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Homestead, FL (March 25, 2007) --Southard Motorsports, featuring drivers Randy Ruhlman and Shane Lewis, headed to Homestead, Florida this weekend for Round Three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve.

Hollywood's starmakers always are on the lookout for a fresh new face and they found one in Mae Laborde, albeit of the wrinkled variety.

A representative from the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 6th Motor Transport Battalion of Red Bank, will be at the Bound Brook Council meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday to thank area businesses and volunteers who supported the corps' recent Toys for Tots campaign.

A former Customs and Border Protection officer who admitted receiving money and benefits from members of an alien-smuggling organization is expected to be sentenced Monday.

SAN DIEGO -- A former border inspector is due for sentencing Monday morning for accepting cash bribes and luxury cars in exchange for allowing smugglers to sneak hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United States.

Hyundai will present the world debut of Concept Genesis during a press conference at the New York International Auto Show on April 4. The concept car heralds the future architecture and design of a rear-wheel drive premium sports sedan scheduled to grace the Hyundai lineup in 2008.

SAN DIEGO -- Sentencing was scheduled Monday for a former Customs and Border Protection officer who admitted allowing hundreds of illegal immigrants to be smuggled through his inspection lane in return for cash and gifts.

SAN DIEGO A former border inspector is due for sentencing this morning for accepting cash bribes and luxury cars in exchange for allowing smugglers to sneak hundreds of illegal immigrants into the United States.

Just the other day, I had a chance to pick the brains of Gabriel Roth, author of "Street Smart: Competition, Entrepreneurship, and the Future of Roads."

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Free-agent defensive back Dexter Reid was arrested on gun and drug charges Sunday after being pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving.

Hollywood's starmakers always are on the lookout for a fresh new face and they found one in Mae Laborde, albeit of the wrinkled variety.

Hollywood's starmakers always are on the lookout for a fresh new face and they found one in Mae Laborde, albeit of the wrinkled variety. The 97-year-old Laborde is just four years into her acting career and hotter than ever.

It's supposed to be a warm up pool but world championship swimmers are complaining it's having the opposite effect.

It's supposed to be a warm up pool but world championship swimmers are complaining it's having the opposite effect.

LAKEWOOD RANCH - The winner of The Masters gets to slip into the famous green jacket, which might not fit perfectly, but usually comes close enough.

Dear Tom and Ray: My fix-it-type father is offering to give my 16-year-old daughter (and new driver) his old car.

The Japanese brand has already revealed its intentions with its V8-engined IS-F, which made its world debut at the Detroit Motor Show in January (Issue 944). This car, based on the IS compact executive model, appeared for the first time in Europe at the Geneva exhibition this month.

I got an enthusiastic call from the Sundance Film Festival this week. It seems they’re going green this year with something called the Ice Lounge, a zero-carbon environment with green carpeting. “You should write about it,” said the press flack. “Everything is completely green.

John Locke- Speed Painting by Nico Di Mattia. Newsletter Subscribe to our Newsletter. Free forever, no cookies, no questions STANFORD, CA.- The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University announces plans for the 2007 Treasure Market, a grand celebration of a 50-year tradition.

Homestead, Fla. (March 25, 2007)-- From an eighth place starting position on the grid at Homestead-Miami's 2.3-mile infield road course, Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett combined to drive the No. 01 TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley to a third-place finish to keep the Daytona Prototype points lead by the thinnest of margins.

WAYNE -- As a boy, Mark Charnet always dreamed of having a mansion and a Rolls-Royce. He now has one of the former and three of the latter.

Saturday March 24, 2007. - Patrick Carpentier and Milka Duno brought the #11 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac Riley home in fourth place in the Grand Prix of Miami, Round 3 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

1. Which city has the oldest auto show in the world? a. Detroit b. Geneva c. Chicago d. Los Angeles 2. What is the median age of a Scion owner?

A reader says North Station smells -- and it's not the service he's talking about.

Practice that seeks to guarantee customer IDs is on the rise, but it got one person's thumbs-down at a Torrance dealer.

MILLSTONE: Four members of a family were injured in a car accident Saturday, police said.

NEW YORK — There had been a late change in the monologue, and just before the nation was about to see Peyton Manning as host of Saturday Night Live, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback wanted to make sure he had something straight.

After a year of gifts, roses and talk of marriage and children, Natalia Sinatora's world fell apart.

Excerpts from postings on freep.com: The Lexus LS 460 self-parking system. "Auto-parking cars are a violation of the rugged individualism central to American conservatism. Therefore, I will never purchase a vehicle with an automated parking function. OK, maybe that's a stretch. But seriously, no thanks."

Lymphoma Foundation benefit luncheon at St. Andrew's Country Club. Fashion presentation by Neiman Marcus Boca Raton. Call Judy Bronsteen at 561-218-1071.

ALLENTOWN | Sheena Villa should have been celebrating her 26th birthday this weekend. Instead, her family and friends gathered to remember the young woman who was killed one year ago Saturday.

Nick Ham and Sylvain Tremblay in the No. 70 SpeedSource Mazda/Mazdaspeed RX-8 extended their points lead in the GT class by taking their second straight class victory in a wild finish over RJ Valentine and Andy Lally in the No. 66 CRG/Maxter/Rotax/MBA/NFP/F1Air Porsche GT3.

Nobody asked you, you probably don't like it, and it could well cost you a bundle: Both Maryland and Virginia are charging full-steam ahead with plans to build Lexus lanes, the trendy new way to expand highways with sky-high tolls for the privilege of speeding past the regular Joes over in the slow...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (March 24, 2007) -- On the strength of a terrific three-car pass on Lap 61, Scott Pruett maneuvered himself from sixth to third in one corner on the way to a third-place finish in Saturday's Miami Grand Prix at the Homestead-Miami Speedway as the highest-finishing Lexus.

AIM Autosport and Doncaster Racing earned top-10 finishes in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, showing consistent speed in the two-hour 30-minute sprint. AIM finished 10th overall and in the Daytona Prototype class, Doncaster ninth in the GT class.

Max Angelelli and Jan Magnussen pulled to within a single point of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series championship lead after recording their third consecutive podium finish in three 2007 races, bringing the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Pontiac Riley of Wayne Taylor Racing home in second place at Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami on the Homestead (Fla.) Miami Speedway road circuit.

(Homestead, FL)24 March 2007--Michael Shank Racing's Henri Zogaib and Ian James finished eleventh after leading nearly twenty laps late in the Komastsu Grand Prix at Homestead Miami Speedway on Saturday.

In just their eight Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Daytona Prototype start as a team, co-drivers Bill Auberlen and Matthew Alhadeff earned their first victory in Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Saturday March 24, 2007. - Patrick Carpentier and Milka Duno brought the #11 CITGO/SAMAX Pontiac Riley home in fourth place in the Grand Prix of Miami, Round 3 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

EL PASO, TEXAS -- Three Filipinos were at the center of federal court proceedings in El Paso, Texas for illegally “importing” school teachers from the Philippines between 2002 and 2004.

23rd Redlands Bicycle Classic Stage 1 Men's Climbers return to Oak Glen - Two time winner Scott Moninger lessons the peloton and takes the leaders Jersey. Report, results and photos.

Police arrested a local man Friday in connection with a hit-and-run accident that occurred Wednesday evening at Gordons Corner Road and Whitman Boulevard. A red Chevy masonry dump truck driven by Louis Desiderio, 36, of Manalapan, rear-ended a black 2002 Lexus at 6:09 p.m., causing serious damage to both cars, according to police. A female driver and a passenger, her husband, were taken to ...

Hard to imagine an entry-level machine with a sticker that starts at $38,000 and stops only a few options shy of $50,000.

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Charles Barker Automotive announced Nathan Drory, a longtime employee and manager, has been named president of Charles Barker Automotive Network. The company has a Lexus dealership at 12831 Jefferson Ave. in Newport News and Lexus, Toyota Scion and Infinity dealerships in Virginia Beach.

Q Dear Tom and Ray: My fix-it-type father is offering to give my 16-year-old daughter (and new driver) his old car. It will be in perfect running order, with new brakes and a sound engine. He is even offering to pay for insurance. Unfortunately, his car is a 25-year-old GM sedan without any of today's safety features, such as air bags or anti-lock brakes. He dismisses that by saying the car is ...

GREEN BAY A Neenah man was sentenced Wednesday to 42 months in prison after convictions on federal drug-dealing and money-laundering charges.

DEEP in the heart of urban Cardiff stands Chapter Arts Centre - cinema, gallery, theatre and the beloved watering hole of the South Wales liberal intelligentsia.

There's a life-size check for $35,574 in the Bear home of Debbie Gill that gives her a good reason to feel that changing your thinking can change the world.

HOMESTEAD -- Driving the No. 10 Wayne Taylor Racing Pontiac-Riley Daytona Prototype on Friday, Jan Magnussen scored the pole for today's Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami.

State road planners are fast-tracking an idea that would radically alter Interstate 95 between Fort Lauderdale and downtown Miami by adding high-tech express lanes for buses, carpoolers and single drivers willing to pay an electronic toll.

It would be fair to say Brad Schwartz is manipulative, sneaky, violent and less than truthful, Lourdes Lopez testified yesterday in the first-degree murder trial of Ronald Bruce Bigger.

A Pittsfield man received 90 days in jail yesterday after he pleaded guilty to shooting out a window of the Sudds Mills Laundromat on Onota Street with a BB gun and taking a Pittsfield woman's car in another case.

State road planners are fast-tracking an idea that would radically alter Interstate 95 between Fort Lauderdale and downtown Miami by adding high-tech express lanes for buses, carpoolers and single drivers willing to pay an electronic toll.

Two men have been charged in the beating and stabbing of a 17-year-old Wednesday evening in Carpentersville.

F orget walking the talk: If you want to jump on the global warming bandwagon, you've got to drive it, too.

This is a great find of the two vehicles. They give both cars very positive reviews. So enjoy them, they give unbiased views. They also reveal the pricing of the hybrid to be $110,000 to $120,000 decked out, but they say its worth it.

BRIDGEPORT — A state family support magistrate, accused of crashing her SUV while driving drunk with her young son in the vehicle, was granted special probation Friday.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (March 23, 2007) -- Chip Ganassi Racing's Memo Rojas qualified the #01 Telmex Lexus-Riley seventh to place as the highest-qualifying Lexus for Saturday's Grand Prix of Miami at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

For now, at least, I am still the king of the asphalt jungle. For years, automakers have promised that our cars would eventually drive themselves.

(Homestead, FL) 23 March 2007--Michael Shank Racing's Mark Patterson will start from thirteenth on the grid for Saturday's Linder Industrials Grand Prix at Homestead Miami Speedway after posting a 1:16.289-second lap in qualifying with the NetApp/TSP sponsored Lexus/Riley.

AIM Autosport and Doncaster Racing will start ninth and ninth in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday.

Police say they got a report around 1 p.m. that a maroon Lexus was shooting at a dark-gray Chevy Corsica near Highway 24 and Rochester Road. Officers ended up chasing the Lexus, tracking it and the suspects to a trailer court at Highway 24 and North Kansas Avenue.

Levski's infamous goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov, son of legendary goalie Borislav Mihaylov, had a grave accident with his Lexus in Sofia on Friday. Mihaylov, wasn't hurt but the car ended up on its roof and will need a lot of fixing up, Darik News reported.

Hard to imagine an entry-level machine with a sticker that starts at $38,000 and stops only a few options shy of $50,000.

When a Napa car dealer scans the license plate frames in local parking lots, the sight is a depressing one. The vast majority of the frames promote dealers in other towns.

COLLINGWOOD'S chief executive of the past seven seasons, Greg Swann, committed high treason yesterday, defecting to Carlton.

Sir Paul McCartney's relationship with heiress Sabrina Guinness is just a friendship, the ex-Beatle's spokesman has revealed. Sir Paul, 64, was photographed outside the home of Miss Guinness, 52, a former love of the Prince of Wales.

Sir Paul McCartney's relationship with heiress Sabrina Guinness is just a friendship, the ex-Beatle's spokesman said.

SIR Paul McCartney is being comforted through his marriage split by a former love of Prince Charles. Macca, 64, and heiress Sabrina Guinness, 52, embraced when they met for a date.

Dear Tom and Ray: My fix-it-type father is offering to give my 16-year-old daughter (and new driver) his old car. It will be in perfect running order, with new brakes and a sound engine. He is even offering to pay for insurance. She is the apple of his eye. Unfortunately, his car is a 25-year-old GM sedan without any of today's safety features, such as air bags or anti-lock brakes, etc.

A 22-year-old West Dundee man was charged Thursday in the Wednesday evening stabbing of a 17-year-old boy, Carpentersville police said. Casey Stinson of 848 Willow Lane, West Dundee, faces two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery, police said.

Sir Paul McCartney has formed a close bond with Sabrina Guinness, a former girlfriend of Prince Charles and heiress to the drinks dynasty. The couple have been in regular contact in recent weeks and Sir Paul has gone so far as to ask her on a date

A Wigan policeman was knocked unconscious and his senseless body repeatedly kicked as he quizzed the occupants of a car. (23/03/2007 07:33:23)

Nothing has gone wrong. Had a Lexus dealership and a local mechanic check over the car. Both agreed the car is in superb condition. No leaks anywhere, everything original, and original screws have not been turned -- indicating nothing has been replaced.

A 15-year-old and two adult mothers have been charged in the March 11 head on collision between a Lincoln Navigator and a Lexus sedan that killed a 2-month-old boy.

EXCLUSIVE: Sir Paul McCartney is being comforted by Sabrina Guinness, former love of Prince Charles.

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

(Columbus, OH) 22 March 2007-- Despite emerging as a consistent front-runner in Rolex Sports Car Series competition, Michael Shank Racing never stops working to improve, and that never ending pursuit is demonstrated by the new team website, www.michaelshankracing.com.

Lexus focuses on safety in an interactive outdoor installation in three markets.

There will be two Orange County track meets held this week in the Cardinal Relays in Bridge City today and the Battlin’ Bear Relays in Little Cypress Saturday.

There will be two Orange County track meets held this week in the Cardinal Relays in Bridge City today and the Battlin’ Bear Relays in Little Cypress Saturday.

Charges were filed Thursday in the wrong-way crash that killed two women early March 11 on Crosstown Hwy. 62 in Edina. Fei Ni, 24, of Brooklyn Park had been drinking at a birthday party, the charges said, before he got into a Lexus sport-utility vehicle and went from traveling westbound to eastbound in the westbound lanes, smashing head on into a Plymouth sedan near Hwy. 169. Killed in the sedan ...

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (March 22, 2007) -- In a practice session that included a rain shower for the final 30 minutes, David Donohue piloted the No. 58 Red Bull/Brumos Racing Porsche Riley to a best lap of 1:14.593 (111.002 mph) and led the opening day of Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve practice for Saturday's Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami ...

Gas prices are up. In some major cities the rats are actually carpooling to get to the fast food restaurants. How are you handling the rapidly rising prices? Ever considered doing anything just a bit shady when it comes to that precious fuel.

Gas prices are up. In some major cities the rats are actually carpooling to get to the fast food restaurants. How are you handling the rapidly rising prices? Ever considered doing anything just a bit shady when it comes to that precious fuel.

Sir Paul McCartney has formed a close bond with Sabrina Guinness, a former girlfriend of Prince Charles and heiress to the drinks dynasty. The couple have been in regular contact in recent weeks and Sir Paul has gone so far as to ask her on a date

TEAM: Rolex Series points-leading TELMEX Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No.01 TELMEX Lexus-Riley.

EASTERN Holdings, the parent group of Eastern Western Motor, one of Scotland's largest car dealerships, said it moved back into the black last year after losses of £2.5 million in 2005.

A 34-year-old Silver Spring man pleaded guilty to stealing more than $127,000 from his employers.

Don Cheadle says he's never been busier, playing a sleek yuppie in his latest movie "Reign Over Me," which opens this week, and with a list of other projects in the works.

TOYOTA Motor Corp. is the colossus of roads. It is, or soon will be, the largest car company in the world. Its worldwide sales are up year after year, as are its profits, as are its stock prices.

Here is the Lexus 'Hybrid Living' microsite... Read Article next is there line of green cologne/perfume followed by t-shirt that say "Im a Hybrid"... seriously they're high on some really green stuff ....

THE announcement last week that the Honda Civic 1.8 VXi had won the Wesbank-sponsored SA Guild of Motoring Journalists' 2007 Car of the Year (Coty) contest, had a significance that few know about.

By Susan Moran Meg Sobkowicz was on a fast career track in the oil industry. A bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Columbia University landed her a job at Schlumberger running wire-line logs on oil wells in New Mexico. Next stop was to be Casper, Wyoming, the heart of the U.S.

Hard to imagine an entry-level machine with a sticker that starts at $38,000 and stops only a few options shy of $50,000.

Withing 1 month of ownership I had to replace 4 exterior light bulbs. Rear sway arm bushings had to be replaced because of funky annoying noises. Now it is time to replace the front bushings too, because of a nasty bumpy noise.

As well as returning to the calendar for the coming season, Rockingham Circuit is to back Nick Leason during the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season.

A FUND-RAISING community day is set to bring together people of all ages and nationalities when it is staged at Al Zallaq Beach tomorrow.

Nothing has gone wrong. Had a Lexus dealership and a local mechanic check over the car. Both agreed the car is in superb condition. No leaks anywhere, everything original, and original screws have not been turned -- indicating nothing has been replaced.

Alan Sweetman looks back on the Cheltenham Festival from an Irish perspective.

By the standards that we had become accustomed to over the last couple of years, the 2007 Cheltenham Festival showed a decline in Irish fortunes.

Adam Jones has admitted that the last few months have been far from easy as his participation in the 2007 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship was left hanging in the balance.

If you bought a hybrid vehicle in 2006, you may be entitled to a tax credit on your 2006 return. The credit is worth as much as $3,150 for the most fuel-efficient models. The precise amount depends on the make and model of the vehicle and when the vehicle was purchased.

After eluding police for months, an Indiana man was arrested this week for sneaking into a series of local schools last fall in search of cash and credit cards, Oak Lawn police say.

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For now, at least, I am still the king of the asphalt jungle. For years, automakers have promised that our cars would eventually drive themselves. Someday, maybe, but not today. I've taken on what may be the most technically advanced new car on the market and beaten it at its own game.

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Different kind of NCAA basketball tournament, you say. Scribes hunting cuddly bracket-bashers had to settle last week for intrigue instead...

A FUND-RAISING community day is set to bring together people of all ages and nationalities when it is staged at Al Zallaq Beach tomorrow.

HOMESTEAD, FL., March 21, 2007 – The list of cars that Shane Lewis has raced and won with is far-reaching. The Jupiter, Florida-resident has driven everything from Daytona Prototypes to ARCA stock cars, Le Mans leaders to record-setting Mini Coopers.

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

WELLSFIELD TROUT FISHERY. A record three £50 Yellow Prize Tags were caught at the weekend. Lucky anglers were J. McDonald (Grangemouth) and J. Jackson (Falkirk). There are plenty of £50 yellow and £500 white prize tagged fish in the water.

Gas prices are up. In some major cities the rats are actually carpooling to get to the fast food restaurants. How are you handling the rapidly rising prices? Ever considered doing anything just a bit shady when it comes to that precious fuel.

THOMASVILLE — Following a tip that a Lexus might be the site of a drug stash, narcotics agents found the automobile midafternoon Tuesday at a Smith Avenue business.

(Ellis Kaplan) Kevin Brown leaves Queens Supreme Court last Thursday after being sentenced to three-and-a-half years in state prison. The two friends arrested in connection with the bias beating of two Asian teenagers in Douglaston last August stood before a judge last week.

HIBBING — Aaron Grozdanich had just been pinned by Andrew Peralta of Thief River Falls and the Hibbing High School junior was downtrodden.

Commendably persistent in its quest to spark the libido of speed-freak co-eds (previous attempts one and two), Mazda throws the weight of some slightly-below-indy Canadian bands behind a new virtual driving game. Created by Fuel Industries, the courses were...

As Scion prepares to launch its latest batch of vehicles, the company must work out how to remain relevant to its target customer base — Generation Y, a group of consumers that is highly fickle when it comes to brand loyalty. By MSNBC.com’s Roland Jones.

LEXUS LOOKS TO BREAK HOMESTEAD HEX -- A manufacturer's championship, two team titles and a pair of Rolex 24 victories proves that Lexus-powered Daytona Prototypes can win every time the green flag flies.

Offense/incident: Aggravated burglary, theft under $500 When, where: March 20, 8 p.m. on Rideout Lane Complaint: The victim stated she had been out of her residence most of the day, and upon returning home and getting ready for bed, she noticed her DVD player was missing.

Gas prices are up. In some major cities the rats are actually carpooling to get to the fast food restaurants. How are you handling the rapidly rising prices? Ever considered doing anything just a bit shady when it comes to that precious fuel.

Governorship Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko narrowly escaped attack from suspected thugs at the Oyoyo camp during his campaign train to Owo local government area over the weekend.

Against all odds, Laura Graff, aided by a slim black cane, walked into Glendale Fire Station 157 to thank the people who saved her life.

Kingscliff is to have one last run this season in next month's Guinness Gold Cup at Punchestown.

Toyota’s VP in Europe, Thierry Dombreval, acknowledges that the hybrid theme is now a characteristic of the marque and allows Lexus to target a segment in Europe that the Germans cannot satisfy with their current offerings.

Kingscliff is to have one last roll of the dice this season as trainer Robert Alner eyes a trip to the Punchestown Festival for next month's Guinness Gold Cup.

Bioplastics can offer several environmental benefits, but biodegradability isn't always one of them.

The young Fresno State men's golf team keeps getting better.

A friend of mine somewhat sarcastically said the other day that he liked how I "had essentially become the college basketball columnist" for The Cavalier Daily. Looking back, I guess I haven't strayed very far from basketball in the last few (five) weeks. Whoops.

A shooting on Interstate 270 wounds two people and leaves police wondering if the incident was random.

Withing 1 month of ownership I had to replace 4 exterior light bulbs. Rear sway arm bushings had to be replaced because of funky annoying noises. Now it is time to replace the front bushings too, because of a nasty bumpy noise.

Hooper Galton's radio campaign for its client Nando's was recognised as the year's best at last night's Aerial Awards. The awards, which are run by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB) on behalf of the commercial radio industry, are designed to recognise the best creative radio advertising in the UK.

Cute? Yep, as a bug. But the carmaker skimped too much with its subcompact Yaris. T OYOTA Motor Corp. is the colossus of roads. It is, or soon will be, the largest car company in the world. Its worldwide sales are up year after year, as are its profits, as are its stock prices. In the U.S., the world's largest car market, Toyota's sales rose an astonishing 12.5% in 2006, grabbing even more ...

A Croydon lawyer is facing the sack over an alleged Valentine's Day attack on his girlfriend. Robert Davis, of Waddon Court Road, has been suspended from his role with the Crown Prosecution Service during an investigation. He has been charged with causing actual bodily harm.

A Croydon lawyer is facing the sack over an alleged Valentine's Day attack on his girlfriend. Robert Davis, of Waddon Court Road, has been suspended from his role with the Crown Prosecution Service during an investigation. He has been charged with causing actual bodily harm.

Richmond residents are to pay different amounts to park their cars dependent on carbon emissions after the proposal was rubber-stamped this afternoon.

If you bought a hybrid vehicle in 2006, you may be entitled to a tax credit on your 2006 return. The credit is worth as much as $3,150 for the most fuel-efficient models. The precise amount depends on the make and model of the vehicle and when it was purchased.

A Redmond woman was in critical condition after a head-on crash on Novelty Hill Road. The crash took place about 4 p.m. Monday, said Sgt Sgt...

NEW YORK, March 20 -- Teen drivers make up only 6.6 percent of licensed drivers, but constitute 14 percent of accidents and related deaths. Sixteen-year-olds have the highest crash rate of any age and are three times more likely to die in a car crash than the average driver.

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

Soup's on, and it didn't matter if your taste buds were set for something sweet or savory, because the restaurateurs taking part in Soup for the Soul had something to please every palate.

Stanford University management professor Bob Sutton has a potty mouth, a trait that endears him to everyone who has ever fantasized about openly cussing at an oppressive boss or backstabbing co-worker. His...

Collingwood skipper Nathan Buckley admits he is facing a constant battle with his body as his distinguished AFL playing career nears its end after confirming he will miss at least the first two home and away games in 2007 due to his latest hamstring injury.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 20, 2007) -- Grand-Am recently unveiled a new tagline that definitely applies to this Saturday's Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve Linder Industrial Komatsu Grand Prix of Miami (SPEED, Live, 2 p.m. ET) and all other races on the 2007 calendar: "It's Anybody's Race."

BURNS, Ore. - A Wyoming couple on their way to visit relatives on the Oregon coast were involved in a single vehicle crash that left one person dead.

BURNS, Ore. - A Wyoming couple on their way to visit relatives on the Oregon coast were involved in a single vehicle crash that left one person dead.

MANAMA: Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo Group has appointment public relations company MICE Management as its communication specialists. E K Kanoo Group marketing manager Ewan Cairns, who announced the deal, said the firm's flexibility and quick response time fitted in with the objectives of the company.

INDIANAPOLIS — What does Floyd Keith see when he looks at South Carolina? As the executive director of the Black Coaches Association, he sees trouble.

Homestead, FL (March 20, 2007) -- The Southard Motorsports team is back on the road and headed to Homestead, Florida with the No. 3 Preformed Line Products Lexus Riley for this weekend's Round Three of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced that its 2007 motorsports activities will focus on competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship (F1), NASCAR, Super GT and Formula Nippon, and on training upcoming and promising drivers.

LOWELL -- A Lowell man who spent a week on the run, triggering a two-state manhunt, is being held without bail after he was accused of forcing his ex-girlfriend off the road in Chelmsford then kidnapping her at gunpoint.

Tanya Jean Hill McCall always seemed to hold her head high. She was a confident, assertive woman who was driven to succeed, friends and relative say. She was a confident, assertive woman who was driven to succeed, friends and relative say. At work, she dressed the part, wearing vibrant colors with shoes, purse and accessories to match.

Mar. 18--As expected, Utah's red-hot housing market is cooling off, and builders are offering up goodies such as free appliances and luxury vehicles in a bid to reel in buyers.

April/May 07 Preview » With print in general and business publications in particular facing stiff challenges, magazine giant Condé Nast launches a business monthly. Portfolio is banking on heavily reported narrative journalism and sophisticated design to prevail in a competitive media landscape.

CHICAGO -- It's a chilly Monday morning in February along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, where José Lopez is about to embark on a fact-finding mission.

If you bought a hybrid vehicle in 2006, you may be entitled to a tax credit on your 2006 return. The credit is worth as much as $3,150 for the most fuel-efficient models. The precise amount depends on the make and model of the vehicle and when the vehicle was purchased.

BIRMINGHAM, Mich.----Phoenix Automotive, a Phoenix Marketing International practice, announced today the publication of its monthly "Automotive AdPi Audit," a syndicated research study that ranks all top-spending television and print advertisements for their "AdPi" .

The face is familiar. To anyone who watched television in the 1970s and '80s, Hal Linden is Barney Miller.

Teen drivers make up only 6.6 percent of licensed drivers, but constitute 14 percent of accidents and related deaths. Sixteen-year-olds have the highest crash rate of any age and are three times more likely to die in a car crash than the average driver.

Item 2: Approve an ordinance to increase appropriations by $500,000 for the Mexican American Cultural Center – after the MACC's boosters raised hell when the center was passed over in the first round of bond money appropriations.

Here's a riddle for prospective car buyers: What has the lower price and depreciation of a used car and the reliability and warranty of a new car? The answer: a certified pre-owned car.

I got an enthusiastic call from the Sundance Film Festival this week. It seems they’re going green this year with something called the Ice Lounge, a zero-carbon environment with green carpeting. “You should write about it,” said the press flack. “Everything is completely green.

Sarah Schriner sits alongside her father, Joe, nudging him and making noises quietly to get his attention.

Tanya Jean Hill McCall always seemed to hold her head high. She was a confident, assertive woman who was driven to succeed, friends and relatives say.

Rick Maese A little over five months ago, one day before the Maryland men's basketball team began practicing for the 2006-07 season, a freshman sat at a table and met with reporters for the first time. He'd learned English only a couple of years before, but perfectly articulated the biggest challenge his new team faced.

Rick Maese Alittle over five months ago, one day before the Maryland men's basketball team began practicing for the 2006-07 season, a freshman sat at a table and met with reporters for the first time. He'd learned English only a couple of years before, but perfectly articulated the biggest challenge his new team faced.

How would you like to stay in a beach home in Australia, a home on Egypt's Red Sea, or a chateau in France, all without spending a dime?

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

OKLAHOMA CITY Authorities say someone walked into a northwest Oklahoma City bank and left with an undisclosed amount of money. The F-B-I says a man in his 40s went...

At last, "American Idol" has its top 12 finalists for season 6. Going into the last leg of Fox's top-rated singing competition, here's how I'd rank them. Feelings are sure to change once they have to start singing under each week's mandated theme, which begins Tuesday night with a Diana Ross cavalcade.

CLEARWATER, FLA. - Ian Snell rolled his eyes at the thought, but if they gave out a Grapefruit League Cy Young Award, the Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander would be a leading candidate.

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JAFCO Town Hall Meeting to raise awareness for Developmental Disability and Respite Care Program. (JARC), 21160 95th Avenue South, Boca Raton. 2:00 p.m. Free but donations welcome. Call 954-749-7230.

AIM Autosport has had a strong start to the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The rookie Canadian team is fourth in Daytona Prototype class standings after two races, with a fifth-place finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona and seventh at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City.

Otunba Johnson Fasawe yesterday said at a point when the controversial Mofas account, owned by him but used for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) election slush fund was going red, President Olusegun Obasanjo personally gave him the sum of N700 million so he could resolve problems with the bank.

All Inclusive Vacations mean a worry free vacation, but that is only if you research and earn the leisure time before you book your trip.

BOSTON -- Home Depot CEO Frank Blake is sorry about customer service. JetBlue's David Neeleman is sorry about passengers trapped on planes. Apple's Steve Jobs is sorry about the whole backdated stock-options thing.

Faced with an impending Allegheny County-wide smoking ban, the Pittsburgh Pirates have made PNC Park entirely smoke free and are transforming a cigar bar the team implemented just last year.

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

The primary purpose of a hybrid vehicle is to save gas, yet hybrid technology has made some models, such as the Honda Accord hybrid and the RX400h, quicker than their gas-only counterparts. Getting more miles per gallon and going quicker from 0 to 60 mph is the kind of thinking we like.

(Ellis Kaplan) Kevin Brown leaves Queens Supreme Court last Thursday after being sentenced to three-and-a-half years in state prison. The two friends arrested in connection with the bias beating of two Asian teenagers in Douglaston last August stood before a judge last week.

I got an enthusiastic call from the Sundance Film Festival this week. It seems they’re going green this year with something called the Ice Lounge, a zero-carbon environment with green carpeting. “You should write about it,” said the press flack. “Everything is completely green.

“Let’s just take the equivalent of a ride into the country,” said Shahid “Sid” Siddiqi as he strapped himself into the driver’s seat on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in February.

The Lexus IS 250 has been named the top Executive Car at the AXA Northern Ireland Car of the Year 2006/2007 awards.

SPYSHOT: Is this the new Lexus LX570?

Brian McCann could only sheepishly shrug when informed that his monster home run in the second inning Sunday hit the Lexus owned by Paul Snyder, the Atlanta Braves' regal statesman and scout extraordinaire.

At last, "American Idol" has its top 12 finalists for season 6. Going into the last leg of Fox's top-rated singing competition, here's how I'd rank them. Feelings are sure to change once they have to start singing under each week's mandated theme, which begins Tuesday night with a Diana Ross cavalcade.

Attending a fund-raising gala is typically both a rewarding and fun experience. For Doug and Tammie Kline, Frisco Family Services Center's "Boots, Bandanas & Bowties" gala would prove to be all that and more.

Notes: Hudson has high expectations

Lake Buena Vista, Fla. — Both of their famous Joneses, Chipper and Andruw, were nicked and out of the lineup Sunday, but the Braves still got an impact performance from the team's favorite surname. Outfield prospect Brandon Jones hit a two-run homer and made a fine defensive play for the Braves in a 4-3 split-squad win against the Detroit Tigers at Disney's Wide World of Sports. Tim Hudson ...

Fresno City College won the state community colleges men's basketball title with a large dose of resolve and toughness.

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(Ellis Kaplan) Kevin Brown leaves Queens Supreme Court last Thursday after being sentenced to three-and-a-half years in state prison. The two friends arrested in connection with the bias beating of two Asian teenagers in Douglaston last August stood before a judge last week.

A dozen years from now, when Julia Prestipino starts looking at colleges, she won't have to worry too much about cost. The Ira Motor Group of Danvers recently donated $45,000 to a scholarship fund for 5-year-old Julia.

As a part of their strategic planning towards future expansion, Bahrain based Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo B.S.C. © formalised their PR agency on the 15th March 2007.

Spring was in the air at the Third Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show for Desert Samaritans for the Elderly at the elegant Renaissance Esmeralda Resort.

It happened Feb. 26 – in the middle of the night, like most crimes. One minute KMZT, K-Mozart 105.1 FM, was playing classical music; the next, KKGO/105.1 FM, was playing country.

INDIANAPOLIS — What does Floyd Keith see when he looks at South Carolina? As the executive director of the Black Coaches Association, he sees trouble.

Mandeville:A policewoman was killed in a motor vehicle accident on the Porus main road at approximately 5.45 p.m.