Freight train organizations want a federal judge to prevent Illinois from enforcing a law that sets a minimum of two people per crew because they say it violates federal law and there is no evidence the new rule would improve safety.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit affirmed a ruling for prison officials on a prisoner’s claim that they deprived him of proper medical care by allowing him to come into possession of a pair of scissors, which he used to cut off his penis.
Read moreThe Trump administration has taken a step closer to relaxing federal regulations governing the amount of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel, a move that was long sought by the trucking industry but opposed by safety advocates who warn it could lead to more highway crashes.
Read moreBritish Airways and Lufthansa said Saturday they were suspending flights to Cairo for unspecified reasons related to safety and security.
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A group of U.S. senators from the West Coast is urging the government to ensure that planned changes to the national Wireless Emergency Alert system do not impair its ability to provide rapid warnings about earthquakes.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the country’s nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety.
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The company that produces the top-rated helmet for NFL players and introduced a youth version of the headgear is rolling out a version for flag football.
Read moreA coal company that waited hours to alert regulators after one of its miners was temporarily crushed between heavy machines struggled Tuesday to contest a citation at the Third Circuit.
Read moreThe president of the pilots’ union at American Airlines says Boeing’s zeal to minimize pilot-training costs for airlines that would buy its 737 Max jet contributed to errors that led to two deadly crashes and left a “crisis of trust” in aviation safety.
Read moreFearing a rollback of offshore drilling rules will threaten worker safety and coastal waters, nine environmental groups sued the Trump administration Tuesday, claiming weaker standards could lead to another catastrophe like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Read moreAndrew Hardy was crossing the street on an electric scooter in downtown Los Angeles when a car struck him at 50 miles per hour and flung him 15 feet in the air before he smacked his head on the pavement and fell unconscious
Read moreThe Trump administration said Thursday it was withdrawing a proposal for freight trains to have at least two crew members, nullifying a safety measure drafted under President Barack Obama in response to explosions of crude oil trains in the United States and Canada.
Read moreSouthern Coal Corp. and 22 others owe a total of $4.8 million for mine-safety violations, the United States says in federal complaint.
Read moreBoeing said Sunday that it discovered after airlines had been flying its 737 Max plane for several months that a safety alert in the cockpit was not working as intended, yet it did not disclose that fact to airlines or federal regulators until after one of the planes crashed.
Read moreThe Trump administration Thursday finalized a rule that lifts key safety requirements for offshore oil wells, a move that critics fear could lead to another disaster like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Read moreFederal auto safety officials are widening an investigation into potential flaws in air bags in 12.3 million vehicles made by Kia, Fiat Chrysler, Mitsubishi, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota.
Read moreEuropean Union officials have struck a provisional political deal to require new safety features on autos that would include technology to keep cars within legal speed limits.
Read moreAmerica’s standing as the model for aviation-safety regulation will be on trial as congressional hearings begin into the Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight of Boeing before and after two deadly crashes of its best-selling 737 airliner.
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