Electric vehicles' safety was called into question after batteries on the Chevy Volt caught fire in a crash test. The federal government is investigating batteries on various electric vehicles.

It won't be publicly available for another week, but the Amazon Kindle Fire is already generating tons of enthusiasm. One survey suggests the Kindle Fire might steal sales from Apple's iPad 2.

The bankruptcy filing by Jefferson County, Ala. will add to concerns about the risks in the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market

AP - Media allowed into Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant for the first time Saturday saw a striking scene of devastation: twisted and overturned trucks, crumbling reactor buildings and piles of rubble virtually untouched since the wave struck more than eight months ago.

AP - All the familiar sights and sounds of a football weekend at Penn State were on display: Crowded sidewalks and restaurants, fans dressed in the blue-and-white of their cherished Nittany Lions, scalpers pestering passers-by for extra tickets.

AP - The kidnapping ordeal of Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos ended after two days when Venezuelan police commandos swooped in to rescue him in a remote mountainous area and arrested three alleged abductors.