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Feds to probe cause of runaway Prius in Calif. (AP)

AP - Federal officials are sending two investigators to California to determine what caused a Toyota Prius to race out of control on a San Diego-area freeway.

Ohio St.: Employee kills co-worker, then self (AP)

AP - A new Ohio State University custodial employee who received a bad job evaluation shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, officials said Tuesday.

Senate to take up unemployment insurance extension (AP)

AP - Legislation extending unemployment insurance for the long-term jobless appears poised to clear a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday, its momentum helped by about 60 popular tax breaks for individuals and businesses that expired at the end of last year.

As Chile shook, cities rolled to the west a bit (AP)
AP - The Earth really did move during the massive Chile quake: Researchers say cities and islands physically shifted west a bit.

12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea (AP)

AP - A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany.

Continental CEO: We will cancel flights before being fined (AP)

AP - Continental Airlines plans to cancel flights rather than risk stiff fines under new federal rules designed to punish carriers for delaying passengers.

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week (AP)

AP - Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.

Britain could force owners to microchip their dogs (AP)

AP - British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.

Producer admits to attempted Letterman shakedown (AP)

AP - A television producer has pleaded guilty to trying to shake down David Letterman over the comic's sexual affairs.

Carl Edwards gets 3 weeks' probation from NASCAR (AP)

AP - Sticking with its "boys, have at it" attitude, NASCAR placed Carl Edwards on three-race probation Tuesday for his deliberate wreck with Brad Keselowski in last weekend's race at Atlanta.

Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics (Reuters)

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.

Biden: 'No space' between Israel and U.S. (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured Israel Tuesday of Washington's commitment to its security and preventing Iran from producing nuclear weapons.

Decisive phase of Afghan war looms: Gates (Reuters)

Reuters - Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday they would soon be part of a "decisive phase" in the war -- an operation to impose control over the Taliban heartland of Kandahar province.

Obama targets insurers, sells reform plan (Reuters)

Reuters - President Barack Obama launched a sharp attack on health insurers on Monday and called on his fellow Democrats to rise above politics and pass a healthcare overhaul in the next few weeks.

Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre (Reuters)

Reuters - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said.