For those few voters who remain undecided a week before the 2016 presidential election, the choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton may come down to which potential new scandal they can look past. The FBI announced on Friday that it had discovered new emails that may be “pertinent” to its investigation of Clinton’s use of a private server while secretary of state. Meanwhile, new reports have emerged alleging “close ties” between Trump and the Russian government.
An explosion ripped through the Colonial Pipeline in Alabama on Monday, killing one person and sending gasoline futures rising more than 11 percent in early morning trading over concerns that the pipeline’s closure would lead to gas shortages on the East Coast of the United States. The explosion occurred when a nine-man crew working on the line struck the pipe containing gasoline with a backhoe at around 3pm local time, Colonial Pipeline said in a statement. The company shut down the flow through both the gasoline pipeline and a second accompanying line that carries other petroleum products after the explosion.
China loves its trains. Already home to the fastest commercial train, and laying claim to more high-speed rail than any other nation, China has proposed, in earnest, building a track to the United States. Don’t hold your breath on that one, but the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation’s latest project could be the real deal.
By Jonathan Barrett and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention, the agency said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 passengers and crew onboard in one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) report released on Wednesday said analysis of wing flap debris showed the aircraft was not configured for a landing.
ABC News' Michael Koenigs attempted to complete the 25th Scott World Firefighter Combat Challenge, aka "The toughest two minutes in sports," in Montgomery, AL. Really they read or in this fire truck is the state of Alabama.
Pope Francis visited Sweden this week to kick off the 500th anniversary of the 1517 Protestant Reformation. Teeing up to address whether the Catholic Church will ordain female priests (spoiler: nope), the pope noted that Sweden had a thrice widowed queen. “I thought, ‘This woman is strong,’” he told a reporter, before helpfully continuing: “I was then told ‘Swedish women are very strong, very talented.
Iran's second-largest carrier, Mahan Air, is flying commercial routes to more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of U.S. terror-related sanctions. Backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard, the airline is sanctioned by the U.S. for providing "transportation, funds transfers and personnel travel services" to the Revolutionary Guard's elite Quds Forces, flying them and weapons to Syria to train Hezbollah militants, Syrian army troops and others. Many countries honored the U.S. terror sanctions and blocked Mahan Air.
India said one more civilian had been killed late Tuesday by Pakistani mortar shelling in the disputed Kashmir region, taking the toll to eight, as tensions soar between the nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistan for its part said six of its citizens had been killed by Indian gunfire on Monday and summoned a senior Indian diplomat to protest what it termed an unprovoked ceasefire violation. India and Pakistan's armies have regularly exchanged fire across the LoC as well as along their undisputed part of the border since a militant attack on an Indian army base on September 18 that left 19 soldiers dead.
Today on Drive Wire: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has brought a slew of customized vehicles to the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. From Jeep, FCA revealed the Wrangler CJ66, a vehicle combining a previous-generation Wrangler frame with the body from a 1966 Jeep CJ, further accessorized with a variety of modern parts. For Chrysler, FCA created the Pacifica Cadence, designed to channel a paddleboarder’s lifestyle with a board carrier, cargo bins, and a pet carrier.
Hillary Clinton spent the better part of a fiery Florida rally on Tuesday discussing sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump, saying the Republican nominee often does not view women as equal human beings. “When I think about what we now know about Donald Trump and what he’s been doing for the past 30 years, he sure has spent a lot of time demeaning, degrading, insulting, and assaulting women,” Clinton said. The Dade City, Fla., speech came as the polls of the presidential race have tightened and as Clinton has struggled with a negative news cycle rocked by the FBI’s revealing that it was probing additional emails connected to her server.
On a flight from Boston to San Francisco last night, one father sweetly asked for the help of fellow passengers to fulfill his daughter's Halloween. Stephanie Kahan, a passenger on the flight, tweeted that the father approached passengers during the flight out of Logan International Airport, and handed them all treats with a small note attached. Kahan told the Boston Globe that Molly, who wore a donut costume, walked politely down the plane's aisle, approaching each passenger to say, "Trick-or-treat," and collected her candy.
In the battle for headlines from SEMA, nothing quite beats adding horsepower. Clearly, someone powerful at Toyota knows this, because for this year’s SEMA show, the carmaker cranked a Land Cruiser up to 2,000 horsepower. The keystone to making those insane numbers, according to Toyota’s press release, are a pair of Garrett turbochargers that the carmaker describes as “volleyball-sized” strapped to the 5.7-liter V-8.
A major gasoline pipeline that is a crucial supply source for the U.S. East Coast could reopen as early as Saturday after an explosion in Alabama killed one worker and injured five others, Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] said on Tuesday. The blast on Monday occurred several miles from its biggest gasoline spill in nearly two decades in September. The shutdown will restrict gasoline supplies to millions of Americans in the Southeast and possibly the Northeast.
Iraqi forces advanced to within a few hundred meters of Mosul on Oct. 31, moving within striking distance of a city they lost to the Islamic State group two years before. Forces from the elite Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) faced mortar fire as they pushed from the Christian town of Bartalla towards Mosul’s eastern suburbs, AFP correspondents at the front said.
Barring some unforeseen natural disaster, Ferrari will in all likelihood reveal its successor to the F12berlinetta early next year. Mysterious camouflaged prototypes have already been seen roaming the streets of Maranello, covered almost from stem to stern. Rather than wait several months to find out what lies beneath that cloak, however, one graphic artist has taken it upon himself to take an educated guess at what Ferrari fanatics are calling the F12M will look like, based on the handful of spy photos available, ferrari’s current design language, and some of the best intelligence from the world’s Ferraristas.
South Korea's embattled president replaced her prime minister and two other top officials on Wednesday in a bid to restore public confidence amid a political scandal involving her longtime friend. Prosecutors are expected to seek an arrest warrant for the friend, Choi Soon-sil, later Wednesday. South Korean media speculate Choi likely played a much larger role in government affairs.
Venezuela's opposition began a tense truce Wednesday with President Nicolas Maduro, but supporters accused it of betraying them amid warnings the strategy might backfire. With Pope Francis's blessing, Maduro and top opposition leaders have agreed to sit down to Vatican-mediated talks starting November 11, seeking an exit from a nasty political crisis and economic melt-down. MUD secretary general Jesus Torrealba urged patience from Maduro opponents demanding an unrelenting assault on the man they accuse of driving Venezuela to the brink of collapse.
By now, everyone in the automotive technology community knows Tesla CEO Elon Musk's opinion on using LiDAR systems in the company's vehicles: they're overkill. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) scanning uses beams of light to create a highly accurate "point cloud" of objects it sees and builds a digital three-dimensional view of the surrounding area. It's what Google, HERE, and Uber are using to build the highly accurate maps self-driving cars will use for navigation, and what most manufacturers are using to ensure the safety of their autonomous driving system for occupants and pedestrians around them.
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The wife of the man accused of intentionally leaving his baby son to die in a hot car has vented her anger at her ex-husband during the trial. Read: Bad Hair Day: Police Bust Window of a Hot Parked Car, End Up Rescuing a Wig Leanna Taylor got emotional
Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Macho Power Wagon was considered one of the most brazen rigs on the market outfitted with meaty tires, husky roll bars and bold colors and graphics. The Trail Grappler is positioned between Nitto’s extreme tire, the Mud Grappler and their tamer, on-road tire, the Terra Grappler. The Trail Grappler provides a tire that you can live with every day but take to the trails on the weekends – perfect for this type of truck.
About 4,700 workers represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 234 went on strike early on Tuesday after they were unable to reach a contract agreement with Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans in Philadelphia, the fifth-biggest U.S. city, while Pennsylvania is a key presidential swing state. SEPTA and union representatives "are still at the bargaining table.
One of the largest air shows in the world is currently being held in Zhuhai, China. An impressive number of new airplanes are making their debuts there this year, including the J-20 stealth fighter, Y-20 strategic airlifter, and AG-600 seaplane.
Today on Drive Wire: Ford is entering a nearly stock F-150 Raptor in the Baja 1000. While Ford has tweaked the springs and shocks on the car, there are only four major additions to the stock Raptor: a chromalloy steel safety cage, a race-spec fuel cell, racing seats with full harnesses and LED race lighting.
For the second time in two months, a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people was shut down, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases. The disruption occurred when a track hoe — a machine used to remove dirt — struck the pipeline, ignited gasoline and caused an explosion Monday that sent flames and thick black smoke soaring over a forest in northern Alabama, Colonial Pipeline said. A September leak that spilled 252,000 to 336,000 gallons of gasoline occurred not far from the location of Monday's explosion.