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8 vehicles earn top rating for collision warning 05/29/2014 04:04pm • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- The 2014 Chevrolet Impala was the only non-luxury car to earn the highest safety rating in new tests of high-tech crash prevention systems.The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested cars equipped with collision warning and automatic braking system Bond prices surge on Wall Street ... Economic growth report due ... Auto safety ratings 05/29/2014 07:41am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Bond prices are surging and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to its lowest in 11 months yesterday. At the same time, stocks are making modest gains. That's pushing major indexes to record levels. But yesterday, stocks edged lower. The S&P 500 lost two points, closing at 1 Waiting game: Why small businesses won't hire 05/29/2014 04:36am • JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Even as the economy extends its growth and small businesses slowly add jobs, most owners are still holding off on hiring.Small businesses have not been hiring at the pace that's needed for a robust economic recovery, and many owners have no p FTC wants more transparency for data brokers 05/29/2014 01:40am • JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Companies are collecting billions of pieces of information about consumers to create individual profiles to more effectively target individuals for coupons or product offers, decide whether a would-be buyer gets a car loan or help people check out Woman gets life term in 1996 car bomb killing 05/22/2014 05:40pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A once-prominent socialite convicted of first-degree murder in the 1996 Tucson car bomb killing of her ex-husband was sentenced Thursday to natural life in prison without the possibility of parole.Pamela Phillips also was sentenced to 25 years to life for conspiracy to commit m Rules for Uber, Lyft to become law in Colorado 05/20/2014 10:02pm • IVAN MORENO Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Internet companies that connect riders to drivers with a few taps on a cellphone app will be regulated in Colorado with legislation soon to become law, putting the state at the forefront of a push to try to legitimize the flourishing tech startups.The entr Pet insurance an exercise in love and responsibility 05/20/2014 04:52pm • WASHINGTON -- My 20s got off to a rocky start: Robberies, a fire, breakups and the death of a cat named Jasper shaded a complicated year. To cope with a reality that changed too quickly, I volunteered at a local animal shelter. Naturally, I met a tabby kitten and fell in love. He came home with m As rural hospitals fail, Ga. considers downsizing 05/17/2014 01:00pm • RAY HENRY Associated Press MONTEZUMA, Ga. (AP) -- As rural hospitals struggle, Georgia is letting stand-alone emergency rooms treat people in the countryside who would otherwise have to drive far away when they break an arm, need stitches or have a baby.The state agency that licenses medical facilit Bombings kill 10, wound 70 in Kenyan market 05/17/2014 01:24am • JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Two bombs killed 10 people and wounded 70 others Friday, tossing bodies into the air at a market in Kenya's capital, while hundreds of British tourists were evacuated from the coastal resort of Mombasa after warnings of an impending attack by I Browns release inconsistent WR Greg Little 05/16/2014 01:50pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a switch, Greg Little was dropped by the Browns.The inconsistent wide receiver, whose flashes of excellence were often overshadowed by crucial drops and off-the-field drama, was released on Friday.The 24-year-old Little became expendable after Clevel Browns release inconsistent WR Greg Little 05/16/2014 01:50pm • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- In a switch, Greg Little was dropped by the Browns.The inconsistent wide receiver, whose flashes of excellence were often overshadowed by crucial drops and off-the-field drama, was released on Friday.The 24-year-old Little became expendable after Clevel Browns making plans for Gordon absence 05/16/2014 03:34am • TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Browns are acting as if Josh Gordon is already gone.With the status of their Pro Bowl wide receiver still unclear for next season, the team added two veteran free-agent wide receivers Thursday, agreeing to terms with Miles Austin and signing Earl Be Update on the latest in sports: 05/15/2014 05:50pm • CLEVELAND (AP) --NFL-HERNANDEZ/CHARGESNew murder charges for HernandezBOSTON (AP) -- Prosecutors have announced new murder charges against Aaron Hernandez, saying the former New England Patriots tight end ambushed and shot to death two men following a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub.The v US won't seek death penalty in carjacking, killing 05/14/2014 05:29pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal authorities have decided against seeking the death penalty for the upstate New York man who cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, then raped a 10-year-old girl and killed her mother last year, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said Wednesday.The Justice Department de GM recall reveals gaps in air bag knowledge 05/14/2014 08:12am • DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: they don't always deploy when drivers -- or regulators -- expect them to.Thirteen people have died in crashes involving older GM cars with defective ignition switches. In each of those crashes, and in others i