Ind., c...
Winans: 'We have failed our sons' Detroit news By Christine MacDonald, Oralandar Brand-Williams and George Hunter The Detroit News Comments Purchase Image The Rev. Marvin Winans recounts his carjacking, which left him with a broken fingertip. (David Coates / The Detroit News) | Detroit - CITGO's ...
10 Things to Know for Monday Austin American Statesman | Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): | 1. AFGHANISTAN TAKES CENTER STAGE AT NATO SUMMIT | At 10 a.m., Obama and fellow NATO leaders discuss their commitment to turning o...
Suicide bomber kills 38 Yemeni soldiers in Sanaa Austin American Statesman | SANAA, Yemen — A suicide bomber killed 38 Yemeni soldiers at a military parade rehearsal in the capital Sanaa on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in the city in months, military officials and witnesses said. | The attack left a scene of...
For college-bound students, it's decision time Houston Chronicle | After wading through college catalogs and websites, after winnowing dozens of choices down to a select few, after grinding out applications, admissions essays and personal statements and waiting weeks for an answer, the hard part really begins. | T...
Janesville man injured in motorcycle crash in Washington County Milwaukee Journal Sentinel A Janesville man suffered serious injuries when the motorcycle he was riding early Sunday on U.S. Highway 45 at Western Ave. in the Town of Polk struck the rear of a passenger car traveling in the same direction, Washington County Sheriff's Office sa...
Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel LONDON (AP) Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62. | Gibb's representative Doug Wright announced in a statement that Gibb passed away Sunday "following his long battle ...
Jailed Israeli president freed briefly Austin American Statesman | JERUSALEM — A prison spokeswoman says Israel's jailed former president has been freed for a few hours to attend his son's wedding. | Spokeswoman Sivan Weizman said Moshe Katsav was granted a seven-hour furlough on Sunday. She said he was let out unattended and needs to be back at prison by midnight. | "A psychiatric evaluation determined th...
Facebook stock begins trading, gets mild bump The Charlotte Observer | Facebook is updating its status to "public company" as its stock jumps in its debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market. | The stock rose to $42.05 on Friday morning. CEO Mark Zuckerberg smiled as rang the opening bell from Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Surrounded by cheering Facebook employees and wearing his signature hoodie, the 28-year...
