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Chicago Public School Board President Michael Scott pressed a pistol against his head and killed himself with a "single contact-range, through-and-through gunshot." There's no doubt about it, Cook County Chief Medical Examiner Nancy Lynne Jones said Tuesday during a rare news conference called to defend her office's ruling of suicide.

A group of businessmen on Monday launched a new coalition to urge the federal government to make a major investment in electric transportation, pointing to electric cars as the best way to confront the nation's dependence on imported oil.

Two Chicago men accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper may have been involved in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities in that country say.

A 17-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to killing a Border Patrol agent who was shot eight times while chasing suspected illegal immigrants in the mountains east of San Diego.

For those hoping the Ohio State game would provide a window to Michigan's football future, Saturday's loss was not encouraging.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 4:31 a.m. Read more: Local , Crime , St. Louis , Correctional , Jail , Gang , Gratiot County Prison guards are searching through jail cells looking for weapons used in a gang fight at aA correctional faculty.

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:35 a.m. Read more: National , Crime , Shaniya Davis , Mario Mcneill , Antoinette Davis , Sexually Assaulted FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. a ' A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days.

Eager to turn flagging sales around, Chrysler Group is offering new incentives set to run through the holiday season for MY 2010 vehicles.

A picture of of Frank Williams and crew members of his Formula One team watching scoring monitors.

The head of the Nissan-Renault alliance said Thursday that customers' adoption of electric vehicles will be a slow and gradual process, with traditional gasoline-powered cars continuing to dominate the market for many years.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 1:20 p.m. Read more: National , Crime , Elizabeth Olten , Alyssa , Samantha Green JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

A picture of the front view of the 2011 Buick Regal. The new Buick Regal will be available with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine rated at 220 hp, mated to a six-speed manual transmission.

A look at the major attacks in Pakistan since the beginning of October: _ Nov. 19: A suicide bomber kills 16 people outside a courthouse in the main northwestern city of Peshawar.

The Regal is back. My first thought, after hearing the name and not seeing the car, was that Buick would have another contender for the rental car industry.

An Iranian doctor who treated victims of torture at Tehran's most feared prison has died, amid conflicting reports of a heart attack, a car accident or suicide - raising opposition accusations that the 26-year-old was killed.

A suicide bomber killed 19 people Thursday outside a courthouse in northwestern Pakistan, the latest attack in an onslaught by Islamist militants fighting back against an army offensive in the nearby Afghan border region.

Toyota failed in the safety ratings, including its number one seller, the Camry. Unfortunately Toyota plays the roll of sore loser.

The Ford Fusion is Motor Trend magazine's car of the year. The 2010 Fusion beat out 22 competitors, including the redesigned Toyota Prius, the BMW 7-Series and the Chevrolet Camaro.

A 37-year-old father irate over hearing his 15-year-old son had sexual contact with a 3-year-old girl made the teen strip at gunpoint, marched him to a vacant lot and shot him to death despite pleas from the boy and his mother, a relative said.

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms.