Today, volkswagen admitted it rigged 11 million cars to defraud pollution tests. The u. S. Justice department is looking into criminal charges. And heres more from kris van cleave. In my german word we have totally screwed up. Reporter volkswagens us, ceo Michael Horne has said what has become painfully clear for the u. S. Automaker. Our company was dishonest with the epa and the California Air resources board. And with all of you. Reporter the 11 million cars with software to cheat u. S. Emission standards are diesel versions of five popular models built between 2009 and 2015. The company is moving full speed to finding a fix and set aside more than 7 billion to deal with the problem. Thats half a years profits. But it is facing up to 18 billion in possible fines. The software senses when a vehicle is undergoing emission tests and reduces pollutants released. But when driven the epa found emissions 10 to 40 times above acceptable levels. The damage to volkswagen is going to last for y
And first this morning, a newlyreleased batch of emails showed some Clinton Foundation donors with access to Hillary Clinton and her top aides during her time as secretary of state. More than 700 pages of emails were released from huma albedin. Hillary clinton said this is a rightwing attack and never took action as secretary of state because of donations to the foundation. But the emails do reveal the type of request the donors made. In one case, a sports executive whose firm donated to the foundation asked for help getting an american visa for a british soccer star with a criminal record. The emails show the state department did not grant that request. But aides did set up a meeting between Hillary Clinton and the crown prince of bahraibahrain. Then theres bono asking for a link to the space station during a concert. The response from almedin, no clue. And there are requests to almedin. They said theres no clear sign that donors received special access because of their contributions.
A retrospective look at the health halo surrounding red wine, once touted for its potential cardiovascular benefits, reveals a shift in scientific understanding. Initially fueled by studies suggesting moderate consumption could reduce heart disease risk, subsequent research debunked these claims.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA extended comment period for proposed healthy regulations for food packaging. The 50-day extension follows requests from stakeholders to allow additional time for interested persons to submit comments to the proposed regulations.