WASHINGTON — More than 2 million cribs from seven companies were recalled today amid concerns that babies can suffocate, become trapped or fall from the cribs.

Most of the cribs were drop-sides, which have a side rail that moves up and down so parents can lift children from them more easily. That movable side, however, can malfunction or detach from the crib, creating a dangerous gap where babies' heads can become trapped, leading to suffocation or strangulation.

The companies involved in the recall were Evenflo, Delta Enterprises, Child Craft, Jardine Enterprises, LaJobi, Million Dollar Baby and Simmons Juvenile Products.

No deaths were associated with the cribs, but there were reports of at least 16 entrapments of infants. In one case, a child was found unconscious and later hospitalized.

YORK — About 200 union production workers at the Harley-Davidson plant in central Pennsylvania will be losing their jobs in the latest round of layoffs.Company spokesman Michael DiMauro said the workers at the Springettsbury Township plant were notified Friday or Monday that this week would be their last.The plant has been reducing its full-time union work force from about 1,950 employees to between 700 and 800 full-time workers and 200 to 300 employees who would only work as needed.

PITTSBURGH — A city councilman wants to restrict Marcellus Shale drilling in Pittsburgh.Councilman Patrick Dowd's bill would ban drilling on parcels less than 15 acres and within 1,000 feet of public structures, including homes and churches.Dowd said 60 landowners in his district have already signed leases giving drillers access to their properties, though no drilling is known to be ongoing in the city or other parts of Allegheny County.

TOKYO — Toyota said today it aims to restart production early next week at one of its main Chinese factories that has been halted because of a strike, while Honda resumed operations at a car assembly plant in China following the end of a labor dispute.Toyota, the world's largest automaker, halted operations at its plant in southern Guangzhou on Tuesday, after a strike at a supplier run by Japanese parts maker Denso. The Denso factory partially returned to work today.Chinese migrant workers, the backbone of the country's industrial sector, are becoming increasingly vocal in demands for higher wages. The increasing agitation among workers poses a problem for Japanese companies that shifted production to China in the hopes of taking advantage of lower labor costs.

LONDON — Oil prices fell below $76 a barrel today in Europe amid signs the U.S. economic recovery and demand for crude remain uneven.Benchmark crude for August delivery was down 48 cents to $75.87 a barrel late morning London time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $1.50 to settle at $76.35 on Wednesday.The Energy Information Administration said Wednesday crude oil supplies increased by 2 million barrels last week, while analysts were expecting stockpiles to drop.