GM Korea Co., the South Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., said Thursday that it stopped taking new orders for its popular Malibu diesel midsize sedan due to supply problems.The 2014 model year car powered by a 2.0-liter motor mated to a six-speed automatic transmission has a combined fuel economy of 13.3 kilometers on a liter of fuel. So far, the carmaker has received some 3,000 orders, which exceeds its ability to make the cars and sell them to customers in a timely manner.The v

Mobility May 8, 2014

Authorities are trying to determine what caused a support frame to collapse during an aerial hair-hanging stunt during a U.S. circus performance, sending eight acrobats crashing to the ground.Nine performers were seriously hurt during Sunday's performance by Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus in Rhode Island, including a dancer below. Several others suffered less serious injuries. The accident occurred during the Legends show in which the circus says eight performers hang "like a human

World News May 5, 2014

President Obama has accepted Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor's invitation to visit parts of the state destroyed by last weeks violent storms and tornados. In a statement released by his office, Pryor said, "Since the tornadoes tore through our state this week, we've seen folks come together to help those affected get back on their feet. We have disaster relief funding headed our way, but there's more we can do to give Arkansans the help they need. I'm pleased the president is headed to Arkansas and

World News May 5, 2014

A bus plunged over a cliff in a coastal city in southwestern Haiti and 20 people died, the government said late Sunday.The statement from the national palace said an investigation had been ordered into the accident. Earlier in the day, Silvera Guillaume of Haiti's Civil Protection Office said the bus was overloaded when it went off the road in the town of Roseaux at midday Saturday. He said then that 17 people had been killed, including two children. Another 17 people were injured and were taken

World News May 5, 2014

A vintage biplane crashed Sunday, killing the 77-year-old pilot, while performing a stunt at a California air show attended by thousands of people.The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the Stearman biplane crashed in an open field away from the estimated 100,000 spectators. Black smoke rose from the wreckage as crowds were evacuated.Lynn Lunsford of the Federal Aviation Administration said emergency responders said the pilot did not survive.An Air Force statement identified Edward Andreini as

World News May 5, 2014

Sina Corp., a popular Chinese Internet portal operator, says regulators have fined it $815,000 for allowing "unhealthy and indecent content" on its websites.The penalties against Sina come amid an official crackdown that also has resulted in some microblogs being shut down and some Internet users punished on charges of spreading rumors.Sina said regulators also revoked two of its licenses for Internet publication and online transmission of audio-visual programs. China has the world's biggest pop

World Business May 5, 2014

A magnitude-6 earthquake struck early today off the Japan coast about 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Tokyo, causing transportation delays and injuries. The tremor, centered off the coast of Izu Oshima Island, hit at 5:18 a.m., the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website. The depth of the quake was 162 kilometers and it had an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese scale of 7. There is no threat of tsunami, the agency also said. It was the strongest felt in the Japanese capital since Ma

World News May 5, 2014

North Korea and China have simplified border-crossing procedures for Chinese tourists traveling to the North, China's state media reported Monday, in another sign that Pyongyang is eager to boost tourism income. The move allows Chinese people who take tours from China's border cities in Jilin and Liaoning provinces to get a "travel pass" to North Korea within 24 hours, compared with the previous two days, the state-run China Daily reported. The report did not elaborate when the simplified proced

North Korea May 5, 2014

Eleven more bodies were retrieved from the sunken ferry Sewol on Monday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 259 and the number of those missing to 43, 19 days after the ship sank off South Korea's southwest coast.The bodies were found shortly after divers resumed their search inside the submerged vessel. Strong winds and high tides put operations on hold during the night.Divers have completed an initial search of 61 of the 64 compartments where people are expected to be found, officials said.T

Social Affairs May 5, 2014

A dozen more bodies were retrieved from the sunken ferry Sewol on Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 248 and the number of those missing to 54, 19 days after the ship sank off South Korea's southwest coast.The bodies were found on the third and fourth decks as divers focused on searching 64 compartments considered more likely to hold missing passengers among the total of 111 compartments. As of Sunday, 61 compartments have been searched, officials said.After searching the remaining com

Social Affairs May 5, 2014

Oscar Pistorius's lawyers begin repairing their defense today in his trial for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after its lead expert witness stumbled and the Paralympic athlete appeared to change his original self-defense plea.Defense lawyer Barry Roux will continue calling witnesses to back the athlete's testimony that he feared for his life when he shot through the toilet cubicle door at his home on Valentine's Day last year and that he didn't know Steenkamp was not in the bed at

World News May 5, 2014

South Korea's Kwak Min-seo won the inaugural Patty Berg Memorial on Sunday at Cypress Lake for her first Symetta Tour title.The 23-year-old Kwak had four consecutive birdies early on the back nine and finished with a 3-under 69 for a three-stroke victory over Australia's Stephanie Na (71).Kwak won in her 65th start on the tour."It's really nice to win this week. I've worked harder this year than I did last year," Kwak said.She earned $15,000 to jump from 37th to fourth on the money list with $19

Golf May 5, 2014

Older mice got stronger, exercised longer and performed better mentally after they were injected with blood from young mice, or even just with a substance that's more abundant in younger blood, U.S. researchers found.Someday, if more research goes well, this may lead to a way to treat some infirmities of old age in people. In the meantime, scientists have a warning for do-it-yourselfers."Don't try this at home," said Saul Villeda of the University of California, San Francisco, an author of one o

Technology May 5, 2014

Former President George H.W. Bush was honored Sunday with a Kennedy "courage" award for agreeing to raise taxes to confront a spiraling deficit, jeopardizing his presidency that ended after just one term.The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston honored Bush with a 2014 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. The award crossed generations and political parties. It was given by Jack Schlossberg, son of the late Democratic president's daughter, Caroline Kennedy, to Lauren Bus

World News May 5, 2014

Nokia Oyj plans to spend $100 million backing companies that develop intelligent-car technologies, joining the likes of billionaire Elon Musk and Google Inc. in betting that future vehicles will be smarter and more connected. The investments, which will be made by a new fund Nokia is set to announce today at the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, are meant to support the mobile-technology company’s digital-maps business. It’ll be run by Nokia’s venture-capital arm, Nokia Growth Partne

World Business May 5, 2014