Hoverboard Fire Safety Concerns Grow

Video of a hoverboard scooter on fire in Alabama is raising safety concerns about the increasingly popular consumer product. Here's what you need to know before purchasing one this holiday season.

Dec 7th, 2015

Video of a hoverboard scooter on fire in Alabama is raising safety concerns about the increasingly popular consumer product. Here's what you need to know before purchasing one this holiday season.

Your Complete Guide to Inventory Forecasting

Your Complete Guide to Inventory Forecasting

An accurate inventory forecast is invaluable, especially when supply chains and consumer demand are changing rapidly. Effective inventory forecasting can mean the difference between profitability and piles of unsold goods that eat up your available cash.

The cause of the leak is under investigation.

Texas Chemical Plant Leak Leaves 2 Dead, Dozens Injured

The incident involved an acetic acid leak.

In a Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams speaks with reporters in Detroit. The United Auto Workers union says it got $1.1 million for a lakefront house in northern Michigan that was being built for the former president who was sentenced to prison in a federal corruption probe. Cabin 4 at a UAW conference center on Black Lake was being built for Williams, who who retired in 2018 and in May was sentenced to 21 months in prison in an embezzlement scandal. The property in rural Cheboygan County was originally listed at $1.3 million. The union said it closed on the sale Friday. Spokesman Brian Rothenberg said he would check to see if the union covered its costs with the sale. Money will go to the union's General Fund, he said. “This sale rights a wrong from the past, and I want each and every one of you to know that we continue to implement ethics reforms throughout the organization,” new President Ray Curry wrote in a note to members Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

UAW Sells Jailed Ex-President's Lake House for $1.1M

The house, replete with a fireplace, wine cooler and a hidden storage room, was "subject to forfeiture,” due to law violations.

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Plan for Largest U.S. Solar Array Scrapped

The stalled project presents a setback for Nevada, which aims to transition to 50% renewable energy by 2030.

In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, signs on a bank of computers tell visitors that the machines are not working at the public library in Wilmer, Texas. The Associated Press has learned new details about a ransomware attack that affected roughly two dozen Texas communities two years ago.

‘Holy Moly!’: Inside Texas' Fight Against a Ransomware Hack

Across Texas, hacks occurred in nearly two dozen communities tied to a Russia-based criminal syndicate.

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Limiting Downtime Disasters

Data shows that 82 percent of companies have experienced at least one unplanned period of downtime over the past three years - costing upwards of $250K/hour.

Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, center, accompanied by FBI Special Agent in Charge Chris Hoffman, speaks during a news conference in Cincinnati, Thursday, July 22, 2021. Federal authorities say Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. would pay a $230 million penalty and fully cooperate as part of an agreement announced Thursday to settle federal charges against the company in a sweeping bribery scheme in Ohio.

FirstEnergy to Pay $230M in Ohio Bribery Case

The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme admitted to using dark money groups to fund the effort.

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$35M Settlement Reached in Opioid Lawsuit

The announcement would resolve a lawsuit by nine counties, 18 cities and towns, and the plaintiff known as “Baby Doe."

In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo the Chevrolet Bolt is on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. General Motors is recalling some older Chevrolet Bolts, Friday, July 23, 2021, for a second time to fix persistent battery problems that can set the electric cars ablaze.

GM Issues 2nd Bolt Recall; Faulty Batteries Can Cause Fires

Until repairs are done, GM says owners should park the cars outdoors.

Empty shelves and signs in the soft drinks aisle of a Sainsbury's store in Rowley Regis, England, July 22, 2021.

Tracing App Leaves Store Shelves Empty

Shelve stackers and delivery drivers are getting “pinged” to self-isolate because of contact with coronavirus cases.

In this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, SoCal Edison trucks arrive at the site of a transformer tower in Sylmar, Calif., suspected of being responsible for starting the Saddleridge Fire. Pacific Gas & Electric plans to bury 10,000 miles of its power lines in an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires when electrical equipment collides with millions of trees and other vegetation sprawling across its drought-stricken service.

PG&E Will Spend $15B+ Burying Power Lines

It's an effort to prevent its fraying grid from sparking wildfires.

Bribes Inflate Medical Equipment Prices

Resellers appear to have colluded to inflate prices for ventilators and other vital equipment.