The price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is up more than 50 percent from a year ago.
New rules allow the irradiation of raw beef, pork and lamb to kill deadly bacteria.
A Taiwanese soldier looks out from his guard post on Taiwan's Kinmen Island toward mainland China. China has vowed war with Taiwan unless it discusses reunification. A long-running war of words between China and Taiwan has intensified in recent weeks, making some Michigan firms uneasy about business prospects there. When Jack Smith Jr. decided to relinquish his duties running the daily operations of General Motors Corp., he retained responsibility in one area at GM in which he excelled. Proposals in Congress to temporarily roll back a gasoline tax in the wake of soaring fuel pump prices may not be such a good idea after all if there is no guarantee that consumers would benefit, two top House Republican leaders said Tuesday.