U.S. Top News: GM recalls nearly 474,000 cars over gear shift problem

	Click to View in Browser 09/21/2012 GM recalls nearly 474,000 cars over gear shift problem (Reuters) - General Motors Co is recalling 473,841 Chevrolet, Pontiac and Saturn sedans globally to fix a condition that could lead the cars to roll when the drivers think they are in park, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Friday. Space shuttle Endeavour to final frontier, in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour, bolted to the top of a jumbo jet, was to take off on Friday from Edwards Air Force Base for a last airborne victory lap over California en route to its final frontier and retirement home - a science museum in Los Angeles. Penn State hires top law firm for Sandusky settlements NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State University has hired a high-profile law firm to try to settle suits arising from the Jerry Sandusky child sex scandal by the end of the year, the school said on Thursday. Idaho wildfire roars through former uranium mine site SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A wildfire in east-central Idaho has burned through three former mining sites containing traces of radioactive thorium and uranium and was advancing a fourth such site on Thursday, but state officials said they believed the risk to human health was low. California regulator defends CO2 market design SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 21 (Reuters Point Carbon) - California's top air regulator offered a stern defense of the state's forthcoming carbon cap-and-trade system, battling back against complaints from industry that it will cost jobs and drive up consumer prices at a hearing on Thursday. Abused Georgia teen banished to California by stepfather: police LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A small, gaunt Georgia teen who turned up at a Los Angeles bus terminal told police his abusive stepfather had given him $200 and a list of homeless shelters before putting him on a bus, authorities said on Thursday. BofA speeds up plans to cut 16,000 jobs: WSJ (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp is speeding up planned job cuts as revenue continues to decline amid new regulations and a tepid economy, the Wall Street Journal reported. Texas executes man for killings at car wash in 2000 AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas executed a man on Thursday evening convicted of killing former co-workers at a Texas car wash 12 years ago, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. Judge blocks part of Texas effort to purge dead from voter roll AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Thursday temporarily blocked part of a state effort to remove dead people from the voter rolls after the purge led to thousands of people receiving letters asking them to prove they are alive. Assets worth $10 million stolen from bond fund manager's California home LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Assets worth more than $10 million, including famous works of art, a Porsche and luxury watches, have been stolen from the California home of one of the world's leading bond fund managers, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday. Related Video Breakingviews: King's naughty gift on deficit targets US lifts ban on on visits by New Zealand warships Great Debate The radical right-wing roots of Occupy Wall Street How financial lawsuits muzzle free speech A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend