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Tuesday show that cost was a major consideration when the company declined a decade ago to implement fixes to an ignition switch used in small cars.
• That switch is now linked to 13 deaths, and Barra, less than three months after taking over as CEO, finds herself thrust into one of the biggest product safety crises Detroit has ever seen.
• Since February, GM has recalled 2.6 million cars -- mostly Chevrolet Cobalts and Saturn Ions -- over the faulty switch, which can cause the engine to cut off in traffic, disabling the power steering, power brakes and air bags and making it difficult to control the vehicle. The automaker said new switches should be available starting April 7.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Possible presidential hopeful Ted Cruz is auditioning at one of the nation's largest meetings of young evangelicals, a critical voting bloc for any Republican with White House ambitions.
• The Texas senator and tea party favorite was to speak Wednesday before the student body of Liberty University, the Virginia school founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell. These sessions, which feature remarks from a campus visitor, prayer and music, are favorite stops for potential White House contenders honing their message and trying to build buzz among voters with great sway over who will be chosen as the GOP's next presidential nominee.
• A visit also signals respect for the Christian university and its formidable alumni network.
• "Sen. Cruz has boldly and courageously defended the United States Constitution and the principles of limited government our founders held dear even when it meant opposing members of his own political party," university Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said in a statement.
• More than 100,000 students take classes on the Lynchburg, Va., campus and online, making it the world's largest Christian university. The morning worship sessions routinely draw packed houses, with students filling most of the 8,000 permanent seats inside the Vines Center and others finding space in folding chairs on the basketball court.
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