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Pennsylvania Regulators Seek $2.6M in Penalties for Deadly 2023 Chocolate Factory Explosion
Pennsylvania regulators asked an administrative law judge on Wednesday to make a gas utility pay $2.6 million in civil penalties for a chocolate factory explosion three years ago that killed seven ...
New FAA Protocol Addresses Helicopter, Plane Safety at Airports
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a new measure to enhance safety in areas where helicopters often cross both arrival and departure paths near busy airports. Following the ...
U.S. Auto Safety Agency Deepens Probe into Tesla’s Self-Driving Technology
The U.S. auto safety regulator on Thursday deepened a probe into Tesla's driver-assistance system to evaluate its effectiveness in identifying degraded road conditions after nine crashes linked to ...
Questions Surround California DMV’s Lack of Reckless Driver Investigations
Placer County prosecutors wanted any information the California Department of Motor Vehicles had on Kostas Linardos, who drove a three-ton pickup truck at high speed into the back of a sedan in late ...
Vehicle Thefts in the U.S. Declined Nearly 25% Last Year: NICB
Prevention efforts are making a substantial dent in vehicle thefts across the nation, according to newly released data by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The non-profit organization ...
Spring, Climate Change, Jet Stream Drives Wild Weather Hitting U.S.
Nearly every type of wild weather hit some part of the United States on Monday as the normal changing seasons clash of cold and warm air collided with a jet stream gone crazy and a possible dash of ...
Predicting the Insurability of Prediction Markets
Could a market that facilitates millions in wagers on how many times Vice President JD Vance claps during a State of the Union address, or whether Elon Musk will finally ...
New Wildfire Prevention Campaign Focuses on Education, Clearing Dead Brush
A new prevention campaign urges clearing brush and debris to reduce wildfire risk now before summer begins, according to the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). The national campaign, ...