Hot Again: 2020 Sets Yet Another Global Temperature Record Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. While NASA and... Read More
Tesla Balks at Touch Screen Recall, US Agency Takes Action DETROIT — Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators... Read More
GEICO Loses Appeal that Sought Coverage From Another Insurer for Lamborghini Crash In a dispute between two insurers, a federal appellate court ruled that GEICO is solely liable for the cost of... Read More
The Startup With Thousands of Electric Vehicles and Hundreds of Collisions When New York locked down last March, Kurt Yaeger was among those in the city who had to go on... Read More
U.S. Traffic Deaths Skyrocket After Coronavirus Lockdowns Expire WASHINGTON — U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending... Read More
U.S. Asks Tesla to Recall 158,000 Vehicles for Touchscreen Failures WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Wednesday asked Tesla Inc to recall 158,000 Model S and... Read More
FAA Chief Orders ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Disruptive Airline Passengers, Possibly Jail WASHINGTON — U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson signed an order on Wednesday directing the agency to take a... Read More
Safety Board: More Guidance Needed to Protect Firefighters From Electric Vehicle Fires Electric vehicle manufacturers should provide more specific information to first responders and tow truck drivers on how to cope with... Read More
Uber Appeals $59M California Fine Over Sexual Assault Data Request Uber Technologies Inc on Wednesday appealed a $59 million fine by a California regulator in a dispute over whether the... Read More
Flooding Due to Climate Change Caused $75 Billion of Damage in the U.S. It’s long been established that warming temperatures cause more frequent and intense precipitation. But placing a dollar value on the... Read More