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The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating four automakers that have a potentially deadly type of Takata air bag inflator in their vehicles but haven’t recalled them yet. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it is investigating Audi, Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi in connection with a recent Takata recall involving 1.4 million inflators. The inflators have a distinct...

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles equipped with bags that may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler from the 2010 through 2019 model years are included in...

When Shan Junhua bought his white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car. What he didn’t know is that Tesla constantly sends information about the precise location of his car to the Chinese government. Tesla is not alone. China has called upon all electric vehicle manufacturers in China to make the same kind of reports —...

A problem with Takata airbags resulted in the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.

A Georgia teacher accused of firing a handgun in his classroom had three rifles taken away after setting the family car ablaze two years ago, according to a sheriff’s report obtained Friday by The Associated Press. Deputies said they brought social studies teacher Jesse Randal Davidson to a hospital for a mental evaluation and seized the rifles for safe-keeping after...

Mitsubishi is recalling about 640,000 cars and SUVs worldwide because the accessory drive belt can come loose and cause engines to stall. The recall covers Outlander SUVs from 2008 through 2012, Outlander Sport SUVs from 2011 through 2012, Lancer cars from 2009 through 2012 and Lancer Sportbacks from 2010 through 2012. All have Mitsubishi’s 4B11 or 4B12 engines, according to...

A man was charged early Tuesday morning with driving under the influence of Xanax and marijuana in west suburban Riverside, but thought he was in Canada during the time of his arrest.

A man was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Aurora police Wednesday morning in the western suburb, and several people related to the incident were taken into custody.

The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Thursday evening for a family aboard a Florida-bound plane that disappeared near the Bahamas.

As droves of advertisers continue to flee the Fox program “The O’Reilly Factor” following revelations of sexual harassment settlements filed by women claiming inappropriate behavior, besieged host Bill O’Reilly has at least one high profile defender, Donald Trump.

Police have issued a warning after a woman was sexually assaulted at a northwest Indiana park in broad daylight on Saturday.

A disabled Navy veteran has a new ride a week after authorities said he was beaten by three men he confronted as they were torturing a turtle in Daytona Beach.

A Temple University student who was critically injured in a hit-and-run a year ago attended a ceremony Wednesday and is set to walk during her graduation Friday.

A motorcyclist walked away from an accident relatively unscathed after a near-death car accident sent him cartwheeling over a vehicle in the middle of a busy intersection.

Substance abuse counselor Sherri Lynn Wilkins drove two miles with the victim still alive and embedded in the windshield of her Mitsubishi Eclipse before she was brought to a stop by a witness and detained until police arrived, according to the district attorney’s office.