U.S.
Waymo Outage Issues Raise Doubts Over Robotaxi Readiness During Crises
A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic in December has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle ...
Intense Winter Storms Turned Some California Roads into Rivers of Mud
Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud. There was still a risk of more flash ...
Foreign Made Drones Will Be Banned in the U.S.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on Monday that it is banning imports of all new models of foreign-made drones and critical components, including those from China's DJI and Autel, ...
Irregular Safety Inspections Found as Building Fires Rise in Hawaii
Regular inspections of hotels and other accommodations required by the state of Hawaii are being inconsistently carried out by most county fire departments. Three people died in two structure fires ...
Record 122.4M Expected to Travel During Year-End Holiday Season
A record number of Americans are set to travel at least 50 miles from home over the 13-day year-end holiday period beginning December 20 and ending January 1, according to AAA projections. An ...
J&J Vows Appeal After Record $1.5B Talc Cancer Award
A Baltimore jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries to pay over $1.5 billion to a woman who claimed decades of exposure to asbestos in the company's talc-based products caused her ...
Texas Sues Utility Company to Recover Wildfire Damages Sparked by Downed Power Lines
Texas has sued the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history, a deadly blaze that destroyed homes and livestock and charred miles of landscape, causing ...
Head of Workplace Rights Agency Urges White Men to Report Discrimination
The head of the U.S. agency for enforcing workplace civil rights posted a social media call-out urging white men to come forward if they have experienced race or sex ...
