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Camila Domonoske

The electric vehicle tax credit will be easier to get next year — but fewer models could qualify, as the government imposes stricter eligibility requirements.
The tentative deal — which needs to be approved by members — comes less than a week after the union struck a similar deal with Ford. Meanwhile, the union is expanding its strike against GM.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now 4.17 according to AAA. That surpasses the previous record set in the summer of 2008, when not accounting for inflation.
A new federal law will eventually require new vehicles to detect and prevent drunk driving, which would revolutionize vehicle safety. Here’s a look at some of the technology being developed.
President Biden is looking at options to bring down high prices. One possibility attracting a lot of attention is releasing crude oil from the country’s emergency reserves.
A year after a devastating pandemic, United is optimistic about the future and plans to spend billions of dollars upgrading and expanding its fleet.
It’s not just tech companies embracing work-from-home for the post-pandemic era. But manufacturers like Ford also have to consider the huge swathes of their workforce that simply can’t work remotely.
A mob of Trump supporters breached the Capitol building, persuaded by the president’s false claim of a stolen election. Even so, some recognize the campaign to overturn the results is doomed.
Changes to ventilation — everything from opening windows to making pricey upgrades to HVAC systems — can help reduce the risk of the coronavirus being spread inside a building.
As businesses reopen, many city dwellers worry about the risks of public transit. Cities are trying to figure out how to safeguard public health, keep people moving, and avoid a gridlock nightmare.
Two high-profile plane crashes. The grounding of its best-selling jetliner. How did Boeing get here, and how can it recover from this crisis of confidence?
Emile Ratelband, a motivational speaker, told a court in the Netherlands that he feels 20 years younger than he is. Changing his birthdate would also give him better luck on dating apps, he says.
The 85-year-old justice fell in her office at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening. She’s been hospitalized for “observation and treatment.”
Every year, the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges Americans to use fireworks responsibly. It does this by blowing up a bunch of mannequins on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The Trump administration has a policy of separating families at the border, which means children are detained at Border Patrol facilities for up to three days and then moved to shelters.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, praised “the vision, the courage and the moral clarity” of President Trump in making the U.S. the first country to open an embassy in the disputed city.
Last week, two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, where they were quietly waiting to meet someone. Starbucks has apologized and has now announced a training on May 29.
The Facebook CEO appears before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, after a five-hour session before two Senate committees on Tuesday. He’ll take more questions about privacy and security.