Biden Administration Officially Withdraws Employer Vaccine Rule January 27, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin The Biden administration has officially withdrawn a rule that would have required workers at big companies to get vaccinated or...
Stay Home or Go to Work Sick? Omicron Poses a Conundrum. January 11, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin and Anne D'Innocenzio As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid...
Striking McDonald’s Workers Protest Alleged Workplace Harassment, Violence October 29, 2021 By Dee-Ann Durbin McDonald’s workers in 12 U.S. cities walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say is an ongoing problem...
Conagra Sued by Burn Victims After Cooking Spray Cans Explode May 9, 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin Eight burn victims have filed suit against the Chicago-based maker of Pam cooking spray, saying they were severely injured when...
Countless Flooded Autos Leave Car-Dependent Houston Struggling September 11, 2017 By Paul Wiseman and Dee-Ann Durbin Bryan Harvey is frequently reminded that he shares a name with the storm that dumped 50 inches of rain on...
How Drivers Dress-Up Old Cars with New Safety Tech April 28, 2017 By Dee-Ann Durbin Old cars can learn new tricks. For a few hundred dollars, drivers can add new safety technology — like forward...
Survey: Many Drivers Unaware of Auto Safety Technology September 9, 2015 By Dee-Ann Durbin Adaptive cruise control has been an option on some cars for almost a decade. But in a recent national survey,...
Self-Driving Cars Could Be on U.S. Roads by 2020 September 4, 2013 By Dee-Ann Durbin Cars that drive themselves could be on U.S. roads by the end of this decade. But don’t take your foot...
Chrysler’s Recall Refusal of 2.7M Jeeps Could Invite Major Liability June 10, 2013 By Dee-Ann Durbin and Tom Krisher A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel...
Electric Cars Get Top Insurance Safety Rating April 27, 2011 By Dee-Ann Durbin The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first-ever tests of electric cars by...