1. New emails by top Toyota officials from back in January reveal that there was an intentional cover-up regarding acceleration and braking issues. According to the AP, a US executive with the company said in an internal email that Toyota needs to "come clean" about various vehicle issues. The Toyota executive says he never meant to send the email, but it started sending automatically and he couldn't stop it.
2. A northern California man was arrested on Wednesday for making over a dozen threatening phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over health care reform and officials say the man actually spoke with Pelosi at least once. The FBI says Pelosi didn't help when she replied to his first threat with "Nuh-uh, you're stupid!" and hung up.
3. Opposition leaders have reportedly taken control of the country Kyrgyzstan in a violent coup, including state TV stations and many government buildings. Americans say they will do all they can to assist the Kyrgyz people, just as soon as they get more "real" vowels.
4. The Candies Foundation has released a PSA starring Bristol Palin which warns teens about the downsides of getting pregnant. Daughter of former VP candidate Sarah Palin, Bristol made headlines when she became an unwed teen mother during the 2008 presidential campaign and later gave birth to her son Tripp. In future news, a teenage Tripp Palin released a PSA today, warning teens about the dangers of being born to the Palins.
5. A Dutch company called Printer.com says that changing the font on your documents could end up saving you money over the course of the year since some fonts use less ink than others. The company convinced the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to make the switch to the more ink-friendly font Century Gothic which the school says could save them up to $10,000. The company says most schools could save by switching but they warn not to follow Mississippi's example and switching to "Webdings."
High five.
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