5 Reasons Autonomous Cars Won’t Be Available Anytime Soon February 5, 2019 By TOM KRISHER In the world of autonomous vehicles, Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley are bustling hubs of development and testing. But ask those...
California Utility Spent Almost $10M for 2018 Lobbying February 5, 2019 By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. spent nearly $10 million on California lobbying efforts in the year before the utility giant...
Louisiana Fertilizer Firm Trying to Stop Wandering Waste Heap Edge February 5, 2019 Crews are hauling dirt to the hardened edge of a fertilizer waste mountain in Louisiana and pumping out part of...
Study Finds Chronic Pain Drives Patients to Use Medical Marijuana February 5, 2019 As of 2018, 33 states and the District of Columbia have approved the medical use of cannabis, while 10 states...
Rand Paul Awarded More Than $580K After Neighbor’s Attack February 5, 2019 By BRUCE SCHREINER U.S. Sen. Rand Paul was awarded more than $580,000 in damages and medical expenses on Wednesday in his lawsuit against...
NICB Releases First Report on U.S. Snowmobile Thefts Between 2015-2017 February 5, 2019 While not nearly as pervasive as vehicle thefts, snowmobile can impact public safety and basic transportation in areas of the...
#MeToo Movement Continues Within State Capitols February 4, 2019 By DAVID A. LIEB In the first week of 2019, an investigation by Oregon’s labor agency deemed the state Capitol to be a hostile...
Virginia Lawmakers, Victims Want Distracted Driving Bill Expansions February 4, 2019 By KATJA TIMM, Capital News Service Teary-eyed parents and supporters of legislation to curb distracted driving filled a small room at the Capitol, some wearing neon...
Elevator in N.Y. That Trapped Housekeeper for 3 Days Had Bad Motor February 4, 2019 By VERENA DOBNIK Officials say the private elevator that broke down inside a Manhattan townhouse and trapped a housekeeper for three days had...
Rapid Thaw Wreaks Havoc on Pipes, Roadways in Midwest February 4, 2019 By COREY WILLIAMS Much of the Midwest experienced a rapid thaw after last week’s polar vortex sent wind chill temperatures plummeting below minus-50...