Uber’s Challenge to Balance Driver Safety With Customer Privacy March 10, 2020 By Tina Bellon NEW YORK — Margaret Bordelon can still feel the hands of the drunk man who tried to pull her in...
Red Cross: Smoke Alarm Program Reaches Life-Saving Milestone February 14, 2020 ROCK SPRING, Ga. — The American Red Cross of Georgia is celebrating the most lives saved in a single month...
Canada To Impose Speed Limits On Trains Carrying Dangerous Goods After Crash February 11, 2020 By David Ljunggren and Rod Nickel OTTAWA/WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Canada said on Thursday it would impose temporary speed limits on trains hauling dangerous goods after a...
Lawmakers, Governor Announce Deal on Limo Safety Regulations January 15, 2020 By Marina Villeneuve ALBANY, N.Y. — Political leaders in New York have reached an agreement to pass new limousine safety bills inspired by...
New Boeing 737 Max Documents Show ‘Very Disturbing’ Employee Concerns – U.S. House Aide December 27, 2019 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Boeing Co. documents under review by a U.S. congressional panel appear to point to a “very disturbing” picture...
Tucson Presses for Fixes to Residents’ Gripes About Scooters December 9, 2019 TUCSON, Ariz. — Tucson officials are calling on the two e-scooter companies operating in the city to fix problems reported...
Nerf Gun, Power Rangers Claw Cited by Toy Safety Watchdog November 20, 2019 By Associated Press BOSTON — A Nerf dart gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys...
In Colorado, 24 High-Hazard Dams Are Seen as Problematic November 7, 2019 By Matt Volz Two dozen aging dams in Colorado were in unsatisfactory condition and are located in places where their failure would likely...
Self-Driving Uber in Crash Wasn’t Programmed to Spot Jaywalkers November 6, 2019 By Ryan Beene and Alan Levin Uber Technologies Inc.’s self-driving test car that struck and killed a pedestrian last year wasn’t programmed to recognize and react...
Cedar Rapids Struggling To Maintain Rare Houseboat Harbor October 15, 2019 By B.A. Morelli CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Time is running out on Ellis Harbor as erosion buckles infrastructure and creates safety hazards, residents...