Honda’s top finance executive warns that Toyota’s growing recall effort could have a ripple effect throughout the industry, as consumer lose faith in the world’s automakers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Honda Chief Financial Executive Yoichi Hojo tells the paper that “if customers start to harbor doubts about [quality and …

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – America’s last surviving World War I veteran is now 109. Frank Woodruff Buckles celebrated his birthday Monday with family and friends at his home in West Virginia. Buckles, who was born in Harrison County, Mo., says he hopes to celebrate at least a few more. And …

PARIS – A group founded to protect France’s Jewish community says anti-Semitic acts in France soared 75 percent last year — many coming as Israel pressed an offensive against Hamas in the Middle East in January. The Jewish Community Protection Service tallied 832 anti-Semitic acts in 2009, up from 474 …

CINCINNATI – Procter & Gamble Co. has recalled two versions of Pringles chips because of concerns about potential Salmonella exposure. The Cincinnati-based consumer products maker says the Cheeseburger and “Taco Night” versions of the snack are being recalled. The company is offering replacement coupons or refunds. P&G says the two …

GEORGETOWN, Del. – A former Georgetown high school teacher has been sentenced to five years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old student. Twenty-seven-year-old John Thompson was a highly regarded social studies teacher at Sussex Central High School until his arrest last summer. Superior Court Judge Richard Stokes sentenced …

Bemidji, Minn – A Minnesota mother has given birth to a baby boy while driving herself to the hospital, with the newborn’s father steering the car from the passenger’s seat. The Pioneer of Bemidji says 29-year-old Amanda McBride was rushing to the hospital Wednesday when suddenly her water broke and …

BOSTON – High-risk bone marrow transplants partially cured five children with a potentially deadly genetic defect in which proteins that hold layers of skin together are absent, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. But one other child died from side effects of a drug used to prepare for a transplant and a …

This is a rush transcript from “Glenn Beck,” April 15, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Anybody who tells you that they haven’t changed — anybody who hasn’t changed their mind on something, especially over a long period of …

WARSAW, Poland – A doctor who took part in a double hand transplant on a young Polish soldier earlier this month said Wednesday the operation was a success and the patient is doing fine. Dr. Ahmed Elsaftawy who was part of a team of five doctors, two anesthesiologists and 13 …

This is a rush transcript from “Hannity,” July 15, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, HOST: The resolution passed by the NAACP that condemned elements of the Tea Party movement as racist is drawing fire. It seems somewhat hypocritical given …