MARRAKECH: Ministers from 100 countries endorsed the Marrakech Declaration for Global Road Safety which calls on govts to make it a political priority, ensure sustained funding and advance actions to achieve the goal of halving road deaths by 2030.Leaders from around 50 countries, including Thailand, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia and Colombia made major commitments…
The Utah House of Representatives has approved a significant bill requiring public school students, starting as early as kindergarten, to receive mandatory firearm safety education. Passed with a commanding 59-10 vote, the bill now advances to the Senate, where it is expected to provoke an intense debate on the responsibilities of schools versus parents in…
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address at the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City. (AP File Photo) Governor Kevin Stitt rejects controversial proposal to gather students’ immigration data in Oklahoma schools. (Getty Images) Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt delivers his State of the State address at the Oklahoma State Capitol in…
MONTGOMERY, Ala: After a violent year that saw multiple mass shootings in the state, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers in both parties are supporting a ban on so-called Glock switches and other conversion devices that make semi-automatic weapons fire like machine guns. The Republican governor is expected to back the proposal in her…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday said the stampede at Maha Kumbh was an “unfortunate incident” and refused to entertain a plea seeking “directions to put in place safety measures and guidelines for pilgrims from across the country.” At least 30 people were killed and 60 others were injured in a pre-dawn…
Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium. Batches of Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fuze Tea were among the products recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the company said…
Clues emerging from the moments before the deadly collision Wednesday night between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet suggest that multiple layers of the country’s aviation safety apparatus failed, according to flight recordings, a preliminary internal report from the Federal Aviation Administration, interviews with current and former air traffic controllers and others…
South Korea has told its low-cost carriers to prioritize safety over profit after the deadly crash of a Jeju Air plane in South Korea last month, in an effort to shore up confidence in the country’s aviation industry. In a meeting with South Korea’s nine budget airlines on Thursday, the nation’s transportation ministry demanded that…
In the hallways of America’s schools, the sound of laughter and learning is too often drowned out by the unthinkable: The crack of gunfire. School gun violence, once unthinkable, has become a grim and recurring reality across the United States. According to recent statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the School…
NEW YORK: New York Citys police department is curbing its use of high-speed chases after finding that about one-quarter of more than 2,200 initiated by officers last year led to a collision, property damage, physical harm or death. A new policy effective Feb. 1 will limit vehicle pursuits to only the most serious and violent…