Nissan recalls Leafs

Nissan recalls Leafs

LOS ANGELES

Nissan is recalling more than 47,000 Leaf electric cars in the U.S. and Canada, citing a possible brake malfunction.

Documents posted by U.S. safety regulators Saturday saod the problem is centered on a relay inside the cars’ electronic brake booster. Very low temperatures can cause the relay to fail, requiring more driver effort to operate the brakes. That could increase the risk of crashing. No accidents or injuries have been reported to Nissan.

The recall includes 46,859 Leafs in the U.S. and another 679 in Canada from the 2013 through 2015 model years.

Farmworkers protest

PALM BEACH, FLA.

Hundreds of protesters, many farmworkers, led by Ethel Kennedy, demonstrated near the home of Wendy’s fast-food chain’s chairman in hopes of convincing the company to pay a penny-per-pound fee for its tomatoes to supplement some farmworkers’ wages.

The Palm Beach Post reported that the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ march near billionaire Nelson Peltz’s home was peaceful Saturday. A federal judge had ruled the coalition must remain on the sidewalk. Kennedy, the 87-year-old widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, led the charge onto the barrier island where protesters held signs to boycott the chain.

Tomato harvesters make an average of about $10,000 during the six-month season, earning 50 cents for every 32-pound basket they fill. The coalition says the program can add $20 to $150 to their weekly checks.

Ivory Coast: 2 special forces, 14 civilians die

GRAND-BASSAM, Ivory Coast

Armed men attacked an Ivory Coast beach resort Sunday, killing at least 16 people and sending tourists fleeing through the historic town of Grand-Bassam in an attack claimed by al-Qaida’s North Africa branch.

Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara told reporters at the scene that 14 civilians, two special forces and six assailants were killed when the gunmen stormed the beach. The president arrived in Grand-Bassam a few hours after the attack, visiting the hotels and saluting security forces for their quick response.

Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack, according to SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist websites.

2nd body is found

NEW YORK

The body of a second tugboat crew member who went missing after the boat crashed into a barge on the Hudson River north of New York City has been pulled from the river, authorities said Sunday. On Sunday night, divers stopped searching for a third man still missing a day after the tugboat crash that killed two other crew members.

Associated Press