U.S.
Pedestrian Deaths Dip But Still Higher Than a Decade Ago
Drivers struck and killed 7,148 people in the United States last year, enough to fill 31 Boeing 737s, according to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Pedestrian deaths ...Man Wearing Weight-Training Chain Pulled into MRI Dies
A man who was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large weight-training chain around his neck has died, according to police and his wife, who told a local ...
2025 Data Breaches Outpace Same Period Last Year: Report
New analysis indicates there were 1,732 publicly reported data compromises in the first half of 2025 in the U.S. — 5 percent ahead of 2024's pace, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
Florida High-Tech 911 System Improves Response in Times of Weather Disasters
When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to ...
Teen Suspected in Fireworks-Sparked Southern California Wildfire
A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, ...
Overexertion, Falls Top Causes of Workplace Injuries, Costs Near $60B Per Year: Liberty Mutual
Liberty Mutual's latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers $58.7 billion annually, with the top 10 causes of injuries accounting for 86 percent of those ...
U.S. Auto Safety Nominee Says Active Oversight of Self-Driving Cars Needed
President Donald Trump's nominee to head the nation's auto safety regulator argued on Wednesday that the agency must actively oversee self-driving vehicle technology, a potential sign of a tougher ...
Geography and Driving Behavior Contribute to High Flood Death Rates in Texas
Even before the Central Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, the state was by far the leader in U.S. flood deaths due partly to geography that can funnel rainwater into deadly deluges, ...