Saturday, 20 August 2011, 16:22 WIB | Hot News | 62 views
By KEVIN BEGOS
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Flash floods submerged more than a dozen vehicles in Pittsburgh, killed two women and two children and forced people to swim to safety or scramble onto the roofs of their cars.
Workers clear vehicles from the scene of flash flood, caused by heavy rains, along Washington Blvd. where three people died while trapped in their car Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Don...
Saturday, 20 August 2011, 9:22 WIB | Hot News | 46 views
While some auto dealers worry nationwide that the ongoing economic tumult will keep buyers out of showrooms, it's not necessarily the case here in Greater Lafayette.
Dan Jordy, general manager of Bob Rohrman's pre-owned lot, said it's been a busy week at the tent sale held annually at the Tippecanoe County 4-H Fairgrounds on the corner of 18th Street and Teal Road.
"Our used car sales were 1,004 for (all of) last year, and we're blowing that...
Tuesday, 16 August 2011, 4:25 WIB | Hot News | 94 views
By CHRIS DUNCAN
The Associated Press
HOUSTON — Chris Ogbonnaya caught a touchdown pass from Matt Leinart and ran for the winning score in the fourth quarter of the Texans' 20-16 win over the New York Jets on Monday night.
Houston Texans running back Chris Ogbonnaya (27) celebrates his touchdown run with wide receiver Jacoby Jones (12) during the fourth quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the New York Jets Monday, Aug. 15,...
Saturday, 13 August 2011, 6:22 WIB | Hot News | 56 views
Last year, audiences sat for nearly six hours—some brought pillows and snacks—to watch the critically acclaimed "Gatz," a dramatic reading of the entire text of "The Great Gatsby" by the theater group Elevator Repair Service. They won't have to be seated quite as long for the company's new rendition of Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises": This time, the company ...
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:24 WIB | Hot News | 96 views
Ford Motor Co. (F) and SunPower Corp. (SPWRA, SPWRB) said Wednesday they are combining forces to sell solar-powered cars.
The U.S. auto giant plans to start producing an all-electric version of the Ford Focus later this year, followed by additional plug-in models in 2012 and later years. San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower has been making solar panels and selling rooftop solar systems for years.
The matchup provides green credentials for Ford,...
Tuesday, 9 August 2011, 17:25 WIB | Hot News | 60 views
BY MICHAEL ANEIRO
Following its downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating, Standard & Poor's whipsawed markets again by saying that downgrade doesn't necessarily imperil triple-A ratings for state and other local governments.
The municipal-bond market had anticipated that top-rated state and local governments would be cut after the U.S. downgrade, being unlikely to maintain higher credit profiles than the federal government on which...
Friday, 5 August 2011, 15:23 WIB | Hot News | 51 views
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--U.S. stocks zigzagged early Friday as a better-than-anticipated jobs report couldn't fully calm investors.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was recently down 8 points, or 0.1%, to 11376, in volatile trading. The blue-chip index rose as much as 171 points in early trading, but lost all of its gains within the first half hour of trading. Then it bounced back after being more than 70 points lower.
The Dow tumbled 512 points...
