Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest embarrassing safety lapse at the world's largest automaker....
US Army closes in on targeted southern Afghan town NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan....
Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday over the vociferous objections of the U.S. and its allies who fear the process could eventually be used to give the Islamic republic nuclear weapons....
7 straight months of upturn; Year-to-year index still down
EDWARD GATELY
The latest Arizona State University-Repeat Sales Index shows the Valley’s median existing home price increased for the seventh straight month, reaching $130,000 in September compared to $126,500 in August.The report shows Valley home prices... Full story
EDITOR'S NOTE: One in a series of stories assessing how last fall's financial meltdown and the Great Recession have changed our lives.
NEW YORK (AP) — Where do we go from here?
A year after edging dangerously close to free fall, there... Full story
HONOLULU (AP) -- Stinky city bus riders soon could get soaked. The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly.
The bill... Full story