A 2008 model Prius in Every morning, as Lynn Schmidt walks out of her Long Island, N.Y., home, opens the door to her baby-blue Prius, waves to her grumbling neighbor and pulls out of the driveway, she has every reason to smile. It’s not just the 45 miles per gallon her gasoline-electric hybrid...

Voting machines cause few problems That feared voting problem meltdown that could put a presidential election in doubt again? Never mind. Barack Obama’s large victory margin, combined with election officials and voters being more familiar with high-tech machinery, kept problems sporadic and...