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Toyota Recalls Nearly 1.9 Million RAV4s

DETROIT Toyota said Nov. 2 it is recalling nearly 1.9 million RAV4 small SUVs in the U.S. to fix a problem with batteries that can move during forceful turns and potentially cause a fire.

November 2, 2023
BusinessLogistics

St. Lawrence Seaway Reaches Deal to End Shipping Strike

A deal was reached Oct. 29 to end a weeklong strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada.

October 30, 2023
Government

Republican Mike Johnson Elected Speaker of the House

WASHINGTON Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Oct. 25, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority.

October 25, 2023
Business

UAW Strikes GM SUV Plant in Texas

DETROIT The United Auto Workers union has turned up the heat on General Motors as 5,000 workers walked off their jobs Oct. 24 at a highly profitable SUV factory in Arlington, Texas.

October 24, 2023
SafetyLogistics

Crews Clear Wreckage on Highway Near New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS Crews worked into Tuesday morning clearing the wreckage of more than 150 vehicles involved in a series of crashes the day before on Interstate 55 near New Orleans.

October 24, 2023
SafetyLogistics

At Least 7 Dead in Massive Louisiana Pileups Due to Superfog

NEW ORLEANS At least seven people were killed after a superfog of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Oct. 23 involving 158 vehicles.

October 23, 2023
BusinessEquipment

UAW Adds Key Stellantis Pickup Truck Plant to Strikes

The United Auto Workers union has once again escalated its strikes against big Detroit automakers, this time adding a factory that makes Ram pickup trucks for Stellantis.

October 23, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Middle East Crisis Could Disrupt Oil Supplies, Raise Prices

WASHINGTON Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher.

October 20, 2023
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Toyota Will Join Teslas EV Charging Network

Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Teslas network starting in 2025, and the Japanese automaker also will start using Teslas EV connector.

October 19, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

I-25 in Colorado Set to Reopen Today

PUEBLO, Colo. Interstate 25 in Colorado is expected to reopen four days after it was shut down when a train derailment collapsed a railroad bridge onto the highway and killed a trucker.

October 19, 2023