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NTSB: Impaired truck driver likely cause of GOP train crash

A trash truck driver who had marijuana in his system likely caused a fatal collision last year with an Amtrak train that was ...

Video shows teen's beating during West Virginia traffic stop

A police dashcam video released Thursday shows a West Virginia police officer kicking and punching a handcuffed teenage boy ...

Germany gives seal of approval to truck turning assistant

Germany's transport ministry has issued its first operating license for a driver assistance system meant to reduce the number ...

A no-paper jam: Printer ink spill blots all interstate lanes

A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of printer ink overturned on an Atlanta interstate, closing all lanes on an outer loop for ...

Feds release files on GOP train crash ahead of final report

Federal investigators released nearly 100 documents Tuesday that detail last year's fatal accident between a trash truck and ...

Police: Unicorn-costumed robbery suspect has been unmasked

The robbery suspect wore a unicorn costume, and police in Maryland say he has been unmasked. News outlets report that ...

Nevada considers technology to scan cellphones after crashes

Most states ban texting behind the wheel, but a legislative proposal could make Nevada one of the first states to allow ...

Reputed Gambino crime boss shot to death in New York City

The reputed boss of New York's Gambino crime family was shot to death in front of his home by a gunman who may have staged ...

Tel Aviv deploys 'zombie lights' for mobile-obsessed walkers

Tel Aviv has taken a small step toward protecting the lives of "smartphone zombies." The municipality has installed special ...

'Epic' storm brings blizzards, floods, tornado to mid-US

A window-rattling late winter storm brought blizzards, floods and a tornado across more than 25 states Wednesday, stretching ...

Honda recalls 1.2M more vehicles with dangerous air bags

A type of Takata air bag inflator once thought to be safe has now come under scrutiny after a crash and explosion in Maryland ...

Israeli fire kills Gaza protester; clashes in West Bank

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead a Palestinian at the weekly protest along the fence bordering the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, ...

Motorcyclist killed after hitting dead pig in roadway

Authorities say a motorcycle rider has died after he hit a dead pig on a Southern California road and was thrown from his ...

CHIAPAS MIGRANTS

At least 25 Central American migrants die in Mexico accident

Authorities in the southern Mexico state of Chiapas say at least 25 Central American migrants died when the truck they were ...

Suspect in death of Illinois deputy arrested after standoff

A man suspected of fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy and wounding a woman at an Illinois hotel was taken into custody ...

The Latest: Man charged with murder in deputy's shooting

The Latest on a shooting at an Illinois hotel (all times local): 7:10 p.m. A man suspected of fatally shooting an Illinois ...

Boeheim deemed 'not reckless' in fatal crash, case is closed

Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim will not be charged in last month's fatal highway accident and the case is closed.

School bus crash injures 21, 1 student seriously hurt

A school bus collided with a garbage truck stopped along a road in southeastern Indiana on Wednesday, seriously injuring a ...

William Peduto

Autonomous car testing plan aims to boost public confidence

Companies testing autonomous vehicles in Pittsburgh will have to immediately report crashes resulting in any injuries as part ...

Police: New Orleans crash driver spoke of 'drinking problem'

A driver suspected of killing two people and injuring seven others, most of them on bikes, as large crowds gathered in New ...