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Damages awarded in J&J's DePuy hip implant case

Damages awarded in J&J's DePuy hip implant case
By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - A jury on Friday awarded $8.3 million to a former prison guard who accused Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Orthopaedics subsidiary of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant that was later recalled. Jurors found the ASR XL implant caused metal

Arias grilled by jurors over lies, memory lapses

Arias grilled by jurors over lies, memory lapses
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial made it clear they aren't satisfied with her stories about why she killed her lover, then methodically covered her tracks and couldn't recall much of anything from the day. Arias answered about 220

Arias returns to witness stand for juror questions

Arias returns to witness stand for juror questions
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The wildly ranging questions came in rapid succession, read aloud by a judge in a calm, monotone voice. Why didn't Jodi Arias ever report accusations of abuse by her lover? How could she so easily grab a gun to shoot him as he attacked her in a

AP Interview: Toyota chief stresses safe growth

AP Interview: Toyota chief stresses safe growth
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - After four tumultuous years bookended by an unprecedented recall crisis and a return to the top of the global auto industry, Akio Toyoda is refashioning Toyota Motor Corp. into a leaner company that's more imbued with the venture spirit of founder

Former GM executive tapped for Toyota board

Former GM executive tapped for Toyota board
By YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Toyota has tapped a former executive at U.S. rival General Motors to join its board, the first time in the Japanese automaker's 76-year history it is appointing directors from outside the company. The appointment of Mark Hogan, effective April 1,

Arias weeps as testimony turns to killing of lover

Arias weeps as testimony turns to killing of lover
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias sobbed uncontrollably Thursday, burying her face in her hands as a prosecutor relentlessly questioned her about the day she stabbed and shot her lover to death then methodically went about covering her tracks. "Ma'am, were you crying

ALERT: Fred Meyer Recalls Wheat Bread Due To Plastic

ALERT: Fred Meyer Recalls Wheat Bread Due To Plastic
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Fred Meyer has recalled five types of private label wheat bread after discovering pieces of plastic in loaves delivered to stores in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.    The Oregonian reports (http://goo.gl/SWZ15) the bread was also sold in QFC stores in Oregon and

Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods

Horse a hidden ingredient in many European foods
By SHAWN POGATCHNIKAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) - So hungry you could eat a horse? Chances are, if you've regularly consumed processed-meat products in Europe, you already have. Since Ireland published surprise DNA results on Jan. 15 showing that a third of frozen "beef" burgers in Ireland

Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs

Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs
By KARL RITTERAssociated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the continent. The Czech State

Arias resumes testimony in Arizona murder trial

Arias resumes testimony in Arizona murder trial
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias resumes testimony Monday in her Arizona murder trial after the start of a withering cross-examination last week by a prosecutor working to poke holes in her numerous stories. She is charged in the June 2008 stabbing and shooting death of