Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) signed new legislation this week that will allow the state's social workers to administer drug tests to welfare recipients, the result of which could jeopardize their state aid, the Associated Press reported.
DETROIT, Michigan (AFP) – Nissan may be forced to delay US production of its electric Leaf and is falling short of this year's goals as a result of the devastating Japanese earthquake, a key executive said Monday.
At least 17 have died in the last two days as a result of the severe weather tearing across the southern United States, CNN reports. Hundreds of callers reported tornadoes that downed power lines, wrecked houses and downed trees.
Germany and Switzerland said Monday that they would be the first industrialized nations to freeze development of nuclear power facilities while they reassess safety procedures, in the wake of Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis following last week's devastating earthquake.
WASHINGTON – The world's biggest Internet search company, Google, is accusing rival Microsoft's Bing of copying its results, a charge Microsoft denies.
