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The Justice Department is seeking $100 million to cover costs the U.S. incurred after the cargo ship Dali destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge and brought the Port of Baltimore to a standstill.

OMAHA, Neb. — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a certain type of derailment, the National Academies of Sciences said.

An Alabama state jury has issued a $160 million verdict against DTNA in a product liability case involving a driver who became quadriplegic after a 2022 rollover accident.

WASHINGTON — California firefighters had to douse a flaming battery in a Tesla Semi with about 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish flames after a crash, NTSB said Sept. 12.

BALTIMORE — Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali.

A U.S. regulator has opened a preliminary investigation into some electric vehicles manufactured by Vietnam’s VinFast Auto Ltd. over a safety issue.

In the first half of 2024, an estimated 18,720 motorists died in crashes, compared to 19,330 estimated fatalities during the first six months of 2023, according to a new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 

NEW YORK — BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the German carmaker said was partially triggered by hefty expenses of addressing a braking system recall.

MORGAN CITY, La. — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Sept. 11, strengthening to a Category 2 storm that could bring deadly storm surge to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Very few people who live near the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment opted out of a $600 million class action settlement.