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Concern Rises as Self-Inspected Aging U.S. Railroad Bridges Findings Kept Secret
The fire burned for about nine hours, billowing smoke and scorching the wooden trestles of a nearly 75-year-old railroad bridge that spans the Marys River in Corvallis, home to Oregon State ...
National Drive Sober Campaign Continues Through Labor Day
Between August 15 and September 1, the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA is working alongside local law enforcement for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign. The goal, ...
Gunmaker’s Instagram Posts Don’t Create Uvalde Shooting Liability: Meta Lawyers
A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram's parent ...
U.S. Probes Tesla Crash Report Delays
The U.S. auto safety agency said Thursday it would investigate Tesla's delays in submitting crash reports involving advanced driver-assistance systems or self-driving vehicles. The National Highway ...
More Than 2.6M Homes Face Moderate to Greater Risk of Wildfires: Cotality
The once so-called "wildfire season" is now an ever-present threat, according to a new report published by global property data and analytics-driven provider Cotality. It's 2025 wildfire risk report, ...
States Reconsider Setting Speed Limits Based on Outdated 85% Rule
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...
Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally stopped updating in May. The database — which was ...
CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits: Delaware High Court
CVS Health is not entitled to coverage from insurers, including AIG and Chubb, against thousands of lawsuits over its role in the nation's opioid crisis, Delaware's highest court ruled on Monday. The ...