Apr 09 Toyota recalls 6.4 million vehicles for five separate defects By Ellen Rolfes Toyota announced a recall of 6.4 million vehicles globally, including 1.77 million of its vehicles in the U.S., for five potential safety faults. Only two of the flaws, USA Today reports, apply to U.S. models. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Wednesday, March 19, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the NewsHour Wednesday, the Justice Department ended a criminal probe into the concealment of safety concerns by automaker Toyota with a $1.2 billion settlement. Continue watching
Mar 19 Toyota to pay $1.2 billion for misleading public on safety recalls By Ellen Rolfes Toyota has come to a $1.2 billion settlement to end a Justice Department criminal probe into how the company handled customer complaints and automobile recalls related to safety problems with their vehicles from 2009 to 2010. "Today we can say… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill News Wrap: Senators Finish Work on Major Aspects of Immigration Reform Bill… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: Saudi Arabian College Student Charged in Texas Bomb Plot In other news Thursday, a Saudi Arabian college student was charged in connection with a bomb plot that allegedly included targets such as the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. In Britain, a judge cleared the way for… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Transportation Secretary: Electronic Issue Not Cause of Toyota Recall Woes Jeffrey Brown speaks with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about the investigation into Toyota's recalls of more than 12 million vehicles after thousands of drivers complained of unintended acceleration. LaHood said an investigation showed that electronic flaws do not appear to… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch News Wrap: House Passes Bill to Halt Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns In other news Wednesday, the GOP-led House passed a bill that would end public financing for presidential campaigns. Republicans said it would save $617 million over 10 years. Also, the Federal Reserve said it will maintain efforts to boost the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: European Markets Reel as Spain’s Debt Rating Slides In other news Wednesday, the European debt crisis escalated as Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Spain's debt, and the Federal Reserve said it will leave interest rates unchanged for the time being. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch News Wrap: Rescue Efforts Continue After Deadly Chinese Quake In other news Monday, search crews continued to rescue survivors after an earthquake in western China that killed nearly 2,000 people, and bombings targeting police in Pakistan killed 23 people. Continue watching
Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Obama Administration May Cancel Karzai Visit In other news Wednesday, the White House said it may rescind an invitation to the Afghan president due to strained relations and questions over his commitment to fighting terrorism. Also, the Thai government declared a state of emergency after protesters… Continue watching