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Eco hybrid is most fuel-efficient Malibu ever

Eco hybrid is most fuel-efficient Malibu ever
By ANN M. JOBFor The Associated Press The family-size, 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco hybrid sedan is the most fuel efficient Malibu ever, with a combined city/highway federal government mileage rating of 29 miles per gallon. This is 11.5 percent higher than the combined mileage of any non-hybrid

NY judge rejects 9/11 suit against United Airlines

NY judge rejects 9/11 suit against United Airlines
By LARRY NEUMEISTERAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - United Airlines cannot be held responsible for the hijacking of an American Airlines flight and the collapse of a third World Trade Center building after the twin towers fell in the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The

Former publisher of UT San Diego dies in car crash

Former publisher of UT San Diego dies in car crash
SAN DIEGO (AP) - David Copley, the last in a line of San Diego Union-Tribune publishers and owners from a family who dominated the city's media for more than eight decades, died after crashing his car Tuesday night near his La Jolla home. Copley, 60, was declared dead at Scripps Memorial

1 dead, 9 injured in Arizona charter bus crash

1 dead, 9 injured in Arizona charter bus crash
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AP) - A pickup truck going the wrong way on a rural Arizona interstate struck a charter bus head-on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring nine others, authorities said. The pickup truck burst into flames, and the driver was declared dead

Attorney: Driver in Texas parade crash 'in shock'

Attorney: Driver in Texas parade crash 'in shock'
By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - The attorney for a parade float driver in a fatal train collision in West Texas says the driver is under a doctor's care and remains "very much in shock" after the incident. Dale Andrew Hayden was identified Tuesday as the driver in last

Army veteran drove float in Texas parade crash

Army veteran drove float in Texas parade crash
By BETSY BLANEYAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - The driver of a parade float filled with wounded veterans and their spouses that was struck by a freight train in West Texas is an Army veteran himself who is "in shock" over the accident that killed four people, an attorney said Tuesday.

ALERT: VW Recalls Thousands Of Beetles To Fix Air Bags

ALERT: VW Recalls Thousands Of Beetles To Fix Air Bags
DETROIT (AP) - Volkswagen is recalling about 2,500 Beetles because the front passenger seat air bag could inflate and injure a small child.    The recall includes 2012 and 2013 Beetles with leather sport seats. If the seat gets wet, the module that's supposed to detect a child

VW recalls about 2,500 Beetles to fix air bags

VW recalls about 2,500 Beetles to fix air bags
By The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) - Volkswagen is recalling about 2,500 Beetles because the front passenger seat air bag could inflate and injure a small child. The recall includes 2012 and 2013 Beetles with leather sport seats. If the seat gets wet, the module that's supposed to detect

Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years

Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years
By JUAN CARLOS LLORCAAssociated Press MIDLAND, Texas (AP) - Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route for three years, investigators said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board

6 injured as police helicopters collide in LA area

6 injured as police helicopters collide in LA area
ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) - Federal officials are investigating a collision involving two police helicopters in the Los Angeles area that left five officers and a civilian with minor injuries. Investigators believe Saturday's crash occurred when the rotator blades touched of a chopper that was