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BALTIMORE — The containership that caused the collapse of a Baltimore bridge experienced apparent electrical issues before it left port but set out anyway, a source told the AP on April 15.

WASHINGTON — Consumer sentiment about the U.S. economy has ticked down but remains near a recent high, with Americans’ outlook largely unchanged this year.

Samsung is preparing to take the wraps off a $44 billion investment in U.S. chipmaking as soon as next week, a signature project in Washington’s effort to bring production back.

DETROIT — NHTSA has opened an investigation into a Ford recall for gas leaks from cracked fuel injectors that can cause engine fires, saying in documents that the remedy doesn’t fix the leaks.

The flurry of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia’s oil refineries risks disrupting global markets for petroleum products, the International Energy Agency said.

Starting July 1, noneconomic damage awards in civil lawsuits in West Virginia involving personal injury or wrongful death claims against CMVs will be no higher than $5 million.

Congressional transportation leaders are expressing support for approving emergency assistance to rebuild a bridge and infrastructure after the collapse at the Port of Baltimore.

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023.

WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices rose in March from a year earlier at the fastest pace in nearly a year, but the gain was less than economists expected. 

DETROIT — The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company's partially automated driving system before the wreck, investigators said.