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Fiery wreck leads to friendship after strangers work together to save woman's life
Before July 11, 2019, Robert Lawson and Jeff Johnson had never met.
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Authorities investigating the fatal police shooting of a Houston man
Authorities in Houston are investigating an incident in which a man was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy last week at a busy intersection.
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LeBron James HBO documentary 'Student Athlete' indicts NCAA
LeBron James bypassed college and headed directly to the NBA, where he has earned millions. That makes him an intriguing vehicle to produce "Student Athlete," a stinging rebuke of collegiate athletics and the organizing NCAA, amid his rapid expansion off the court as a producer and performer.
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Analysis: It's time to hold Tesla to a higher standard
Telsa CEO Elon Musk is sleeping at the factory — again — trying to crank up Model 3 production. But the company still missed its own goal of making 2,500 cars a week.
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AboutThatCar.com: 2018 Chevrolet Equinox AWD
The 2018 Chevrolet Equinox is part of the automaker’s effort to provide smaller but more powerful engines to get better fuel economy.
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“Putting Your Employees First” by Michael Bergdahl
Your office looks like Grand Central Station at rush hour. Like that iconic location, you see many people who are older and have been around the block enough times to know the work-score. You also have younger, less-experienced people whose career journeys are just beginning. So how do you best manage a diverse group of employees like that? Read “Putting Your Employees First” by Michael Bergdahl and find out.
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A Tradition Like No Other
Five Astros Named to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game in D.C.
In college, there was a young man who would drive over an hour every Friday just to make it to his parents’ house for dinner. You could almost set your watch by it because he had the same routine. Get out of class, pack up his vehicle, and hit the road no later than 4 pm. So, one day I asked him why he leaves campus every Friday to go home? He looked at me and said, “Our family tradition is to have dinner as a family every Friday night no matter what. We have been doing it for years.”
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'Mile 22' loads up brutal action vehicle that misses the mark
The basic plot for "Mile 22" is about as challenging as the average CBS drama pilot, which is less of a problem because it's also almost wholly irrelevant. The fourth collaboration between Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg is devoted to visceral, brutally violent action, which this 90-some-odd-minute movie delivers in droves, even if the title is at least 21 miles more than it's worth driving to see it.
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'Sicario' sequel delivers action while fumbling on border politics
A sequel that stands on its own, "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" works best as a taut, crisp action vehicle, and worst as a muddled look at geopolitics, the U.S.-Mexican border and terrorism. Given the prevailing political climate, the latter feels especially unhelpful and ill timed, putting the movie on firmer footing when it focuses on a hitman moved to protect the daughter of the cartel leader he otherwise despises.
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Ford Motor Company Joins Urban One As Presenting Sponsor of the Annual Urban One Honors
The Tribute Event will Tape December 5, 2019 at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD and Broadcast on TV One on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, January 20, 2020
Urban One, Inc. announced today that Ford Motor Company will serve as Presenting Sponsor of the annual Urban One Honors. The tribute event will take place on December 5, 2019, at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD. Ford Motor Company is a global company that designs, manufactures, markets, and services automobiles and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification, autonomous vehicles, and mobility solutions.
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Helicopter crash-lands on top of building in Manhattan, killing pilot
A helicopter crash-landed on the roof of a midtown Manhattan building Monday, sparking a fire and killing the pilot, the FDNY said.
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TxDot Urges Drivers to "Look Twice for Motorcycles" to Help Save Lives, Prevent Crashes
As spring weather draws more motorcyclists onto roadways the risk of fatalities increases. Last year 417 motorcyclists died on Texas roadways, an average of more than one fatality a day. It’s a number the Texas Department of Transportation is working to reduce by asking motorists to be extra vigilant.
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Four of five inmates who escaped from a North Carolina jail have been captured, sheriff's office says
Four of five inmates who escaped Monday night from North Carolina's Nash County jail have been captured, according to the sheriff's office.
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'Wage dispute' worker wrecks hotel in digger rampage
A construction worker used a mechanical digger to wreck the lobby of a new hotel in Liverpool, UK, in an apparent dispute over unpaid wages.
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General Motors Expands Landfill-Free Efforts Globally
All Manufacturing Operations in Canada, Mexico and South America Achieve Zero Waste
General Motors today announced an expansion of its industry-leading landfill-free program as all of the company’s manufacturing plants in Canada, Mexico and South America now recycle, reuse or convert to energy all waste from daily operations. With the addition of 27 newly certified facilities, General Motors has 142 manufacturing and non-manufacturing landfill-free facilities globally — more than any other automaker.
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GM Earns Top Honors in the IHS Markit Loyalty Awards for the Third Year in a Row
For the third year in a row, IHS Markit, a leading source of global automotive industry information, analysis and insight, has recognized General Motors as the company with the highest overall customer loyalty. Buick was also recognized with an award for the Most Improved Loyalty to Make during the 2017 model year. The announcements were made last night at the Automotive News World Congress held in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show.
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North Korean Defector On Life Support After Being Shot Five Times
A North Korean soldier who staged a daring break across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) into South Korea is on life support after almost two days of surgery.
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AboutThatCar.com 2020 Cadillac CT5
At first glance, Cadillac’s CT5 looks just like the brand’s CT4. But on close inspection, it has a different front fascia, grille and it is a little bit bigger.
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Hertz has buyers and a plan to emerge from bankruptcy
Two investment firms have agreed to pay a combined $4.2 billion to buy Hertz and take it out of bankruptcy by the early to mid-summer, another sign of growing hopes of a recovery in travel.
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Biden will announce new investments in mineral production to address supply chain shortages
President Joe Biden will meet Tuesday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, administration officials and industry representatives to announce new investments in the domestic production of minerals and materials crucial to creating a wide array of technological devices, including computers, smartphones, batteries, household appliances and vehicles.
