Feb 04 Watch Toyota Faces Federal Probe Over Prius Brakes The bad news continues for Toyota, as brake problems surface in the company's popular Prius model this week. The Transportation Department is considering an investigation, after receiving 124 complaints about the possible brake-power issues. Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch News Wrap: Another Bombing Kills 23 in Iraq In other news Wednesday, a motorcycle bomb tore through a crowd of pilgrims in Iraq, killing at least 23 people. In Afghanistan, U.S., NATO and Afghan forces are gearing up for their largest joint offensive yet. Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Toyota Details Fix for Faulty Pedals Toyota announced Monday it has found a solution to the gas pedal problem that forced the automaker to recall millions of vehicles and stop selling eight popular models in the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch News Wrap: Economy’s Growth Surprises, But Jobs Still Lag In other news, the U.S. economy grew by 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, more than expected, and Toyota outlined steps it is taking to help end an unprecedented recall. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Toyota’s Safety Record Dented as Recall Widens Toyota expanded its recall to China and Europe on Thursday, but said it was nearing a fix to the gas pedal problem that pushed the automaker to halt sales and production on several popular models. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Toyota Halts Sales Amid Renewed Safety Fears In an unprecedented move caused by faulty gas pedals, Toyota has halted the sale and production of eight of its top-selling models. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch Toyota Recalls 4 Million Gas Pedals Over Concerns of Uncontrolled Acceleration Toyota recalled four million cars to fix or replace acceleration pedals that could get jammed. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Tracking Tainted Food a Near Impossibility in U.S. Lee Hochberg reports on the difficulty in tracking the source of tainted foods and the complicated trail from production to sale. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Salmonella Concerns Prompt Widespread Tomato Recalls Concerns over salmonella contamination have led the FDA to issue nationwide health warnings for tomatoes. This in turn has led to many vendors recalling or prohibiting the use of tomatoes in their products. A food safety journalist discusses the tomato… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch USDA Orders Record Beef Recall in Wake of Slaughterhouse Scandal The USDA has ordered a California company to recall a record 140 million pounds of ground beef as part of a federal investigation into animal abuse and health code violations. A representative of the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service… Continue watching