NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Republican congressman and father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi tossed his hat into the New York Senate race Tuesday in an bid to challenge Democratic U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Joseph DioGuardi, an accountant who served two terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s, said he was running for the Republican Senate ...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will recall about 412,000 vehicles in the United States to address the risk that brake pedals may feel soft and slip closer to the floor over time, the company said on Tuesday. The recall covers about 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element SUVs for the 2007 and 2008 model years and follows ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge froze the assets of Russian hackers who allegedly hijacked online brokerage accounts and then placed unauthorized trades in order to manipulate markets. The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Tuesday that U.S. District Judge Richard Holwell had granted its request on Monday to freeze the assets of BroCo Investments Inc and Valery Maltsev ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace George Mitchell has put off plans to visit the region this week, the State Department said on Tuesday.