Browsing: public safety
More than 113 million people are drinking tap water that contains a newly identified chemical—and nobody knows if it’s toxic or not
Do you know what’s in your drinking water? Scientists finally do, after solving a 40-year mystery about a chemical byproduct…
Tony Stark lives in Scottsdale—or at least his doppelganger: Rick Smith, founder and CEO of AXON, a $30 billion market…
The family of rapper Takeoff turns ‘pain into passion’ with anti-gun violence foundation
When the 28-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper Takeoff was killed by gunfire outside of a Houston club in 2022, it rocked not…
The city of South Burlington, Vt.—home to Vermont’s one major airport, Lake Champlain sunsets, and 20,000 residents—has been deemed the…
If you’ve ever experienced the strange silence of an electric vehicle passing by, you know that EVs don’t make much…
Ford and Mazda beg nearly 500,000 owners to stop driving older cars with deadly air bags
DETROIT — Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to…
A Massachusetts teen who participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge on social media died from eating a large quantity of chili…
Right, wrong, and a moment for clarity: Why universities must adopt a zero-tolerance policy
The situation unfolding at Columbia University and at campuses across the country should not come as a surprise. This did…
Reeling from subway shootings, NYC launches metal detectors from a company accused of doctoring software results
New York City officials announced a pilot program on Thursday to deploy portable gun scanners in the subway system, part…
United Airlines says its operations will ‘see more of an FAA presence’ following a ‘spike of incidents’—including an engine fire and a tire falling off
Federal regulators are increasing their oversight of United Airlines, the company announced Friday, following a series of recent issues including a…