Toyota recalls 7.43 million cars – Toyota Motors announced a global recall Wednesday due to a power window problem that is a fire risk. The sticky power window switch on the 7.43 million models of the car is caused by uneven application of grease. CNN Money

Florida leaders agree to ease funding restraints on prescription drug database – Florida’s governor and lawmakers are moving away from a ban on using taxpayer dollars to pay for a database that supporters said is critical in ridding prescription drug abuse. The Palm Beach Post

First meningitis death confirmed in Florida – State officials confirmed on Tuesday the first meningitis-related death in Florida. The outbreak has caused six total cases in Florida, all in Marion county. The Miami Herald

U.S. Scientists Win Chemistry Nobel – Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for their studies of protein receptors that may eventually lead to the development of better drugs. The Wall Street Journal

BAE Systems, EADS call of planned merger that would have created aerospace giant – British defense contractor BAE Systems PLC and EADS NV, based in Europe, abandoned a merger that was proposed and would create global defense and an aerospace giant. The Washington Post