Toyota CEO Set to Apologize for Recall, Accidents

Akio Toyoda, the chief executive of Toyota, is set to apologize Wednesday before a house committee investigating fatal flaws in the company's cars. Sudden acceleration and unresponsive brake pedals led to the recall of 8.5 million vehicles worldwide.

"We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our organization," Toyoda said in testimony prepared for delivery Wednesday. "I regret that this has resulted in the safety issues described in the recalls we face today, and I am deeply sorry for any accidents that Toyota drivers have experienced."

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will not be content with just an apology. They have indicated they will question if Toyota's top-selling cars and trucks are safe to drive. All members of the committee are up for re-election this year, and will try to gain the support of their constituents by not letting Toyota slide.

Canandaigua woman arraigned on murder charge for poisoning boyfriend

A court hearing is scheduled Wednesday for a western New York woman accused of lacing a jug of margarita cocktails with deadly antifreeze. 51-year- old Cynthia Galens has pleaded non-guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Air Force veteran Thomas Stack. 

Galens told state police that Stack was emotionally and physically abusive so she decided in Oct. to pour antifreeze into a margarita mix just to sicken him and not kill him. 

Prosecutors in Ontario County are expected to release grand jury findings during the arraignment. 

Orange women's squad takes on no. 1 UConn

The SU women's basketball team will host No. 1 ranked UConn Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome. The Huskies are the reigning national champions and are on a 66 game winning streak. 

The Orange is 19-7 on the season including 6-7 in the Big East. However, five of those conference losses were by four points or less.  Still, unranked Syracuse has an extremely difficult challenge in Connecticut. The Huskies' closest game this season came against No. 2 Stanford, but they still won by 12 points.