Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally (AP) NFL future: Spotlight off the field (AP)

In this June 5, 2009 photo, workers give the final check on newly assembled new 2010 Prius hybrid vehicles at Toyota Tsutsumi Plant in Toyota, central Japan. Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker. Toyota president Akio Toyoda will hold a news conference at the automaker's Tokyo office later Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 to outline details of the braking problem, including plans for a possible recall in the U.S., a company official told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.


NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The New Orleans Saints will play the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV Sunday, Feb. 7, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming.


GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit (AP) Lakers beat Spurs 101-89 without Bryant, Bynum (AP)

A supporter of the health care reform holds a sign outside a health care town hall meeting with U.S. congressman Kendrick Meeks (R-FL) in Miami, Florida in this September 3, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/FilesAP - Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.


Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown (12) flies by San Antonio Spurs forward Antonio McDyess for a basket on a fast break in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles.(AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)AP - Pau Gasol had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead five players in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 101-89 Monday night without injured Kobe Bryant and Andrew Bynum.


Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic (AP) Bryant unsure about playing in All-Star game (AP)

Kevin McMahon of Washington, uses an oven pan as he slides on the slope of the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Washington.  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A second major storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers were struggling to restore power and shovels were in short supply.


AP - Kobe Bryant isn't sure if he'll play in this weekend's NBA All-Star game in Dallas because of his sore left ankle.
Iran to stop enrichment if given nuclear fuel (AP) Ducks snap Kings' nine-game winning streak (AP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Ruzbeh Jadidoleslam)AP - The head of the Iran's atomic agency said Iran would not enrich uranium to a higher level if the West provides the fuel it needs for the Tehran research reactor.


An advance by Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, is stopped by Anaheim Ducks defenseman Brett Festerling, left, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Lori Shepler)AP - Although the longest winning streak in the Los Angeles Kings' history finally was stopped by their closest rivals, they hope the momentum from that confidence-building run will extend all the way into the spring.


Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate (AP) Kansas still No. 1; Mountain West has 3 in Top 25 (AP)

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006, file photo,  Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.   (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.


AP - The Mountain West Conference is doing some serious climbing.