1 day after storm, Atlanta highways still gridlock
ATLANTA - Students spent the night on buses or at schools, commuters abandoned their cars or idled in them all night and the highways-turned-parking lots iced over when a winter storm slammed the city,...
View ArticleWhere’s my car? Storm cleanup underway in Atlanta
ATLANTA - Police and the National Guard helped people reunite with their abandoned cars Thursday as the logjam on Atlanta highways eased and the roads thawed, two days after a winter storm hit the Deep...
View ArticleThird of California town’s officers tied to scheme
KING CITY, Calif. - One-third of a central California town's police force was taken off duty after several officers were arrested in a scheme to take for themselves the impounded cars of some poor...
View ArticleIs politics why Chrysler said no to cash?
TORONTO - Ontario said it was blindsided by Chrysler's abrupt decision to bail on a potential deal that could have seen hundreds of millions of government dollars invested in two of its plants — a move...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Smart car vandalism
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities in San Francisco on Tuesday were looking for suspects who flipped four Smart cars.The small two-seat cars were flipped on their sides or roofs in an apparent vandalism spree...
View ArticleToyota recalls about 6.4 million vehicles
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally, including more than half a million in Canada, for a variety of problems spanning nearly 30 models in Japan, North America, Europe...
View ArticlePolice: Man comes to courthouse in stolen car
SONORA, Calif. - Police say a man was arrested after using a stolen car to get to a court appearance in California.James Manning was taken into custody after police say they received a call from an...
View ArticleCourt to rule on vanity plate challenge
CONCORD, N.H. - The New Hampshire Supreme Court is deciding whether the state violated the free speech rights of a man who wanted "COPSLIE" on his licence plate.The court is expected to rule Wednesday...
View ArticleGoogle: We’re building car with no steering wheel
LOS ANGELES - Google will build a car without a steering wheel.It doesn't need one because it drives itself.The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next...
View Article8 vehicles earn top rating for collision warning
DETROIT - The 2014 Chevrolet Impala was the only non-luxury car to earn the highest safety rating in new tests of high-tech crash prevention systems.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested...
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