The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Tuesday said it has made an initial decision that the inflators made… Read More
Maui bets on tourism to stave off economic disaster after fires
Richie Olsten has been in Maui’s helicopter tour business for a half century, so long he’s developed a barometer for the tourism-dependent economy: rental cars parked at the island’s airport. There are so many since wildfires killed 115 people in the historic town of Lahaina that Olsten is worried about… Read More
Prosecutors ask a judge to revoke bond of first-grade shooter’s mother
Prosecutors have asked a federal judge to revoke the bond for the mother of a Virginia boy who shot and wounded his first-grade teacher after she allegedly failed multiple drug tests while awaiting sentencing on two felony charges. Deja Taylor pleaded guilty in June to having a gun while possessing… Read More
HBO’s longest-running show to end after 29 seasons
Bryant Gumbel’s “Real Sports” newsmagazine on HBO will end its run after 29 seasons on the air, the network said on Wednesday. The show has been like a “60 Minutes” of sports, taking a look at social and economic issues beyond the games, and has won 37 Sports Emmy Awards…. Read More
Bombshell: Hunter Biden will be indicted within 22 days
Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter by Sept. 29, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The prosecution said that it would violate the Speedy Trial Act by waiting any longer than that. “The Speedy Trial Act requires that the Government obtain… Read More
Bruce Springsteen postpones September shows, citing doctor’s orders
The Boss is taking an unexpected breather and postponing his September shows, citing doctors’ orders. Bruce Springsteen announced on his website Wednesday that he was postponing shows for the remainder of the month while he is treated for symptoms of “peptic ulcer disease.” WARNING: US cancer patients aren’t seeing THIS… Read More
W.Va. community to go a fourth week without tap water after plant malfunction
A notice ordering residents of a northern West Virginia community not to use their tap water entered its fourth week Wednesday after a treatment-plant malfunction allowed the release of a hazardous solvent. Dr. Matt Christiansen, the state’s health officer, said preliminary findings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency showed tetrachloroethylene… Read More
‘That ‘70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson could get 20 years for this
“That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson could get as much as 30 years to life in prison at his sentencing Thursday for the rapes of two women two decades ago. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo is set to sentence the 47-year-old actor after ruling on a defense… Read More
Pa. murderer escaped by scaling wall topped with razor wire, prison official says
A murderer made a brazen escape from a suburban Philadelphia jail yard by scaling a wall, climbing over razor wire and jumping from a roof in a breakout that wasn’t detected by guards for a full hour, authorities said Wednesday as the killer eluded a widening manhunt for a seventh… Read More
Northern Hemisphere to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years
A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible — either this week or early next — because it will be another 400 years before the wandering… Read More
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