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Noor Faleh Almaleki Dies: Iraqi Woman In US Dead After Father Runs Her Over For Being Too Westernized

AP | AMANDA LEE MYERS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home


PHOENIX — A young Iraqi woman whose father allegedly hit her with his car because she had become too Westernized died from her injuries Monday a...

"Identity Crisis"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Jerry Zezima

At the risk of being sued by Popeye, I am what I am. Unfortunately, what I am can't be printed in a family newspaper. I don't even know who I am anymore. That's because my identity was recently stolen.

Jackie Denise Knott: Cops Say Mom Let Teen Ride In Cardboard Box On Top Of Van

The Associated Press | Posted 10.05.2009 | Home


ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP)-- An Alabama woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she let her daughter ride in a car...

$1.49 For Gas From Hyundai

BusinessWeek | David Kiley | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


On Tuesday, June 30, the Korean automaker is launching a summer promotion that guarantees buyers of its vehicles one year's worth of gas at $1.49 per ...

GM Finally Goes Green

treehugger.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


That's right, forget all about that smoggy past--the new, green GM is here to stay. It looks like the auto giant is about to undergo some serious rebr...

The Driverless Car (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green


The designers who contributed to the Google Phone, Mike and Maaike are in the preliminary process of coming up with the ATNMBL (autonomobile). To be r...

California Imposes Stringent Rules On Car Emissions

msn.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green


Reversing a Bush-era decision and honoring a pledge last month, the Obama administration on Tuesday granted California the ability to impose stringent...

Cool Off Without The AC This Summer

Chelsea Green | Posted 07.27.2009 | Green


You may want to reconsider blasting your AC in the cars, in your house, and in your workplace (unless you're working outside, 'cause that breeze is fr...

10 Easy Ways To Improve Your Gas Mileage

Ecosalon | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green


As it turns out, trading your ride in for a hybrid isn't the only way to improve your gas mileage. Here are some simple pointers to get started....

To Buy or Not to Buy a Car

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business


Roseanne Colletti

Is it a good time to buy GM? They're offering government guaranteed warranties, rebates, special financing and significant discounts on new cars. But it might be better to wait

2010 Prius To Actually Get Cheaper

AP | DAN STRUMPF | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green


NEW YORK — Toyota Motor Corp. said it won't change the price tag on its next-generation Prius when the hybrid hits U.S. showrooms in late May an...

What Does Carbon Regulation Mean For Your Next Car?

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.22.2009 | Green


"With the first round of regulations, through 2020 or 2025, we're talking about taking conventional technology...which for 20 years we've been putting...

Meet a Beauty in Traffic! Play the Game!

www.mochiads.com | MochiAds | Posted 03.15.2009 | Comedy


Dream to meet a beauty in traffic? Just imagine it has happened. What you gonna do further? This simple and funny game will allow you to consider the consequences of various behavior. You will need to choose the variant how to make the girl in the car nearby to pay attention to you.

Make Sure that Our Country Does Not Become Detroit

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Business


Jim Wallis

My brother is the COO for the largest non-profit service provider in the city. His family's home is now worth less than their mortgage -- an experience now common to many Detroit area homeowners.

Why the World Needs Green Motors, not General Motors...

Gavin D. J. Harper | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green


Gavin D. J. Harper

Whilst the CEOs of these great companies fight to keep them alive in the 21st century, how relevant is it to have three competing with each other to produce last century's technology?

Why Most Transportation Should Be Public and How That Could Help Private Enterprise

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green


Stephen C. Rose

We presently allow our public rights of way to be filled with private automobiles. This pattern is being emulated globally. Public rights of way should belong to the public.

AP source: Credit trouble slowing GM-Chrysler deal

AP | TOM KRISHER and JOE BEL BRUNO | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business


DETROIT — A potential deal for General Motors Corp. to acquire Chrysler LLC is slowly moving forward, but the transaction is being hampered by a...

Flat tire? Chicagoans to the rescue!

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago


Leslie Goldman

I got out, loaded up with shirts and dresses, and confronted what was possibly the deadest dead tire ever. My heart sank. But then the kindheartedness that defines the Midwest started peeking out from every corner and I was saved by my city.

I Got The Boot

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.14.2008 | Chicago


Leslie Goldman

My trusty Mercury never got towed, as I parked within the dotted lines. I lived a life of smug bootlessness. Until last week.

A Car Buyer's Tale: Shticker Shock

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

Not long ago, I thought I was buying a new car. I knew my preferred colors (what the heck is "Cypress Pearl?"); I knew my preferred options (third ro...

A Triangle of Human Suffering

Mia Farrow | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics


Mia Farrow

As long as we are more concerned about protecting the interests of governments and businesses than protecting people from needless suffering and death, tragedies like those in Darfur and Chad will continue.

How To Build The World's Cheapest Car

New York Times | ANAND GIRIDHARADAS | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


What does it take to build the world's cheapest car? For Tata Motors of India, which will introduce its ultra-cheap car on Thursday, the better quest...