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Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Sony Corp. to put Sony-branded audio systems in all Ford and Mercury models sold in North America, starting next year.

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co., looking to jazz up its products and revive sagging U.S. sales, said Wednesday it signed a long-term agreement with Sony Corp.'s Sony Electronics division to...

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

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EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) – It’s easy to pinpoint where a road map of New Jersey hung on the wall of Richard Ford’s boathouse during the four years he spent writing his latest Frank Bascombe novel.

Ford Motor Co., looking to jazz up its products and revive sagging U.S. sales, said Wednesday it signed a long-term agreement with Sony Corp.'s Sony Electronics division to offer Sony-branded audio systems in Ford and Mercury vehicles starting next year.

FORD has upgraded safety on its new Ranger ute. The Ranger will be the first imported ute with side airbags. Ford and Holden have them on their passenger car-based Falcon and Commodore utes.

Ford Motor Co. has elected Alan Mulally as president and chief executive officer. He has also been elected to the Board of Directors. Bill Ford will continue his duties as executive chairman of the company.

A research firm that has studied tire failures on Ford Motor Co. sport utility vehicles sued the Transportation Department on Tuesday for access to roadway death and injury data.

Many MLGW customers are glad to utility finally made Edmund Ford pay up. He got years of special treatment, something they don't get. And tonight, a lot of them will be sitting in the dark. The electric

Memphis (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) Memphis City Councilman Edmund Ford, facing a deadline of today to settle... MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com)- A C Wharton III, Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton's 34-year-old son, was ...

Dennis Churchwell, Edmund Ford's landlord, left the federal building without testifying. He told Action News 5's Janice Broach, he does not know what the Feds want from him. "They sent me a subpoena

Recognizing today's high school students are tomorrow's engineers and scientists, Ford Motor Co. sponsors the High School Science and Technology Program to offer students a first hand glimpse of the technologies of the future.

(TV5) -- Some Ford employees who have taken buyout packages will be staying longer than expected. The company isn't letting two-thousand white collar employees leave until later this year because they hold quote "critical" positions.

DU QUOIN - It's all window dressing until the people at Heartland Ford who took local car buyers for tens of thousands of dollars can be brought into Perry County Circuit Court on criminal and civil charges.

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Police this week wrote a letter on behalf of Heartland Ford, Inc. victim John Tilley to his insurance carrier suggesting that the carrier pay for a truck traded to the Du Quoin dealership because the dealership essentially stole his truck.

Monday night brought out boldfaced names in the areas of fashion, comedy, television and music for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards in New York. Tom Ford, Patti LaBelle and Tim Gunn were honored for their work in the community at a cocktail and dinner ceremony held in Time Square's Marriott Marquis hotel.

A research firm that has studied tire failures on Ford Motor Co. sport utility vehicles sued the Transportation Department on Tuesday for access to roadway death and injury data.

Edmund Ford's City Council freak-out now has a soundtrack.

News Channel 3's April Thompson caught up with former Tennessee State Senator John Ford and goes one-on-one with the embattled ex-lawmaker as he faces corruption charges.

Edmund Ford has until close of business today, March 27, 2007, to pay his large MLGW bill.

Alternative fuels are on the agenda as President Bush meets with the CEOs of GM, Ford and DaimlerChrysler. All agree more alternative fuels should be available. But they decline to discuss fuel efficiency.

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. isn't allowing about 2,000 white-collar employees who recently took voluntary buyouts to leave until later in the year because they hold "business-critical" positions.

Ford City sophomore Ian Ferguson plans on bragging about his second varsity at-bat to his older brother, Ben, for years to come.

DU QUOIN - A lawsuit was filed Monday in Perry County Circuit Court by Illinois Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey M. Feltman on behalf of Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the People of the State of Illinois against Du Quoin's Heartland Ford Inc., Automotive Partners Inc., Illinois Automotive Partners Inc., Peter Iodice and Donald James McPherson alleging consumer fraud and deceptive business ...

DEARBORN, Mich. (Dow Jones/AP) -- Ford won't let two-thousand white-collar employees who recently took voluntary buyouts leave until later in the year because they hold "critical" positions.

THE CUMBRIA-based Stobart VK M-Sport Ford team will be looking to improve their third place in the manufacturer standings after four rounds of the 2007 World Rally Championship when they compete in the Rally de Portugal this weekend.

Johannesburg: Former South Africa coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach had never spoken seriously about match-fixing during his time with the Proteas.

Detroit - Ford Motor Co. isnʼt allowing about 2,000 white-collar employees who recently took voluntary buyouts to leave until later in the year because they ...

The all-new 2007 Ford Edge has arrived to Virgin Megastore at the Mall of the Emirates as Ford recently joined forces with the popular music store to send 200 lucky customers to witness the live performance of some of the world's top 150 DJs at the Global Gathering 2007 in the UK.

Scranton native Charles Holleran sees similarities between his hometown and Ford Motor Co., where he is an executive: both have confounded those who have written them off.

EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) – It’s easy to pinpoint where a road map of New Jersey hung on the wall of Richard Ford’s boathouse during the four years he spent writing his latest Frank Bascombe novel.

Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

PLAINS TWP. – When executives of Ford Motor Co. decided to hit the road to combat negative publicity swirling around the iconic automaker, Charlie Holleran had only one request.

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

DECATUR - Decatur Police say they likely will be cramped in new squad cars a divided Decatur City Council approved buying at its March 19 meeting.

Construction loans forFord Senior VillasLoan Amounts: $1.5 million; $4.5 million

A promising American musical isn't born every minute. Heck, whole years go by without anything approximating the arrival of a melodious blessed event. So what is one to make of the extremely interesting new show getting a first major exposure at -- of all places -- Ford's Theatre?

Ford City sophomore Ian Ferguson plans on bragging about his second varsity at-bat to his older brother, Ben, for years to come.

BEAUMONT - Jefferson County Commissioners Monday approved renewing the county's contract with the company that manages Ford Park for another five years.

Ford City Council President Tim Malec said, "The wrong information was plugged into the computer," when a water bill was figured for a building owned by the Second Baptist Church.

FIA World Rally Championship pacesetter BP-Ford revisits one of the sport's classic rallies next week as the European gravel element of the season begins in Portugal. After a five-year absence, Rally de Portugal (29 March - 1 April) returns to the championship with an entirely new structure.

The automaker is forcing some of its white collar employees to stay longer because they are considered "business-critical."

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. isn't allowing about 2,000 white-collar employees who recently took voluntary buyouts to leave until later in the year because they hold "business-critical"...

The chief executives of General Motors, Ford Motor and the Chrysler unit of DaimlerChrysler asked the president to back incentives to bring ethanol and biodiesel to more gasoline station pumps.

City Councilman Edmund Ford has until Tuesday to pay what he owes on his MLGW bill or his lights will be cut off. Ford says he is trying to get the money together, and that he's doing the best he can and wants to get it behind him.

Johannesburg: Former South Africa coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach had never spoken seriously about match-fixing during his time with the Proteas.

Ford Motor Co. isn't allowing about 2,000 white-collar employees who recently took voluntary buyouts to leave until later in the year because they hold "business-critical" positions.

THE PRESIDENT: I've just spent quite a while talking to our CEOs of American automobile companies. And I was interested in their take on my goal of reducing gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years.

Pioneering rapper Doug E. Fresh will deliver the keynote address at Howard University's 2nd Annual Hip-Hop and Higher Education Symposium, which takes place on campus this Friday (Mar. 30).

DEARBORN, Mich. — The Ford Motor Company will take the wraps off the boxy full-size crossover vehicle called Flex that it plans to launch next year at the upcoming New York auto show.

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SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Secretary of State Police this week wrote a letter on behalf of Heartland Ford, Inc. victim John Tilley to his insurance carrier suggesting that the carrier pay for a truck traded to the Du Quoin dealership because the dealership essentially stole his truck.

Ford Motor Company says it will repair a power steering flaw found in police cruisers used all over Arizona.

Memphis (WHBQ FOX13 myfoxmemphis.com) With a deadline for settling his MLGW bill looming tomorrow, Memphis City Councilman Edmund Ford still owes the utility thousands of dollars.

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- We appreciate the President meeting with us today on issues that are critical to reducing our nation's gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. We had an open and constructive discussion on the use of renewable and alternative fuels.

WASHINGTON -- President Bush met with the Big Three CEOs Monday in an effort to enlist their support for his proposal to reduce gasoline usage by 20 percent by 2017 -- dubbed the "20 in 10 program."

Since 2005, Ford has offered factory-installed ballistic door panels manufactured by PPI in its Crown Victoria Police Interceptor model as a regular production option. These covert ballistic door panels offer a level of protection unmatched by any other OEM police vehicle.

The following is a transcript of remarks by President Bush and CEOs of Ford, General Motors and DaimlerChrysler at the Demonstration of Alternative Fuel Vehicles:

Ceramic Protection Corporation , a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced ballistic protective products, announced today that its subsidiary, Protective Products International Corporation , has entered into an expanded relationship with Ford Motor Company .

SAARLOUIS, Germany, March 26, 2007 – Production of the new Ford C-MAX, featuring a new front end with 'kinetic design' elements, started today at the Ford plant in Saarlouis.

DEARBORN, Mich., March 26 -- Can an oil change fight cancer?

LISBON, Portugal (Reuters) -- A Portuguese group campaigning for safe roads has asked the Vatican to ensure that a priest who owns a souped-up Ford Fiesta "resist the temptations of speed."

The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team will not contest this weekend's Rally de Portugal, the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, due to a tragic racing accident involving a family member.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Ford Motor Co. says it will repair a power steering flaw in the Ford 2006-2007 police cruiser that sometimes makes it hard to make sharp turns.

The Bishop Ford Expressway was temporarily closed in both directions this morning after a semi truck and a car collided, seriously injuring one person.

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Can an oil change fight cancer? Ford Customer Service Division is betting on it with a unique new Car Care for a Cause event during April's National Car Care Month that includes making a $100,000 donation to Susan G.

Ceramic Protection Corporation , a leading manufacturer and distributor of advanced ballistic protective products, announced today that its subsidiary, Protective Products International Corporation , has entered into an expanded relationship with Ford Motor Company .

Ford Motor Co. hasn’t exactly been basking in the limelight these days. The company recently announced the exact date of the closure of its Norfolk plant, June 25, and continues to make cuts in expenses as part of its restructuring effort.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Ford Motor Company says it will repair a power steering flaw found in police cruisers used all over Arizona. The flaw in the new Ford Crown Victoria stems from a smaller-capacity power-steering pump.

At least one person was seriously injured when a car and a semi truck collided on the Bishop Ford Freeway Monday morning on the Far South Side.

Worn IFS axle pivot bushings. Brake calipers hung up. Water pump failed. Alternator failed.

JOHANNESBURG - Former South Africa coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach had never spoken seriously about match-fixing during his time with the Proteas.

The Bishop Ford Expressway was temporarily shut down in both directions on Chicago's Far South Side this morning after a car collided with a semi-trailer truck, injuring a person in the car.

Former SA coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach never spoke seriously about match-fixing.

Former SA coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach never spoke seriously about match-fixing.

After younger brother's dreadful accident : The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team will not contest this weekend's Rally de Portugal, the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, due to a tragic racing accident involving a family member.

Serious injury to Companc's brother : The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team will not contest this weekend's Rally de Portugal, the fifth round of the FIA World Rally Championship, due to a serious racing accident involving a family member.

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Currie Motors Ford of suburban Frankfort won top sales honors in the Midwest in 2006, Ford Motor Co. announced. The dealership sold 1,508 new Fords last year backed by its marketing mantra, "Nice people to do business with."

BP Ford team leader, Marcus Gronholm has said that he is looking forward to returning to Portugal this week, as the country gears up to host it first WRC event in five years.

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JOHANNESBURG, March 26 (Reuters) - Former South Africa coach Graham Ford, who worked as an assistant under Bob Woolmer, said the murdered Pakistan coach had never spoken seriously about match-fixing during his time with the Proteas.

Alternative fuels are at the top of the agenda for a meeting between President Bush and the CEOs of Ford, GM and DaimlerChrysler, who have pledged to double production of so-called flexible fuel vehicles by the year 2010.

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Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

DEARBORN -- Two weeks after Ford Motor Co.'s information technology division lost a third of its staff, senior managers did something unexpected -- they told remaining workers to stop and catch their breath.

I n the last week of January, Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally traveled to Gothenburg to visit the Swedish carmaker Volvo as part of a tour of Ford's European operations. "We had a very good session with him," Volvo CEO Fredrik Arp recalled in an interview. "He was very positive about Volvo, very supportive of what we're doing."

In 1914 Henry Ford made a "bet the company" decision. Conventional thinkers thought he was insane. Those without Henry Ford's imagination were certain his decision would put Ford Motor Co. into bankruptcy. What did this radical industrialist do? He chopped the workday down to eight hours. He doaubled daily workers wages.

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EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) – It’s easy to pinpoint where a road map of New Jersey hung on the wall of Richard Ford’s boathouse during the four years he spent writing his latest Frank Bascombe novel.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Rickie Gaunt, 94, Keller-16.467, 2. Tony Jones, 4, Alexander-16.482, 3. Josh Ford, 73, Ford-16.651, 4. Danny Sheridan, 18, Kittle-16.661, 5. Mike Spencer, 50, Chaffin-16.686, 6. R.J. Johnson, 15, Martin-16.689, 7. Jonny Bates, 33, Bates-16.765, 8. Garrett Hansen, 70, Hansen-16.789, 9. Rip Williams, 3, Jory-16.830, 10. Tyler Brown, 34, Brown-16.878, 11. Rodney Argo, 19, ...

Ford's new Edge crossover vehicle sold well enough in January and February, its first two full months, to give employees at the company's Woodlawn Stamping Plant cause to cheer.

NASHVILLE - Following a heated U.S. Senate race that had him traversing Tennessee for most of last year, Democrat Harold Ford Jr. shows no signs of slowing down after his defeat to Republican Bob Corker.

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The big three automakers in US GM, Ford and Chrysler is set to capture the alternative fuel cars and create a fabulous turn around.

Harold Ford Jr. visited ETSU last Wednesday for the Social Work Career Day. Ford is currently a professor at Vanderbilt University teaching a class on political leadership. Ford spoke about how social work was so important to this country. "We are in a struggle for the human condition," he said.

ROCKVILLE, MD. (Dow Jones) -- "These are the times that try men's souls." That is more than the famous quote from one of our founding fathers (Thomas Paine) to describe the beginning of the American Revolution, or the start of a hit song back in 1959; it also describes the situation at Ford.

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Boston Baseball magazine ran an article exploring the real story behind the "Curse of the Bambino."

FIA World Rally Championship pacesetter BP-Ford revisits one of the sport's classic rallies next week as the European gravel element of the season begins in Portugal. After a five-year absence, Rally de Portugal (29 March - 1 April) returns to the championship with an entirely new structure.

Brand's opportunities grow without Ford, new leaders say.

DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED? "I don't know. It looked like somebody got into Dale Jarrett and he went up and hit the wall and he slid down in front of us. There was nowhere to go, so it was just kind of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's kind of a bummer."

Ford Motor Co. says it will repair a power steering flaw in the Ford 2006-2007 police cruiser that sometimes makes it hard to make hard turns. The problem stems from a smaller-capacity power-steering pump that Ford installed on its new Crown Victoria police interceptors.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Ford Motor Company says it will repair a power steering flaw found in police cruisers used all over Arizona. The flaw in the new Ford Crown Victoria stems from a smaller-capacity power-steering pump.

In 1914, Henry Ford made a bet-the-company decision. Conventional thinkers thought he was insane. Those without Henry Ford's imagination were certain his decision would put the Ford Motor Co. into bankruptcy.

Democrat Harold Ford Junior is showing no signs of slowing down after his defeat to Republican Bob Corker for a U-S Senate seat.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Democrat Harold Ford Junior is showing no signs of slowing down after his defeat to Republican Bob Corker for a U-S Senate seat. The 10-year...

"One Source Realty, LLC: Offers Affordable Housing for Renters and Home Buyers in the New Orleans Area, Post-Katrina," presented by students representing Xavier University have won the Ford HBCU Business Plan competition, besting teams from Howard University, Florida A&M University, Morehouse College and Spelman College.

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Someone using a special tool is targeting Ford F-150s for break-ins.

I bought our 1999 Taurus wagon with relatively low miles. We thought great a decent used car without having to spend a fortune on upkeep.

NEW CARLISLE -- Mary and Henry Ford of New Carlisle will celebrate their 50th anniversary with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Old Republic. Henry Ford and Mary Anderson married March 30, 1957, at Community Church.

EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine (AP) – It’s easy to pinpoint where a road map of New Jersey hung on the wall of Richard Ford’s boathouse during the four years he spent writing his latest Frank Bascombe novel.

Question: What is your top priority this year? Answer: My top priories center around health care initiatives and the judiciary. South Carolina is still lagging behind. The main focus of any African-American legislator should be trying to make it possible to improve a present system like judiciary.

Ford, 58, a Democrat representing District 42 in Charleston County, has served in the Senate since 1993 and spent nearly 20 years on Charleston County Council before that.

NEWARK -- Matthews Ford Lincoln Mercury in Newark has received the 2006 President's Award from Ford Motor Co. Almost 4,000 Ford dealerships compete, but the award goes to an elite group of 346 dealers that distinguish themselves as leaders.

The start and stop reconstruction of the Ford Road bridge crossing Fellows Creek is expected to restart for the final time this summer.

GRACE Kelly had an extramarital affair with the handsome, ad-exec hubby of her best friend and bridesmaid Carolyn Reybold - a fling that sent the statuesque Ford model's life spiraling out of control and into madness, a new bio of the beloved...

Neuqua Valley senior guard Danielle Ford has verbally committed to play Division I basketball at Drake University next season.

Tucson's discovery of a potential crash-causing steering defect in Ford police cruisers is reverberating around Arizona, and could become a national safety issue for the car maker.

Peter Edelman, chairman of the New Israel Fund board. A new partnership with a Jewish group is helping the Ford Foundation upgrade its financial and social action in Israel.

Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

Some people say the UAW is to blame for Detroit's problems, that the greedy labor union bullied General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler into paying outsized wages, pensions and health care benefits to hourly workers and retirees. Others say the shrunken union is irrelevant in a 21st-Century global economy. Neither is correct.

Tucson's fleet administrator Gary Lowe said he can't understand why Ford Motor Co. won't replace the power-steering pumps in all its affected police cruisers nationwide "because it's such an easy fix."

Tucson's fleet administrator Gary Lowe said he can't understand why Ford Motor Co. won't replace the power-steering pumps in all its affected police cruisers nationwide "because it's such an easy fix."

"Hunter's Moon," by Randy Wayne White; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 282 pages, $24.95

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

Steven Ford, son of a former United States president with an acting career spanning three decades, spoke to Longview social advocates and benefactors Saturday night about the lessons he learned from his life and family.

Kerry Brandon knows he’s not pioneering a new discovery with smart home technology — Microsoft, most notably, is pursuing smart home technology tied to PCs. But Brandon is perfecting a process for home automation to bring it effectively, and affordably, to the masses.

I am 87 years old. This picture is of my dad, Arthur Nyerges, when he was about 18 years old, (about 1915) in front of 1901 West 47th St. with his Model T Ford. His dog, Nero, is sitting on the running board.

My first auto that I purchased with my paper route money was a 1946 Ford four-door sedan, dark green. I was 17 years old and the year was 1951. I was a junior at Cathedral Latin School and was dating my (now) wife, Donna. I remember every Friday when I would go over to pick her up for a date.

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its Aston Martin luxury brand to a group of investors, raising $848 million to help fund its turnaround plan.

DENVER (AP) - The Colorado House has voted unanimously to name the Eagle County stretch of Interstate 70 after the late President Ford.

U.S. automakers' struggles have accelerated a drop in union membership, transforming communities across the Midwest. As foreign rivals grab market share, plants run by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG have closed or downsized and some jobs have moved overseas.

ROCKVILLE, MD. (MarketWatch) -- "These are the times that try men's souls."

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky approved tax incentives worth about $200 million with hopes of keeping two Ford Motor Co. production plants in the state. Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed into law the incentives for the ailing automaker Friday. The Louisville area is home to two Ford manufacturing plants, which employ more than 8,000 people.

Two Hawaii-based ships of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration arrived at their new home port at historic Ford Island in Pearl Harbor last week, with a third NOAA ship to follow later this year.

Part of the production for the Gerald R. Ford's construction will be moved indoors, which would help with work efficiencies. More work will be done indoors on the Gerald R. Ford than on any previous aircraft carrier, good news for workers who want to avoid the worst outdoor heat and cold.

Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed a tax incentive package into law Friday in an effort to preserve Ford Motor Co.'s two production plants in Kentucky.

Well, aside from getting chewed out with the rest of her teammates by her coach, senior Nicolle Ford's last regular-season performance in the Huntsman Center went rather well. Ford tied teammate Ashley Postell for all-around honors with a 39.55. Postell had scores of 9.925 on the vault, 9.9 on the bars, 9.925 on the beam and 9.8 on the floor while Ford posted 9.85s on the vault and bars and ...

The shipyard still is designing the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, but early work already has begun. Design and development on the Gerald R. Ford - the nation's first all-new aircraft carrier since the 1960s - is far from complete.

Scott Ford, chief executive officer of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp., said Tuesday in Fort Smith recent rumors about the possible acquisition of the wireless telephone company are nothing new.

MILWAUKEE -- Federal prosecutors have forced a retired Ford Motor Co. manager, who at one time worked at the Lorain Assembly Plant, to hand over nearly $660,000. Prosecutors said John K. Perry amassed the money in they called a kickback scheme with trucking companies that generated millions over several years.

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

Michigan Surgeon General Kimberlydawn Wisdom is joining Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System as vice president of community health, education and wellness.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

RANKFORT (AP) -- Gov. Ernie Fletcher signed a tax incentive package into law on Friday in an effort to preserve Ford Motor Co.'s two production plants in Kentucky.

HESSTON, Kan. — Andrew Ford pitched a no-hitter as Northern Oklahoma College Enid run-ruled Hesston (Kan.) 8-0 in the first game of a junior college baseball doubleheader Friday.

It started in December, one day after Memphis City Council members Edmund Ford and Rickey Peete were arrested on federal bribery charges.Alo....

No criminal charges have been filed against John K. Perry, the former manager of material planning and logistics at the shuttered Ford assembly plant in Hazelwood.

A church may need a little divine intervention, now that it owes Ford City a staggering $2 million on its water bill.

MATT KENSETH -- No. 17 Arby's/DeWalt Ford Fusion (Qualified 41st) -- "I didn't do a very good job. I got through one and two really good the second lap and got too slow in the middle of three and four and couldn't get through center and it made it too loose off. It was just a bad lap."

VAIL — The Colorado House of Representatives Friday unanimously passed a measure renaming the Eagle County stretch of I-70 after former president and valley resident Gerald Ford.

Gov. Ernie Fletcher had pushed for the measure and on Friday, signed into law the incentives for the ailing automaker. Kentucky's Jefferson County is home to two Ford manufacturing plants.

Kentucky approved tax incentives worth about $200 million with hopes of keeping two Ford production plants in the state.

THE SEIZURE: Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee seized nearly $660,000 they say a retired manager at a Ford Motor Co. plant in St. Louis amassed in what they called a kickback scheme with...

Gov. Ernie Fletcher today signed legislation creating potential incentives worth about $200 million to help keep Ford Motor's two Louisville factories open. "This legislation makes it possible for us to go back to the table and continue negotiations with Ford using these new economic development tools," Fletcher said in a prepared statement. The two plants employ more than 8,000 have an estimated ...

Sony ( Nachrichten ) Pictures Classics has acquired North American distribution rights for Francis Ford ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) Coppola ' s YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH.

The Ford Assembly Plant in Claycomo is bringing in new union employees from throughout the country as Ford Motor Co. closes plants as part of its "Way Forward" plan.

NEW YORK----Sony Pictures Classics has acquired North American distribution rights for Francis Ford Coppola's YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH.

(AP) Federal prosecutors have forced a retired Ford manager to hand over cash he amassed in what they called a kickback scheme with trucking companies.

The Gerald Ford Elementary School Parent-Teacher Club is hosting a golf tournament, beginning at 8 a.m. April 22 at Woodhaven Country Club, 41-555 Woodhaven Drive East in Palm Desert.

Robbie Reiser, crew chief of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, is making his return to the race track after serving a four-week NASCAR suspension for a rules violation at Daytona. Reiser spoke about his time away and his hopes for this weekend.

NATCHEZ — A civil trial against the Ford Motor Company started with a marathon jury selection Monday. The case is being held in circuit court in the Adams County Courthouse with Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders presiding.

NATCHEZ — Attorneys for both sides made their opening statements, kicking off what is expected to be a two-week-long trial in a products liability case against Ford Motor Company.

NATCHEZ — The civil case against the Ford Motor Company will likely last until Wednesday, presiding Circuit Judge Lillie Blackmon Sanders said Wednesday.

NATCHEZ — Both sides gave closing arguments in the Ford Motor Company suit Tuesday, but after three hours of deliberation, the jury still had not reached a verdict.

NATCHEZ — After weeks of evidence and hours of deliberation, a jury found in favor of the Ford Motor Company in a civil suit Wednesday. The jury took roughly 10 hours to deliberate.

BLACKSBURG - Deacon Floyd For, 81, of 120 Moda Road, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at 9:50 a.m. at his home. A native of C h e r o k e e County, he was the widower of Mozelle Hardin Ford and son of the late Jim Ford and the late Irene Dawkins Ford.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Curators are trying to determine how a medieval-looking helmet with a steel visor that was made for the Army by Ford Motor Co.

Over 50 production workers at St. Paul's Ford Ranger truck plant, which will be closing in 2008, have requested transfers to a Ford facility in Missouri, according to a report in the Pioneer Press.

MILWAUKEE Federal prosecutors have forced a retired Ford Motor Company manager to hand over nearly 660-thousand he amassed in what they called a kickback scheme with trucking companies that generated (M) millions over several years.

DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its Aston Martin luxury brand to a group of investors, raising $848 million to help fund its turnaround plan.

A medieval-looking helmet that was made by Ford for the Army as an experiment during World War One somehow found its way to the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.