WASHINGTON — Nissan Motor Co. said Tuesday it will recall nearly 135,000 Infiniti G35 sedans and coupes to address a problem that could lead to the air bag not deploying in a crash. Nissan said the recall involves G35 Coupes from the 2005 to 2007 model years and G35 Sedans from the 2005 to 2006 model year.
GENEVA — The World Health Organization launched a website Tuesday it hopes will help cut the estimated 100,000 deaths caused annually by snake poison. The site contains a database of approved antivenoms to treat the 2.5 million people who suffer venomous bites each year, the U.N. health agency said.
NEW YORK — Though Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, he has found a new and powerful voice online. The film critic was chosen as person of the year by the Webby Awards. The 14th annual Webbys, which celebrate Internet achievement, were announced Tuesday by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550-member group of Web experts.
It was no mystery to Johnathan Loyd why he felt overlooked and underestimated for most of his senior year at Bishop Gorman High School. He was a standout basketball player in every way but one.
Chris Rahl led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a tiebreaking inside-the-park home run, lifting the Reno Aces to an 8-7 victory over the 51s on Monday in a Pacific Coast League game at Reno.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Busch was clearly angry after a late caution cost him a victory last month at Phoenix. He vented over his radio, aggressively drove his car through the garage after the race and, according to Fox executives, rudely declined an interview.
CARSON CITY — Gov. Jim Gibbons rejected a request Monday by U.S. Senate candidate and state Assemblyman Chad Christensen, R-Las Vegas, to call the Legislature into special session to pass a law to stop illegal immigration patterned after Arizona’s.
