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The top U.S. auto safety regulator said that replacement parts for potentially defective Takata Corp air bag inflators may not offer consumers a remedy that lasts the life of the car.

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate, a key sales metric, was the highest since 2006 last month.

The overturning of the Eastern Star cruise ship raised safety concerns as China develops its domestic tourism industry.

Ford Motor said sales dropped waiting for its Kansas City factory to get up to speed on aluminum-body F-150 production.

Scientists and economists this week proposed a Global Apollo Program to drive down costs of renewable energy and make it cheaper than fossil fuels.

Apple's App Store refuses to download apps for many users, but the company's systems indicate everything is running smoothly.

A report Tuesday found countries and global financial institutions are backing billions in coal power plants and mines, despite calls to cut climate-change emissions.

Americans’ increasing appetite for trucks and SUVs boosted the Detroit automakers’ numbers last month.

Stocks to watch Tuesday include tech giant Apple Inc. and Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata Corp.

Major food and pharmaceutical companies are gathered at a summit in Washington on Tuesday, where the Obama administration is announcing voluntary cuts to the widespread use of antibiotics.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says its U.S. sales topped 200,000 last month for the first time since March 2007.

Samsung's Galaxy S6 is having a better launch than last year's models in terms of sales.

The grounding was temporary and due to an unspecified glitch. Flights are back on schedule.

Washington's concerned about the way Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has handled -- or not handled -- 20 recalls covering 10 million vehicles.

Washington and Oregon voters put pot regulation under the oversight of liquor control agencies, despite their lack of expertise.

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing last March, with 239 people on board, and no trace of the plane has been found yet.

A March ruling had concluded that Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers did not discriminate against executive Ellen Pao.

The agency slammed experts calling for a review into the way search operation for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is being conducted.

The #MyNameIs campaign was attended by protesters from the LGBT community, Native Americans and survivors of domestic violence.

A Canadian court ordered three tobacco companies to pay $12 billion to smokers in Quebec.

An estimated 10,000 to 20,000 jobs will be axed, Sky News said, citing unidentified sources.

Among those on board the ship were 406 tourists, aged from around 50 to 80, on a tour organized by a Shanghai tour group, and 47 crew members.

Takata Corp. said on Monday that it will continue producing air bags that use ammonium nitrate propellant, but will change the design of the driver-side air bag inflators.

“The alternative is to pursue a patchwork of regulations that ... could arbitrarily ban energy exploration and damage the state’s largest industry, largest employers and largest taxpayers.”

The Chevrolet Camaro is one of the world's most recognized American muscle cars and now, after 23 years, it will once again be made in the U.S.

The ridesharing company has big plans for the subcontinent, but they’ll go nowhere unless it can ensure passenger safety.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who was not hired by Abercrombie & Fitch because of her religious head covering.

Tech giant Apple is taking advantage of low interest rates in non-U.S. markets and filed for its first potential yen-based bond offering in 2020.

The world's biggest chipmaker announced Monday it is buying Altera Corporation to expand its line-up of higher-margin chips used in data centers.