By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
The Energy Department expects to spend only a portion of its remaining advanced energy loan guarantee authority and funds, in part because of negative publicity caused by the high-profile failures of some recipients, the Government Accountability Office reports.

About 3.4 million cars are being recalled worldwide due to faulty airbags that can rupture when deployed.

Millions of cars manufactured by Japanese automakers have been recalled due to defects found with the air bag system.

March is turning out to be the best month for auto sales in at least six years.
If sales of Nissan pickup trucks tick up in the next few months, there may be an unlikely source: a Broadway musical.

A 33-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision on the Suitland Parkway on Wednesday night.
To get his latest gig, Phish founder Trey Anastasio successfully wooed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright over a plate of enchiladas.
To get his latest gig, Phish founder Trey Anastasio successfully wooed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright over a plate of enchiladas.

A massive manhunt reached into California mountains, to neighboring states and even into Mexico as authorities continued their search for a bitter and angry ex-policeman suspected of killing three people and terrorizing Southern California in a vendetta against his former department.

Japan is backtracking on batter electric-car development, as even Nissan's vice chairman, the so-called "father of the Prius," announced plans to copy Toyota and pursue fuel-cell cars that convert hydrogen to electricity.