GM boss to step down: Report

WASHINGTON - Rick Wagoner will resign as head of General Motors Corp (GM) under an agreement with the government to continue bailing out the struggling carmaker, the Detroit Free Press reported.

Irish origin US lawmakers’ will be quaffing Guinness, downing bangers on St. Patrick’s Day

WASHINGTON - US lawmakers of Irish origin would be off quaffing Guinness and downing bangers and mash on St. Patrick’s Day.

Chrysler gives ultimatum, threatens to pull out of Canada

TORONTO - Chrysler Wednesday threatened to pull out of Canada unless the Canadian government gives it billions of dollars in loans and allows tax concessions and workers take wage cuts.

Chrysler cuts 1,200 more jobs at its main Canadian plant

TORONTO - Auto giant Chrysler cut 1,200 more Canadian jobs Wednesday at its Windsor plant near Detroit amid plunging sales.

GM to cut 10,000 more jobs worldwide

WASHINGTON - General Motors Corp, the largest US automaker, has unveiled plans to eliminate 10,000 salaried jobs around the world and cut pay by up to 10 percent in an effort to prove to Washington it is a viable company.

Motown Records turns 50 - the KISS music legacy

DETROIT - The story is like a fairytale. In 1959, Berry Gordy founded the Motown Records. Within a few years it became one of the most successful music labels in the history of pop music with legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson.

Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant lead All-Star game voting

LOS ANGELES - Holiday shoppers stuffing Christmas stockings found time to fill ballot boxes for top basketball players Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant.

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