Travis Loller

Associated Press

HEV Motor Production Increasing in Kentucky

September 1, 2026

New Metal Foam Could Make Car Crashes Safer

September 4, 2026

A pint of Guinness beer is poured on St. Patrick's Day on March 17, 2023, in Bellows Falls, Vt.

Police Looking for $155K Worth of Stolen Guinness Stout

September 4, 2026

Motor Maker Nidec Finds Hundreds of Cases of Quality Control Misconduct

September 4, 2026

The ATC tower is seen while smoke rises from the crash site of UPS Flight 2976 near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Louisville, Ky.

Officials Scour Charred Site of Kentucky UPS Plane Crash for Victims, Answers

Determining why it caught fire and why the engine fell off could take more than a year.

November 6, 2025

Impact Plastics Inc. is seen on Nov. 22, 2024, in Erwin, Tenn. Multiple workers died trying to escape flood waters during Hurricane Helene in September.

Safety Agency Says Workers Killed in Flooding Had Time to Evacuate

An attorney said the report ignores multiple pieces of evidence "that tell the real story."

April 3, 2025

In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, Doug Bledsoe sits in his home in Powell, Tenn. Bledsoe was called to work at Kingston Fossil Plant just days after the 2008 collapse of a six-story earthen dam released more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge. Bledsoe drove a water truck there until 2014. In 2018, he was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer. He died two years later, leaving behind his wife of 38 years, Johnnie Bledsoe.

Coal Ash Workers Dying as Lawsuit Drags On

Dozens who believed their work made them sick have died.

May 31, 2022

Lucius Giannini stands for a portrait Thursday, April 15, 2021, in San Diego. Giannini graduated from the University of California at San Diego at the end of last summer with a degree in political science. He had hoped to find work with the Peace Corps, or maybe teaching English overseas. But the Peace Corps was bringing all its volunteers home, and no one was hiring for overseas teaching.

Jobs Boom for New Grads, but Competition Is Steep

This year's graduates will have to compete, in many cases, with 2020 graduates who are still seeking their first full-time job.

May 10, 2021

A boat travels on the Tennessee River near the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City, Tenn.

Federal Utility Fined $900K for Nuclear Violations, Coverup

Regulators noted a “substantial safety culture issue.”

November 16, 2020

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo.

Trump Administration Finalizes Coal Plant Pollution Rollback

The Obama-era rule aimed to curb polluted wastewater in streams, lakes and aquifers.

September 1, 2020