automotive

WASHINGTON – First it was gas pedals, then brakes. Now Toyota and the government are looking into complaints that the popular Corolla is difficult to steer straight, raising a new safety concern ahead of next week’s congressional hearing about the automakers recalls.
But how worried should drivers be? Or is this an example of how any [...]

The U.S. General Services Administration appointed two directors to the Metro Board Saturday.
Maryland, Virginia and D.C. each agreed to the appointees in order to get $1.5 billion in federal funds over 10 years for Metro maintenance and operations.
Mortimer Downey and Marcel Acosta join the board in the middle of budget crisis that could mean more [...]