In the stiffest civil punishment ever imposed in the auto industry, federal regulators levied a penalty of up to $200 million on Takata, the maker of millions of faulty airbags, for failing to disclose the defect to regulators in a timely manner.
Americans as a whole are growing less religious, but those who still consider themselves to belong to a religion are, on average, just as committed to their faiths as they were in the past - in certain respects even more so.
IRBIL, Iraq - Ahmed Chalabi, an Iraqi exile whose rarefied Washington access and later-discredited claims about Saddam Hussein's arsenal helped spur the U.S.
What will become of blimp hangar? Tustin searches for developer to create 'urban village' at site · Kartje: Patriots' Tom Brady, Rams' Todd Gurley lead NFL midseason award winners · NFL committee for L.A.
NEW YORK - Other candidates go on book tours. Donald Trump brings the book tour to him. The erstwhile Republican front-runner pooh-poohed surging Republican rivals Marco Rubio and Ben Carson to an overflow press conference then signed books for ...
BERLIN/FRANKFURT Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Tuesday it found data "inconsistencies" on carbon dioxide emissions for 800,000 more cars, the latest sign of trouble for Europe's biggest automaker, already reeling from an emissions scandal.
The cast staged a special performance for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, with Obama as the encore. Deviating from his typical fundraiser spiel, Obama said the 2016 Republican presidential candidates seem to "occupy a different reality" in ...
Israel is no longer taking a public position on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's prospects of staying in power, its defense minister said on Tuesday, citing the opposing goals of the United States and Russia as they intervene in the civil war.
ISTANBUL—After the party allied with him won a decisive victory to regain a parliamentary majority, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cast the result as a vote for stability, amid concerns among disaffected voters that he would use his heightened ...
Footage has emerged showing a series of disturbances by migrants who want to leave a UK military base in Cyprus. It shows tents on fire, people trying to climb fences and one person shouting "We are people, not animals".
At least 30 people have been killed and 35 injured in a bus crash in Nepal. The bus veered off a mountain road in the Rasuwa district, about 80km (50 miles) north of the capital, Kathmandu.
Surgeons are trying to save the sight of a shop worker who was shot in the face during a robbery in south London. Two men in their 20s entered a convenience store in Brixton and one of them, armed with a pellet gun, shot at a 44-year-old man behind the ...
The education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced plans to strengthen testing for primary school pupils in England. She will consult on whether to re-introduce national tests for seven-year-olds as part of measures aimed at tackling underachievement.
It took days for the Russia's president to acknowledge the worst aviation accident in the country's history, and people aren't afraid to criticize him for it.
NEW DELHI - An Indian court sentenced an Uber driver to life in prison Tuesday for raping a passenger in his vehicle last December, in a case that has triggered widespread protests against sexual violence and demands for more efforts to ensure women's ...
KUALA LUMPUR The United States and Japan are pushing to get concerns about the South China Sea included in a statement to be issued after regional defense talks in Malaysia despite Chinese objections to any mention of the disputed waterway, officials ...
MOSCOW Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president's other main international backer.
Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympian who shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp thinking she was a burglar, could be convicted of murder within weeks if South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal decides he should have known his actions would kill.
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dispatched his defense chief, Moshe “Bogie” Ya'alon, to Washington, to help smooth the way for his own visit next week, which will be his first since President Barack Obama defeated his ...
(Adds Merkel comments, paragraphs 8,9). * Offers British support for euro zone integration. * Wants legal guarantee Britain won't bear euro zone costs.
White House officials said Tuesday the president intends to decide the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline during his tenure, rather than suspend the federal review process at the request of the project's sponsor.
LOS ANGELES Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) is now linked to 12 confirmed cases of E. coli food poisoning in Oregon, state health officials said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK Sheldon Silver, one of New York State's most influential lawmakers for two decades, abused his position to earn millions of dollars in illegal kickbacks, federal prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday.
A crash between a car and a bull turned into a bizarre tragedy Sunday when an armed rancher confronted Idaho deputies planning to shoot the animal, leading to a shootout that left the well-known businessman dead, authorities said.
While many Americans may be focused on the 2016 presidential race - still 371 days away - there are plenty of other heated elections and issues being voted on today.
In The Charlotte Observer today, fellow UNC alumnus and now Yale historian Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore argue that former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings must resign or openly welcome gay students, staff and faculty.
The news that Activision-Blizzard (ATVI) was acquiring Candy Crush creator King caught many off guard ... including professional game industry analysts.
WASHINGTON New orders for U.S. factory goods fell for a second straight month in September as the manufacturing sector continues to struggle under the weight of a strong dollar and deep spending cuts by energy companies.
Detroit automakers all posted double-digit October sales gains as strong truck and SUV sales continue to drive the industry toward the best sales year ever.
... * Traders prepare for December Fed rate hike. * Two-to-10-year yields hit over 6-week highs. * 30-year yields top 3 percent for first time in 6 weeks.
SEATTLE - Online retail giant Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore on Tuesday, two decades after it began selling books over the Internet and helped drive a number of shops out of business.
We often forget that Twitter, more Web 2.0 media company than startup, is almost ten years old. We also forget that it has a global user base of just over 300 million people.
Amit Singh, president of Google for Work, speaks at Web Summit 2015. Stephen Shankland/CNET. DUBLIN -- Google doesn't presume to know what you're thinking, but the Internet giant will offer its best guess with a new email feature called "smart reply.
When Pinterest unveiled “buyable Pins,” a way for Pinners to be able to immediately purchase the cozy blankets and stylish outfits they've bookmarked on the social network, the collective sentiment from users was clear.
Users of Microsoft's OneDrive online storage service on Tuesday railed against the company's decision to ditch its unlimited allowance, calling it a betrayal and asking why all are being penalized for the excesses of a few.
Kendall Jenner turned 20 on Tuesday and gifted us with perhaps the most adorable throwback of all time: a letter she wrote to her future self when she was 14.
"Nicole Kidman was an inspiration to me at the time I left the church," Remini tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story that details her dramatic journey from devout Scientologist to disenchanted ex-member and outspoken church critic.
ATLANTA (AP) - A woman in charge of Bobbi Kristina Brown's care at the hospice where she died was impersonating a nurse and faces charges that include identity fraud and nursing without a license, police said.
The former Daily Show host has made a deal with HBO that returns Stewart to potentially commenting on daily news events. As part of a new four-year production agreement with the premium network, Stewart will create daily short-form content that will be ...
The Washington Nationals boast to us about all of the World Series championships they're going to win each spring, doing everything but getting ring sizes and finalizing the parade route.
The Tennessee Titans have fired Ken Whisenhunt less than two years into his tenure as the team's coach. The Titans announced the decision Tuesday, promoting assistant head coach/tight ends coach Mike Mularkey to interim coach after the team's 1-6 start.
Days after The Buffalo News reported Patrick Kane was unlikely to face criminal charges in an alleged rape, the Chicago Blackhawks' accuser does not want to cooperate with the investigation any longer, according to a story published Tuesday by The News ...
(CNN) For decades, nearly all Americans -- in every age and racial group -- have seen decreases in death rates. But in the last nearly 15 years, middle-aged white Americans have been left out, according to a study.
Talk about man's best friend! A new study reveals that kids raised in a home with dogs are less likely to develop asthma. The journal JAMA Pediatrics' study of more than 1 million Swedish children also applies to kids who grew up on a farm with animals.
Nearly three in five American adults take a prescription drug, which is up markedly since 2000 because of much higher use of almost every type of medication, from antidepressants to treatments for high cholesterol and diabetes.
An itsy-bitsy mollusk in Borneo is the new record holder for the world's smallest known snail, a new study finds. Its shiny, translucent, white shell has an average height of 0.027 inches (0.7 millimeters), breaking the previously held record by about ...
State wildlife officials say elk hunters in southwestern Montana reported killing two female grizzly bears in self-defense last weekend while three other grizzly bear deaths were reported along roadways in northwestern Montana.
The Omura's whale, one of the most elusive and mysterious whales in the ocean, has been caught on film during the first confirmed observations of the species in the wild.
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