New federal legislation pressuring states to ban texting while driving as a way to reduce dangerous driver distractions was backed by Ford Motors on Thursday.

By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Sep. 19--Years ago, the chairmen of American Motors Corp. and International Harvester Co. were spotted lunching in the Equitable Building in Chicago, where Harvester was headquartered. That set the city abuzz with a rumor that the two companies were going to merge.

Aug. 8--Oye, hablas espanol? Then keep reading. Ford Motors and AOL Latino are launching an online contest that aims to discover the next Hispanic small-business "visionary." Called -- appropriately enough -- El Visionario, the contest is open to Hispanic business owners who are fluent in Spanish.