Editor's Picks Catalytic Converter Thefts Down by Half as Precious Metal Prices Drop The number of insurance claims filed for catalytic converter thefts plummeted this year after rising dramatically in 2021 and 2022.... Read More
GM to Halt Production of Cruise Driverless Van General Motors said Monday it plans to temporarily halt production of its fully autonomous Cruise Origin van just days after... Read More
Thousands of Black Women Claim Hair Relaxers Gave Them Cancer Sheila Bush, a cosmetologist, was lounging in the recliner at her St. Louis-area home last winter when an advertisement from... Read More
Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10 CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former... Read More
Mind-Altering Ketamine Becomes New Pain Treatment, Despite Little Research or Regulation WASHINGTON (AP) — As U.S. doctors scale back their use of opioid painkillers, a new option for hard-to-treat pain is... Read More
Right Turn on Red? US Cities Are Considering Bans CHICAGO (AP) — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June... Read More
Judge Trims US Lawsuit Accusing Cencora of Fueling Opioid Epidemic A federal judge on Monday pared back a U.S. government lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling... Read More
Some Houses Are Being Built to Stand Up to Hurricanes and Sharply Cut Emissions, Too When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the... Read More
Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Complaint by NRA Against New York Regulator The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear an appeal by the National Rifle Association of a case in... Read More
Railroad Braking System Needs Improvement to Prevent More Derailments, Safety Board Says OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The automatic braking system railroads were required to install several years ago needs improvement to better... Read More