Newly elected county commissioners stand up for rural Michigan voters, rescind support for Chinese battery plant
Newly elected commissioners in a rural Michigan county have already handed voters a major victory by revoking public support for a Chinese company to build a battery factory. Four new commissioners were sworn in in Mecosta County on Thursday: Greg Adams, Jeff Jackson, Gary Lambrix and Chris Zimmerman. Mecosta County is a county of fewer […]
Ford Recalls 20,000+ Hybrid SUVs over Battery Concerns
Ford Motor Co. plans to recall 20,484 hybrid crossover SUVs due to battery concerns that could lead to fires, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This was revealed in the document. The recall affects 16,480 Escape and 4,004 Lincoln Corsair plug-in hybrid SUVs from 2020 to 2024 model years. […]
NYC high school fire sparked by lithium-ion battery renews fears around dangerous devices
Lithium-ion batteries used in a student project caused a fire at Staten Island Technical High School, injuring a firefighter. Concerns are growing over schools' safety efforts over dangerous devices. The fire broke out on the third floor of the elite school around 7pm on December 6, and required 12 units and 60 firefighters to put […]
Florida parents caught on bodycam attacking middle school deputy who booked their son for battery
An enraged Florida couple was arrested after being caught on camera attacking and punching a middle school resource officer who was disciplining their son for shoving a classmate. Jorge Rivera, 46, and his wife, Dagmarie Aponte Iturino, 45, were both charged with assault Tuesday after a meeting with Deltona Middle School officials descended into chaos, […]
Biden administration expands tax credit for producing solar, wind and battery components
The Biden administration is expanding federal tax credits to encourage domestic production of components and batteries for solar and wind energy. The Treasury Department on Thursday released final guidance detailing how to implement renewable energy manufacturing loans under the Democratic Climate Tax and Health Care Act. Compared to the draft guidance issued late last year, […]
Researchers say Arkansas may have 19M tons of lithium critical for battery power
The researchers wrote in a paper: recent articles Arkansas has the potential for 19 million tons of lithium, which is used in rechargeable batteries for critical products such as phones and electric vehicles. In a paper published last month in the journal Science Advances, the researchers calculated that 5.1 million to 19 million tons of […]
US To Deploy THAAD Defense Battery, Troops To Israel
The Biden administration announced Sunday that the U.S. military will deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries and “U.S. military-affiliated crews” to support Israel following recent attacks by Iran, according to a press release. As tensions in the Middle East have escalated over the past year, Iran on October 1 fired nearly 200 missiles […]
Georgia football’s Colbie Young faces battery, assault on unborn child charges
Colby Young became the latest Georgia football player to face legal trouble Tuesday. The wide receiver was arrested on misdemeanor charges of assault and battery on a fetus, according to Athens-Clarke County Jail records. Young was booked into the Athens-Clarke County Detention Center just after 4 a.m. ET. His bond was set at $2,500. Within […]
Lawsuit Accuses Country Singer Garth Brooks Of Rape And Battery In 2019
Garth Brooks attends the 17th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors held at Ryman Auditorium on August 21, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ACM) OAN Staff James Myers3:27 PM – Thursday, October 3, 2024 Award-winning country music star Garth Brooks has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a […]
Idaho teacher sentenced for sexual battery, rape of teen adopted by a local family days prior
A former school teacher in Idaho has been sentenced to prison for the sexual assault and rape of a minor who was adopted from foster care by a local family days before the assault. Jessica Lawson, 36, took a plea deal for felony sexual assault and felony rape of a minor. She was previously charged […]