(AP) — Ford Motor Co. is recalling 27,933 Edge crossovers in the U.S. because a damper in the fuel line could crack and cause fuel leaks.

The recall involves Edges from the 2012 and 2013 model years with 2.0-liter engines. All of the vehicles were produced between September 2010 and April 2013.

Ford said an improper manufacturing process could cause the damper to crack, resulting in fuel odor or leakage. Fuel leaks can lead to a vehicle fire.

Ford said it discovered the problem through warranty claims. There have been no reports of fires or injuries related to the defect.

Ford dealers will repair the fuel lines for free. The company will begin notifying owners next month.

Have you ever taken Extra Strength Tylenol ?  If you take it regularly, you could take more of the acetaminophen than is safe.

The FDA is recommending health care professionals discontinue prescribing and dispensing prescription combination drug products that contain more than 325 milligrams (mg) of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule or other dosage unit.

There are no available data to show that taking more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dosage unit provides additional benefit that outweighs the added risks for liver injury.

Further, limiting the amount of acetaminophen per dosage unit will reduce the risk of severe liver injury from inadvertent acetaminophen overdose, which can lead to liver failure, liver transplant, and death.

Cases of severe liver injury with acetaminophen have occurred in patients who:

• took more than the prescribed dose of an acetaminophen-containing product in a 24-hour period;
• took more than one acetaminophen-containing product at the same time; or
• drank alcohol while taking acetaminophen products.

A 17-year-old suburban Kansas City girl has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a 15-year-old who overdosed on a synthetic form of LSD she sold him.

Platte County prosecutor Eric Zahnd said Wednesday that Krista Meeks of Riverside admitted selling the imitation “acid” on Oct. 3 to two boys, ages 14 and 15. Both were taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital the next day after taking the drug.

Police searched a Kansas City, Kan., home where Meeks said she bought the drug and found roughly 1,800 units.

A state public defender listed as her attorney in online court documents was not available Wednesday for comment.

Missouri is reporting Widespread Influenza Activity to CDC, with 10,121 influenza cases reported season-to-date. This represents all laboratory and aggregate influenza reports. Widespread Activity is defined as: Increased and/or institutional outbreaks  in at least half of the regions AND recent (within the past 3 weeks) lab confirmed influenza in the state.

A total of 12 specimens were received by the State Public Health Laboratory for viral testing during the past week; six were positive for 2009 H1N1 Influenza, one was positive for Influenza A H3, and five were negative. The most common influenza subtype detected by the State Public Health Laboratory has been 2009 H1N1 Influenza this season.
There have been no reported outbreaks or school closures due to Influenza-like Illness for the 2013-2014 season.
No pediatric influenza-associated deaths were report in Week 2, no pediatric deaths reported for the 2013-2014
season.

(AP) – Airline representatives are warning that a proposal to reconfigure Kansas City International Airport could lead to less service for passengers.

A Southwest Airlines representative told a citizens task force Tuesday that airlines would not welcome changes that lead to substantially higher costs at the airport. Southwest executive vice president Ron Ricks said he was speaking for his airline, as well as Delta, United and American/US Air – the four major carriers at the airport.

The task force is taking public comments on whether to change the airport’s current structure of three separate terminals into one larger terminal.

Ricks predicted that KCI will see only “incremental” passenger growth for the near future, with or without a new terminal.

(AP)   The suspect in the abduction, rape and death of a 12-year-old southwest Missouri girl has been bound over for trial.

Barton County Prosecutor Steven Kaderly dropped a forcible rape charge against 34-year-old Bobby Bourne of Lockwood. Bourne is still charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and statutory rape in the death of 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton of Golden City.

Adriaunna was abducted Aug. 19 from a park in Golden City. Her body was recovered two days later in Dade County.

Bourne’s wife has said antagonism existed between her husband and the girl’s father, James Horton, who worked together on home repair jobs.

(AP) — The New York Times is reporting that the National Security Agency has implanted software in nearly 100,000 computers around the world that allows the U.S. to conduct surveillance on those machines.

The Times cites NSA documents, computer experts and U.S. officials in its report about the use of secret technology using radio waves to gain access to computers that other countries have tried to protect from spying or cyberattacks.

The NSA calls the effort an “active defense” and has used the technology to monitor units of the Chinese Army, the Russian military, drug cartels, trade institutions inside the European Union, and sometime U.S. partners against terrorism like Saudi Arabia, India and Pakistan.

The NSA says the technology has not been used in computers in the U.S.