Toyota Apologizes for Cheating on Vehicle Testing and Halts Production of Three Models

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models. The fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Engine tests were also found to be…MORE

Fauci Pushes Back Partisan Attacks in Fiery House Hearing Over COVID Origins and Controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci was back before Congress, calling Republican allegations that he’d tried to cover up COVID-19’s origins “simply preposterous.” The top U.S. infectious disease expert until 2022, Fauci was grilled by the House panel behind closed doors in January. On Monday, they questioned him again, in public and on camera. The…MORE

Texas Opens First National Guard Troop Base in Eagle Pass

By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. EAGLE PASS – (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott is on hand for the opening of the new Texas National Guard base in Eagle Pass, a part of the state’s $11.5 billion border “Operation Lone Star” initiative. On hand Friday to welcome the first 300 National Guard…MORE