Stocks flat...New air bag probes in US, Canada...Ford issues recall to fix door latches

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are little changed in afternoon trading on Wall Street as the market continues its recent pattern of small moves. Utility stocks are rising and banks are slipping. Oil prices are continuing to rebound, a day after benchmark U.S. crude gained more than 3 percent.

DETROIT (AP) — Auto safety investigators in the U.S. and Canada are looking into whether the death of a Canadian driver was caused by a faulty air bag inflator made by ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. As many as 8 million air bags are under scrutiny in the U.S. mainly in older cars. The problem is different than the one that resulted in the recall of 69 million inflators made by Takata Corp.

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving. The recall announced today is focused on Mexico and 16 states, mainly in the South and West. It covers certain 2013 to 2015 Ford Escape SUVs and C-Max cars, and 2012 to 2015 Focus cars. Also included are 2014 to 2016 Ford Transit Connect vans, and Ford Mustang sports cars and Lincoln MKC SUVs from 2015.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dish Network is offering a new "skinny" bundle of about 50 cable channels that doesn't include ESPN and some other sports channels. That gives people who don't care about sports a way to save money on TV without joining the ranks of "cord cutters." Sports channels are among the most expensive for cable and satellite TV companies and are usually included in big cable bundles. Dish's new "Flex Pack" starts at $30 a month, not including fees and taxes, while a big cable bundle typically costs about $90.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The National Museum of Industrial History has opened in a former steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Smithsonian-affiliated museum is housed in a century-old building in the former Bethlehem Steel plant. The museum has been in the works since the 1990s. A thriving arts complex and a casino are also part of what used to be one of America's largest abandoned industrial sites.