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Feds probe Nissan cars for unwanted acceleration 06/28/2014 12:00pm • TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) -- The U.S. government's road safety agency is investigating complaints that a trim panel can cause unwanted acceleration in Nissan Versa small cars.The probe covers about 360,000 Nissan Versa and Versa Note subcompacts from the 2012 through 2014 model years.T Hornets' Hairston looks to put mistakes behind him 06/27/2014 03:52pm • STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Hornets shooting guard P.J. Hairston said he's learned from his past mistakes and believes his off-the-court problems are behind him.Hairston, the 26th overall pick in the NBA draft, said Friday at introductory press conference that he "f Analysts predict slower June sales for GM 06/27/2014 10:40am • DETROIT (AP) -- A number of analysts are predicting that General Motors' June U.S. sales will underperform the overall auto industry, putting the company in danger of losing market share at a critical time.GM has issued 44 recalls covering 20 million cars and trucks this year as it undergoes a top-t What credit card offers the best rental auto insurance policy? 06/27/2014 10:33am • Sophie Ho, special to wtop.com WASHINGTON-- With summer in full swing, for some tourists it might be a natural decision to rent a car for their travels. But the decision to purchase complementary rental car insurance is a little trickier. CardHub has released its annual study analyzing the rent Lew announces expanded housing support programs 06/26/2014 07:49pm • MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is extending for another year a program aimed at helping people struggling to avoid foreclosure on their homes, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Thursday.He said the administration is also expanding an effort to incre Massachusetts college selling campus house for $1 06/26/2014 03:08pm • NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) -- Smith College is selling an on-campus house for $1 -- but there is a catch.The buyer must pay to have the house moved off the Northampton, Massachusetts, campus, and that is expected to cost about $70,000. That doesn't even include the cost of a plot of land to move the ho UN help sought to restore Detroit water service 06/26/2014 01:36am • COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) -- Several groups concerned about Detroit residents who had their water shut off for nonpayment have taken the unusual step of appealing to the United Nations for support in an effort to force the restoration of service.The organizations sent a letter las San Francisco to app: Curb parking space auctions 06/25/2014 12:20pm • TERRY COLLINS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco's new crackdown on a mobile app that allows people to auction off their public parking spots marks yet another clash between innovative technologies and regulators trying to maintain law and order, public safety and a sense of social No longer a statistic: Learning to read later in life 06/23/2014 04:34pm • WASHINGTON -- "Today is one of the greatest days of my life; today is one of my greatest milestones." Sterling Holton, 34, stood at a podium and addressed a small crowd on Monday at the Thurgood Marshall Center in Northwest D.C. He was one of eight graduates of the Washington Literacy Center's Roberts investing in children's college funds 06/20/2014 05:18pm • MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The only member of the Supreme Court with school-age children is saving furiously for their college educations.Chief justice John Roberts plowed at least $100,000 into a college savings plan last year, according to financial disclosure reports for the New Jersey building collapse kills 1 worker; 2 OK 06/20/2014 04:15pm • CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) -- A building that was being demolished in southern New Jersey has collapsed and killed a worker.The collapse occurred Friday afternoon at the site of a former Blockbuster video rental store in Cherry Hill, a Philadelphia suburb.Cherry Hill Fire Director Patrick Kelly says the Minimum wage debate pits cities against states 06/19/2014 06:36pm • DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Dominique Mayfield makes $8.25 an hour washing dishes and busing tables at a Syracuse brewpub. Shantel Walker makes $8.50 an hour at her pizzeria in New York City, where the rent is more than double what it is in Syracuse. Two very different cities With Rent a Coop, chickens are the new ant farm 06/18/2014 01:42pm • WASHINGTON -- Move over ant farms and sea monkeys -- people who want to closely observe nature at home now can rent a mini chicken farm. "You get a mobile chicken coop with two hens," says Tyler Phillips, co-owner of Rent a Coop. "It comes with everything you need for four weeks: the organic fe Amazon is about to jump into smartphones 06/18/2014 01:20pm • MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon, a company of seemingly boundless ambition, appears to be venturing into yet another market: smartphones.The corporate juggernaut that started out with books and soon moved into music, video, cloud computing and Kindle e-readers is hosting a laun Rental Report: Location, Location, Location 06/17/2014 10:05am • Editor’s Note: This biweekly sponsored column is written by Rick Gersten, founder and CEO of Urban Igloo, a rental real estate firm that matches up renters with their ideal apartments, condos or houses. Please submit any questions in the comments section or via email. In a prev