Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
Why didn't the driver simply throw the transmission into neutral as officers urged him to do? Why didn't a safety mechanism activate that was supposed to cut power to the engine in such situations? And could he have made the story up in pursuit of fame and money?
Each question is getting scrutiny from the Internet-consuming public as they question the motives of the driver, a 61-year-old real estate agent named James Sikes. Some skeptics have even invoked the infamous "balloon boy hoax" in expressing doubts about the story.
Tough choice ahead on settlement for 9/11 workers
NEW YORK (AP) — In the years after the 9/11 terror attacks, 10,000 people who helped clear mountains of debris from Lower Manhattan filed lawsuits blaming New York City for failing to protect them...
» Full StoryPa. man charged with badly beating woman at NY bar
NEW YORK (AP) — A construction worker from Pennsylvania was charged Friday with brutally beating and attempting to rape a woman in a restroom at a New York City bar after she rejected his advances.
» Full StoryReid's wife undergoes surgery after traffic crash
FALLS CHURCH, Va.
» Full StoryObama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Asia, his first international trip of the year, to focus on the push to salvage health care legislation after a year of contentious...
» Full StoryCourt says thimerosal did not cause autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
» Full StoryNational News Poll
Do you think the national media has overblown the recent news about Tiger Woods
03-12 Canby vs. MACCRAY-BBB
03-12 Minneota vs. DB-BBB
03-11 Heidi Critchley Taped
03-10 HRS Letters
2-22 Dr. Laporte
03-10 Park Side Kindergartners
03-09 Forensics
03-09 Group Choral Choir