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US Seeks New Pedestrian Safety Rules Aimed at Increasingly Massive SUVs and Pickup Trucks

DETROIT — The U.S. government's road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including increasingly large SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that it's proposing a new rule setting testing and performance requirements to...

Wildfires East of LA and South of Reno Threaten Homes and Force Thousands to Evacuate

HIGHLAND — Out-of-control wildfires in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles and in a recreational area south of Reno, Nevada, threatened buildings and forced hundreds of residents to flee amid a days-long heat wave of triple-digit temperatures. California's Line Fire Threatens Thousands of Structures In California,...

Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer Has Died at Age 58

ATLANTA — Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House and a member of the board of trustees for the Atlanta Police Foundation, has died at age 58, the foundation announced Sunday. Ehmer joined Waffle House in 1992 and quickly rose to senior leadership, becoming president of the company...

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