NATURAL GAS AND HYBRID VEHICLES STILL STARS, DIESELS STILL NO-SHOWS IN ANNUAL RANKING OF TOP ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES (AutoSpies.co
March 9, 2008Washington, D.C.—With the auto world focused on fuel efficiency in the face of $100-per-barrel oil, new fuel economy requirements, and concern about climate change, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) today named the year's "greenest" and "meanest" vehicles, along with environmental scorings of all model year 2008 cars and passenger trucks.
Greener Cars In Spotlight As Carmakers Change Gear (Planet Ark)
March 9, 2008GENEVA - When Lamborghini and Hummer try getting in on the action, you know greener cars have come of age.
Steelers linebacker Harrison charged with assault (ESPN)
March 9, 2008Pro Bowl Steelers linebacker James Harrison was arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting a woman who said she was his girlfriend, according to several Pittsburgh-area media outlets.
Steelers' Harrison arrested for hitting girlfriend (Sports Illustrated)
March 9, 2008Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
James Harrison charged with assaulting girlfriend (Fox Sports)
March 9, 2008Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Harrison was arrested Saturday after hitting 29-year-old Beth Tibbott at her home in Ohio Township, according to a police affidavit. Harrison, of Franklin Park, was arraigned on charges of simple assault and criminal mischief. The 29-year-old was released on his own recognizance pending a preliminary ...
Steelers LB charged with assaulting girlfriend (MSNBC)
March 9, 2008PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Harrison was arrested Saturday after hitting 29-year-old Beth Tibbott at her home in Ohio Township, according to a police affidavit.
American Axle talks continue as pressure mounts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
March 9, 2008Talks between 3,600 workers and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings continued for a fourth straight day on Sunday as the two sides worked toward a deal to end a nearly two-week-old strike that has hobbled GM truck production in the United States and Canada.
Steelers linebacker Harrison charged with assault (ESPN)
March 9, 2008Pro Bowl Steelers linebacker James Harrison was arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting a woman who said she was his girlfriend, according to several Pittsburgh-area media outlets.
John Johnson Jr (The Telegraph)
March 9, 2008Nasa’s ambitious new mission to Mars, to be launched late next year, will confirm if the planet ever sustained life. reports Wider than a Hummer, tall enough to roll over big boulders and toting a laser “ray gun” that can zap rocks at nearly 10m, Nasa’s new Mars rover looks like something you’d paint a skull and crossbones on and enter in a demolition derby.
American Axle talks continue as pressure mounts (MSN Money Canada)
March 9, 2008Bargaining teams from the United Auto Workers and Detroit-based American Axle met all day Saturday and reconvened for talks on Sunday, company spokeswoman Renee Rogers said.
Bond of the Extreme Vegetarians (The Times of India)
March 9, 2008In this series, we cover unusual groups. This week Sharmila Ganesan profiles a group of hardcore vegans.
American Axle talks continue as pressure mounts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
March 9, 2008Talks between 3,600 workers and American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings continued for a fourth straight day on Sunday as the two sides worked toward a deal to end a nearly two-week-old strike that has hobbled GM truck production in the United States and Canada.
Steelers' Harrison arrested for allegedly hitting girlfriend (Charleston Daily Mail)
March 9, 2008PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. Harrison, 29, of Franklin Park, was arrested Saturday after allegedly hitting 29-year-old Beth Tibbott at her home in Ohio Township, about 9 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.
Steelers LB Harrison arrested for allegedly hitting girlfriend (USA Today)
March 9, 2008Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend.
Lawmakers consider restrictions on spay/neuter program (Boston Globe)
March 9, 2008Vouchers that help cover the cost of spaying and neutering animals would be restricted to low-income pet owners under a bill being considered by lawmakers.
Off-roaders give cover to smugglers (Contra Costa Times)
March 9, 2008IMPERIAL SAND DUNES RECREATION AREA -- The dirt bikes and dune buggies swarm the sandy slopes by the thousands, turning these giant dunes at California's southeast corner into anthills of frenetic activity.
Cache Business (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
March 9, 2008TANK SHED: Tom Townsend stands among his collection of authentic, restored military vehicles in Cherokee County. Townsend and wife, Janet, have made a business of loaning a collection of Jeeps, weapons carriers, tanks and other vehicles and weaponry to movie and television production companies.
2 wounded in separate shootings in 12 hours (El Paso Times)
March 9, 2008The El Paso Police Department's Drive by Shooting Response Team was busy Saturday investigating two unrelated shootings that took place in about 12 hours.
2 wounded in separate shootings in 12 hours (El Paso Times)
March 9, 2008The El Paso Police Department's Drive by Shooting Response Team was busy Saturday investigating two unrelated shootings that took place in about 12 hours.
Nature notes: First call of the vireo raises interesting questions (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
March 9, 2008This past weekend I heard the first spring song/call of a white-eyed vireo, emanating from the scrubby woods across the coulee at our north Lafayette parish home.
High winds down trees; thousands lose power (Asbury Park Press)
March 9, 2008High winds roared through Monmouth and Ocean counties Saturday night, bringing widespread reports of wind damage, including downed trees and power lines, primarily in Monmouth County.
Is the Michiana economy treading water? :Experts say there's reason to be hopeful despite 2008's rough start. (South Bend Tribun
March 9, 2008It's March 9 but already nearly 1,000 people in Michiana know they won't be employed at their current jobs by July 1.
Cache Business (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
March 9, 2008As the audience becomes acquainted with buckets of buttered popcorn, there's a low rumble from out of the darkness on screen. The camera pans from the dirt road, and an Army Jeep speeds into the shot amid a spray of bullets, the guttural holler of commands and background music with a patriotic chord.
Imperial Dunes become a haven for smugglers (San Jose Mercury News)
March 9, 2008IMPERIAL SAND DUNES RECREATION AREA - The dirt bikes and dune buggies swarm the sandy slopes by the thousands, turning these giant dunes at California's southeast corner into anthills of frenetic activity.
Nature notes: First call of the vireo raises interesting questions (The Lafayette Daily Advertiser)
March 9, 2008This past weekend I heard the first spring song/call of a white-eyed vireo, emanating from the scrubby woods across the coulee at our north Lafayette parish home.
Can we just chill? (The News & Observer)
March 9, 2008Does global warming keep you up at night? Do you worry that rising sea levels may turn Wilmington into Atlantis? Have you traded in your Hummer for a hybrid and replaced your old appliances with fuel-efficient models?
2 wounded in separate shootings in 12 hours (El Paso Times)
March 9, 2008The El Paso Police Department's Drive by Shooting Response Team was busy Saturday investigating two unrelated shootings that took place in about 12 hours.
Police investigate early morning drive-by shooting (El Paso Times)
March 9, 2008A woman was shot while driving on Interstate 10 late Friday night, said El Paso police. Investigators of the Drive By Shooting Response Team responded to a shooting that occurred on I-10 East between Executive Center Blvd. and Schuster Street.