Toyota recalled nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide Wednesday for possible fuel leaks, the latest in a ballooning number of quality problems that could further tarnish the company's reputation in the United States.The recalls are mostly in Japan, but include Lexus IS and GS luxury sedans sold

Toyota is recalling 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon and other models, mostly in the U.S. and Japan, for brake fluid and fuel pump problems, the latest in a string of quality lapses for the world's No. 1 automaker.Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will call back for repairs about 740,000 cars

About 3,500 tons of waste from a former nuclear weapons complex in South Carolina awaiting disposal near Salt Lake City meets Utah's health and safety standards, state regulators said Monday.Utah's Department of Environmental Quality said test results from a Tennessee lab confirmed that the Savannah River Site's depleted uranium radiation levels don't exceed state standards, so the waste won't hav...

A US Airways plane that left 15 people ill in January has again sickened passengers and crew, this time on a flight scheduled to leave Charlotte this morning.Nine people were taken to the hospital this morning from Charlotte/Douglas International Airport after complaining of symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic fumes. Two pilots, five flight attendants and two passengers were taken to Caroli...