Norman Pearlstine, executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, was honored at the Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball in St. Petersburg, Florida on Saturday, November 2 for his distinguished service as a journalist. Poynter is a premier training institution and think tank for journalists. Pearlstine wa
On Sep. 25, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced the allocation of over $77 million in grant funding to improve safety in the commercial trucking industry. Recipients, which are primarily training institutions and states, will use the grant money to further FMCSA’s goals
On Oct. 22, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released fatal highway crash data for 2018, which brought some promising news. The total number of fatalities declined by 2.4%, decreasing from 37,437 deaths in 2017 to 36,560 in 2018. Unfortunately, however, the downwards trend…
In a striking story, New York Times writers David Giles and Natalie Kitroeff report that despite Boeing’s repeatedly saying it had no idea that the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) was unsafe, recent emails between Boeings test pilots prove otherwise. On October 18, 2019, Boe
According to a traffic crash fatality statistics report released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Oct. 22, there was a 2.4% reduction in overall road fatalities from 2017 to 2018, decreasing from 37,437 to 36,560 deaths. In fact, a number of categories…
On the eve of trial in the Northern District of Ohio, three major opioid Distributors and a major Manufacturer of generic opioids settled claims against them for the negligent manufacture and distribution of their harmful products. On Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, just before opening statements…
On October 11, 2019, the Joint Authorities Technical Review (JATR) consisting of representatives from the FAA, NASA, and Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA’s) from Australia, Brazil, Canada. China, Europe, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and the UAE, submitted its report to the FAA’s Associate Administrato
Former JUUL Senior Vice President Siddarth Breja claims he was fired for raising concerns about the company knowingly shipping over one million contaminated vape pods. Breja filed suit over the incident and in his pleadings alleged that JUUL CEO Kevin Burns responded to Breja’s concerns…
Last week, I discussed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) release of U.S. fatal highway traffic crash data for 2018, noting that the 6,283 pedestrian deaths in 2018 made it the deadliest year for pedestrians since 1990. This was in line with a disturbing…
. On September 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported growing wave of 805 reported cases of vaping-related respiratory illness in 46 states These cases are either confirmed (tests have shown there’s no infection causing the illness and vaping appears to…
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has concluded his investigation into the three Catholic dioceses in Colorado and has issued a report on his findings. It chronicled the abuse of 166 children at the hands of 43 priests across the state since 1950, with most of…
The 320 page final report on the crash of Lion Air 610 by the Indonesian aviation authority, the Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT), was released on October 25, 2019 and is lengthy, thorough and well-written. It contains accurate recitation of facts, analyses of the accident…
