Olga R. Rodriguez

Associated Press

Mercedes-Benz digital display technology for rear and side windows showing safety warnings and personalized information on a highway scene

Mercedes-Benz Working on Technology That Uses the Rear Window to Talk to the Car Behind You

November 3, 2026

Industrial manufacturing facility with large blue machinery, white cylindrical equipment, overhead yellow crane, and American flag displayed on white wall.

Lockheed Martin Announces Another Significant U.S. Expansion Effort

November 3, 2026

Elderly person in orange jacket shopping at supermarket frozen food refrigerated display cases

UK Will Face AI Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure by 2028, Official Says

November 3, 2026

Abandoned industrial factory building with destroyed metal framework and rubble, showing extensive damage and deterioration

Missile Strikes Shutter Major Steel Complex in Ukraine as U.S. Aid Stalls

November 3, 2026

Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment as part of their probe into what started a blaze in Northern California that's become the largest in the state this year., the utility said in a regulatory filing Monday, Sept. 26.

Forest Service Seizes PG&E Equipment as Part of Fire Probe

An initial assessment showed the Mosquito Fire started near one of its power lines.

September 27, 2022

This Nov. 15, 2018, aerial file photo shows the remains of residences leveled by the Camp wildfire in Paradise, Calif.

California Utility to Pay $55M for Massive Wildfires

It has been blamed for more than 30 wildfires since 2017.

April 12, 2022

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Regulators: Utilities to Buy Energy to Prevent Blackouts

Last year, more than 800,000 people were left in the dark during an intense heat wave.

February 12, 2021

Glass Fire burns a hillside above Silverado Trail in St. Helena, Calif.

PG&E Cuts Power to Tens of Thousands Amid Fire Threat

“It’s our last resort option," said Mark Quinlan, PG&E’s incident commander.

October 15, 2020

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Tech CEO Charged in Coronavirus Test Fraud Case

The company billed Medicare $69 million for coronavirus and unnecessary allergy tests.

June 10, 2020

Joel Johnson rides his new bicycle .

Pandemic a Boon for the Bicycle

Thousands of cooped-up Americans are dusting off decades-old bikes or snapping up new ones.

May 26, 2020

In this Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, file photo, sheriff's deputies recover the body of a Camp Fire victim in Paradise, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric said Monday, March 23, 2020, it will plead guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 fire in Northern California that killed 84 people and decimated three towns.

PG&E Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

The charges are in connection with the 2018 fire that killed 84 people and decimated three towns.

March 23, 2020

In this March 23, 2018, file photo provided by KTVU, emergency personnel work a the scene where a Tesla electric SUV crashed into a barrier on U.S. Highway 101 in Mountain View, Calif. The Apple engineer who died when his Tesla Model X crashed into the concrete barrier complained before his death that the SUV’s Autopilot system would malfunction in the area where the crash happened. The complaints were detailed in a trove of documents released Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is investigating the March, 2018 crash that killed engineer Walter Huang.

NTSB Releases Details of Autopilot Probe

An engineer had previously complained about his SUV malfunctioning on the same stretch of freeway where he ultimately crashed and died.

February 12, 2020