A former employee of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has pleaded guilty along with her four co-conspirators to unlawfully providing Texas driver’s licenses for cash, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno said.
New Yorkers and visitors to the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan on Monday dealt with a surprise announcement late Sunday that U.S. forces had killed al-Qaeda terrorist Osama bin Laden, showing mixed feelings about what it meant for their safety, and justice for victims.
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor has announced a safety recall of 270,000 units of two vehicle models sold in the United States and Canada due to a possible problem with steering control.
Toyota Motor Sales on Thursday said that it intends to conduct a voluntary Safety Recall of 300,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States to fix faulty airbag sensors.
On Wednesday, April 20, 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan
There are many people who think the Fukushima nuclear crisis has signaled the demise of the nuclear power industry, or at least that it will soon run into a ditch. But certain facts speak otherwise. Rising scepticism about the industry's future, especially in Europe, notwithstanding, the nuclear power sector is more likely to thrive than not.
As people in Japan struggle to control the damaged nuclear reactors and various agencies are involved in mitigating the risk involved. The people are living under a constant threat of nuclear radiation. To put all the doubts to rest Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has released a question and answer session that expalins nuclear radiation threats.
Summary of details at Fukushima Nuclear Stations and other reactors by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency:
Information about the Situation Caused by the Earthquake of Hamadori in Fukushima Prefecture
Japan nuclear agency has raised severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant Tuesday to rank it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Almost a month after the massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan, a second earthquake struck the north-eastern coast of the country on Thursday.
Credit Suisse expects Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S) will sign network sharing deals both LightSquared and Clearwire Corp. (NASDAQ: CLWR) between now and mid-year.
General Electric Co Chief Executive Jeffrey Immelt defended the nuclear industry's safety record on Monday during a trip to Tokyo to show support to the operator of a stricken nuclear plant using reactors designed by the U.S. conglomerate.
Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory Inc said on Monday it expected no interruptions to its product supply following the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which triggered a nuclear safety crisis and rolling power blackouts.
The Japanese government is urging residents who live between 20 and 30 kilometers from crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to voluntarily evacuate the region, citing the difficulties of daily life there and the possibility of more radiation leaks.
The American Federation of Government Employees, the union for Transportation Security Officers nationwide, on Wednesday called on TSA to immediately begin a nationwide radiation monitoring program and provide TSOs with dosimeters to measure radiation output at the checkpoints.
Industrial conglomerate 3M Co said on Thursday all 2,700 employees in its majority-owned Japan joint venture are safe and its facilities suffered only minor damage, and it is ramping up production of safety-related products.
The Japanese government may have failed to show due diligence in acting on an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warning on security shortcomings in the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to reports.
The radiation level at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which was hit by the earthquake, has exceeded the legal limit on Sunday, posing extreme danger to the people in a multi-kilometer radius and spawning long-term environmental hazards.
France's finance ministry was subject to a cyber attack in December targeting information related to its presidency of the Group of 20 nations, officials said on Monday.
Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi has told the opposition government that he’s willing to give up power and leave the country if the safety of him and his family is guaranteed.
The head of the European Union's safety net for countries struggling with public finances said on Saturday he did not think any more members would have to tap the euro zone rescue fund, for now.
