Some Baby Foods Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals February 10, 2021 By Susan Heavey and David Shepardson U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a...
U.S. Issues Mask Mandate on Public Transportation February 1, 2021 By David Shepardson The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face...
Volkswagen Wants U.S. Supreme Court to Nix ‘Staggering’ Diesel Claims by Counties January 27, 2021 By David Shepardson Volkswagen AG and a German auto supplier on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower-court ruling that...
Safety Agency Orders Ford to Recall 3 Million Vehicles Over Takata Air Bags January 20, 2021 By David Shepardson Ford Motor Co. must recall 3 million vehicles with potentially defective driver-side Takata air bags, the U.S. auto safety regulator...
Outgoing Administration Moves to Lift Safety Restrictions for Some Autonomous Vehicles January 15, 2021 By Joseph White and David Shepardson The outgoing Trump administration said on Thursday it was issuing new rules that would allow manufacturers of automated vehicles to...
Driving Declined But Traffic Deaths Rose 13% After Lockdowns Ended January 14, 2021 By David Shepardson U.S. traffic deaths jumped dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns ended in 2020, rising 13.1% in the three months ending Sept. 30...
Boeing to Pay $2.5B to Settle With Justice Department Over 737 MAX Crashes January 11, 2021 By Tracy Rucinski, Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson Boeing Co. will pay more than $2.5 billion in fines and compensation after reaching a settlement with the U.S. Department...
Safety Agency Dismisses Claims of Faulty Acceleration Against Tesla January 11, 2021 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would not grant a petition seeking a formal review of 662,000...
FCC Appears Unlikely to Act on Trump Bid to Change Social Media Liability January 6, 2021 By David Shepardson The prospects of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai taking action on an effort to narrow social media companies’ legal...
Global Aviation Deaths Rose in 2020, Although Number of Crashes Fell January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number...