Due to COVID and weather, more than 1,000 U.S. flights have been cancelled today
A mixture of staffing shortages because of the coronavirus and some bad weather has been causing delays for many airlines.
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Companies are working on technology to get cars to detect and prevent drunk driving
The new infrastructure law includes a requirement for a new safety feature in vehicles: Some sort of technology to detect and prevent drunk driving. But how would that actually work?
U.S. home prices went through the roof in 2021
Home prices have been on a tear during the pandemic. A new report out Tuesday shows home prices nationally are up 19% in a single year.
Americans saved a lot of money this year dispite record inflation
Americans stashed away $2.7 trillion in excess savings over the pandemic even as inflation rates hit a record high.
The Sun Belt is making a big play for the hot electric vehicle market
Georgia recently nabbed an agreement for a $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant. Rivian is one of the hot new electric vehicle startups.
Home prices are up. For Black families, is selling Grandma's house the right choice?
Fast-rising home prices are creating opportunities for some longtime Black homeowners. Those high valuations can also raise big questions about the best way to tap into that wealth.
U.S. regulators step up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it's opening an engineering analysis to evaluate whether previous recalls of some Hyandai and Kia models covered enough vehicles.
Canceled flights put a damper on Christmas celebrations for thousands of travelers
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with CNBC airline reporter Leslie Josephs about holiday flight cancellations after COVID-19 infections cut back staffing. How do travelers recover?
Why Sunbelt states are lobbying hard to attract electric car makers
States in the South, such as Georgia, are aggressively wooing electric vehicle makers and suppliers — as they seek to chip away at the auto dominance Michigan has held for more than a century.
What New York's ban on gas-powered heat could mean for the future of clean energy
Elissa Nadworny talks to Russell Unger, a building electrification expert at RMI, a clean energy think tank, about New York City's recent fossil fuel ban in new buildings.