DETROIT — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding that ARC Automotive Inc. of Knoxville recall 67 million inflators in […]
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26 people die in fiery crash of freight truck and passenger van in northern Mexico
Mexician authorities say a fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people dead in northern Mexico ByThe Associated Press May 14, 2023, 6:49 PM MEXICO CITY — A fiery highway crash involving a passenger van and a freight truck killed 26 people in northern […]
Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man who allegedly threatened people at grad party
Police said the suspect refused to drop his weapon after multiple requests. May 14, 2023, 5:17 PM Police in Houston shot and killed a suspect at a party who allegedly threatened his neighbors with a knife Saturday night, authorities said. Officers responded to calls late Saturday night to a home […]
Authorities assess damage after sidewalk sinkhole on New Mexico bridge; 2 pedestrians rescued
Authorities are assessing the damage after a sidewalk sinkhole developed on a bridge in New Mexico, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians ByThe Associated Press May 14, 2023, 2:44 PM LOS LUNAS, N.M. — Authorities on Sunday were assessing the damage after a sidewalk sinkhole developed on a New […]
Grizzlies suspend Ja Morant after another gun video appears on social media
Ja Morant was suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday after he appeared to be holding a gun in another social media video that was streamed live on Instagram, the latest in a series of concerning incidents involving the two-time All-Star guard. It’s the second time in less than three […]
Florida man sets record for living underwater
An underwater researcher in the Florida Keys is now the world record holder for living underwater at ambient pressure ByThe Associated Press May 14, 2023, 1:00 PM KEY LARGO, Fla. — An underwater researcher broke a record for the longest time living underwater at ambient pressure this weekend at a […]
Wagner mercenary boss suggests Russia may have downed its own military aircraft
The head of Russia’s feared Wagner private army has suggested that four Russian military aircraft that reportedly crashed in a region that borders Ukraine may have been shot down by Russia’s own forces ByThe Associated Press May 14, 2023, 12:55 PM The head of Russia’s feared Wagner private army suggested […]
Gatwick airport shuts runway after reports of nearby drone activity
London’s Gatwick Airport closed its runway for almost an hour on Sunday after a drone was reported nearby ByThe Associated Press May 14, 2023, 12:02 PM LONDON — London’s Gatwick Airport closed its runway for almost an hour Sunday after a drone was reported nearby. Officials at Britain’s second-busiest airport […]
Bolivian EV startup hopes tiny car will make it big in lithium-rich country
LA PAZ, Bolivia — On a recent, cold morning, Dr. Carlos Ortuño hopped into a tiny electric car to go check on a patient in the outskirts of Bolivia’s capital of La Paz, unsure if the vehicle would be able to handle the steep, winding streets of the high-altitude city. […]
Child social media stars have few protections. Illinois aims to fix that
CHICAGO — Holed up at home during the pandemic lockdown three years ago, 13-year-old Shreya Nallamothu was scrolling through social media when she noticed a pattern: Children even younger than her were the stars — dancing, cracking one-liners and being generally adorable. “It seemed innocuous to me at first,” Nallamothu […]