DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. (F) said Tuesday that its April sales fell 7 percent, dragged down by slow sales of trucks and sport utility vehicles as consumers turned to more fuel-efficient options. Sales of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars rose nearly 11 percent over last April, and the company …
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MEXICO CITY – If Arnold Schwarzenegger had migrated to Mexico instead of the United States, he couldn’t be a governor. If Argentina native Sergio Villanueva, firefighter hero of the Sept. 11 attacks, had moved to Tecate instead of New York, he wouldn’t have been allowed on the force. Even as …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush expressed “serious concern” Saturday over the suicides at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay and directed an aggressive effort by his administration to reach out diplomatically while it investigates. “He wants to make sure that this thing is done right from all points of view,” …
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And now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine. Dressed for Success It turns out Sarah Palin was not the only candidate who got help with her wardrobe. At least five other federal candidates spent campaign cash on new threads according to Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. The …
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SEOUL, South Korea – Two U.S. journalists accused by North Korea of crossing into the country illegally from China and committing “hostile acts” will be tried on criminal charges, the isolated nation announced Friday. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who work for San Francisco-based Current TV, a media venture founded …
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BERLIN – A rash of attacks against foreigners has erupted in the east of the country, authorities said Friday, underlining concern over hate crimes as Germany prepares to host the soccer World Cup. In the eastern city of Weimar, eight assailants insulted, kicked and punched, three men from Mozambique and …
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The King’s first home is now another man’s castle. A ranch-style Memphis home that Elvis Presley bought in 1956 as his career was taking off has sold for $905,100 on the online auction service eBay. Peter Gleason, a New York attorney and retired firefighter, posted the high …
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Newly released e-mails allege U.S. government officials pressured a leading Internet authority into voting against creating a kind of red-light district for adult Web sites. The apparent involvement of the U.S. Department of Commerce, President Bush’s chief political operative Karl Rove and others is significant. If true, it means the …
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can make it tougher for accused criminals to claim they were coerced into breaking the law. Justices ruled 7-2 against a Texas woman who claimed her abusive boyfriend forced her to illegally buy him guns. The court looked at a single …
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Canadian authorities investigating an alleged homegrown plot to blow up buildings in Ontario said Monday more arrests were possible as part of a wider probe into terrorist cells in at least seven countries, including the United States. The Toronto Star, citing a U.S. counterterrorism official it did …
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