Mercedes is recalling about 284,000 of its C-Class sedans in the United States and Canada because an electrical issue could cause the tail lights to dim or fail, according to the company and documents filed with U.S. safety regulators. Mercedes, …
The National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary reports on two deadly small plane crashes in September in Alaska. Investigators were unable to find a probable cause for a crash near Big Lake that killed 66-year-old pilot Kenneth Whedbee and …
Experts have recommended improving operating and training procedures after inspectors raised concerns about explosives safety at the nation’s only nuclear weapons assembly and dismantling plant. A letter to Pantex from the U.S. Department of Energy cites six incidents since August …
A divided U.S. appeals court on Monday revived efforts by oil companies to force the federal government to reimburse them for the cost to clean up a southern California site where they had dumped toxic sludge during World War Two. …
A White House task force called for U.S. colleges to conduct mandatory surveys to reveal the frequency of sexual assault on their campuses and student attitudes toward such misconduct. The Obama administration will provide colleges with sample questions and other …
At least 19 people were reported killed in an early tally in the wake of dozens of tornadoes that tore across 7 states on April 27 in the south-central United States. The storms also injured dozens of people and destroyed …
Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are expected to sweep across the U.S. South, threatening more damage to a region where dozens died in the past two days. There’s a moderate risk of severe storms, high winds and hail from eastern Mississippi …
Some volunteer firehouses have a bar in the basement. Others have a ban on booze. But regardless of their official stance on alcohol, fire officials across New Jersey say that the practice of drinking at firehouses – once considered vital …
Police say investigators have found a Michigan man’s restored 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle worth more than $100,000 that was stolen during a September trip to Indianapolis for a classic car show. State police say car owner Keith Parmer of Holt, Mich., …
The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a medical malpractice lawsuit that had been thrown out by lower courts because the plaintiff failed to file paperwork to confirm it had met notice requirements. Richard Thurmond, who is suing Mid-Cumberland Infectious Disease …