Gut-wrenching day as Ohio GM plant closes

LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown will be idled on Wednesday after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month's end.GM announced late last year that Lordstown along with three plants in the U.S. and one in Canada would close by early next year.The Cruze, once a popular and well-reviewed compact car made in Lordstown since 2011, has become the victim of consumer tastes