It s a brand new year - and consumer auto safety groups are hoping to avoid further deaths from faulty Takata airbags - by raising awareness about the ongoing recall. More than 41 million vehicles from 34 brands from model years 2000 to 2018 are affected. Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, warned that the ammonium nitrate that causes the airbags to inflate has become unstable and can explode with even a small fender bender. .
A new Minnesota law took effect January 1 designed to reduce risks for people buying used vehicles. It comes as more Americans lean on the market for previously driven cars. Industry source Kelley Blue Book says the U.S. .
With the booming popularity of food trucks, the people who own and operate them need a standard set of operating rules. That's the point of some legislation soon to be introduced in Nebraska.
Scammers targeting student-loan borrowers are shifting into high gear - spurred by the uncertainty surrounding President Joseph R. Biden s debt-cancellation plan. The Supreme Court will hear a case in late February that seeks to strike down the administration s plan to offer up to $20,000 in debt relief to low-income student loan borrowers. .