Trouble driving at night? Study suggests it's the headlights
There may be a reason why people have trouble seeing while driving at night, and it's not their eyesight. A new rating of the headlights of more than 30 midsized car models gave only one model a grade...
View ArticleNissan recalls nearly 4 million newer cars for air bag failure unrelated to...
Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities. The two recalls...
View ArticleSubaru warns some Legacy, Outback owners not to drive
Subaru is telling owners of some newer Legacy and Outback vehicles not to drive them because the steering can fail. The company is recalling about 52,000 of the cars and SUVs from the 2016 and 2017...
View ArticleAre you changing your oil too often?
If you're still changing your engine oil every 5,000 miles, or even 3,000 miles, then you may be just be flushing money. Most new vehicles sold today can go at least 7,500 miles between oil changes,...
View ArticleAir bags recalled in 4.4M more cars; GM says its Takata inflators are safe,...
General Motors announced its largest recall of Takata air bag inflators yet, but the nation's biggest automaker says the parts are unique to its trucks and SUVs and don't pose a safety risk. The...
View ArticleCar buyers paying extra for safety devices are unlikely to get insurance...
After hearing good things about the latest in crash-prevention technologies, you decided to add automatic emergency braking to your new car. The feature costs north of $2,000 on most vehicles. Yet...
View Article5 ways to save money on car insurance
Only a few auto insurance companies currently offer discounts for new electronic safety devices such as autonomous emergency braking. But there are other ways you can save money on insurance: COMPARE...
View Article'Star Trek' actor's death hastens Fiat Chrysler gearshift probe: 266 crashes,...
A government investigation into confusing gear shifters like the one in the SUV that crushed and killed "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin found 266 crashes that injured 68 people. The numbers are in...
View ArticlePrevent heatstroke deaths of children left in cars
Since 1998, there have been 680 deaths in the United States from adults leaving a young child in a hot vehicle. That is 37 deaths per year that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says...
View ArticleIs someone stalking you? Tiny trackers make it alarmingly easy.
The proliferation of tracking devices, particularly the type of popular gadgets being sold to help you find your belongings, have led to an increase in fears of stalking, experts say.
View ArticleFight over charity’s big contract could shake up food distribution to South...
An impending change in the distribution of government food aid in South Florida is prompting warnings that vital help for people who rely on food pantries to feed their families could be disrupted....
View ArticleCOVID vaccinations are dropping, and our return to normal life is at risk
As President Joe Biden pushes a goal of 70% of Americans vaccinated by July Fourth, Florida is nowhere close to that target. Only about half of the population in the state is vaccinated, and reaching...
View ArticleFBI subpoenas info on readers of USA Today news story on slain agents
The FBI issued a subpoena demanding a U.S. newspaper giant provide agents with information to track down readers of a story about a suspect in a child pornography case who fatally shot two FBI agents...
View ArticleMan shot, found dead in his car at West Palm Beach apartment complex, police say
A West Palm Beach man was shot, and found dead inside his car at an apartment complex.
View ArticleCross-county chase begins with stolen Maserati in Broward, ends in crash
Three suspects were taken into custody following a chase that started in Broward County, went into Miami-Dade County and came back to Broward with a crashing stop, according to The Miami Herald.
View ArticleNews quiz for week of May 30
Think you are all caught up with the news? Test your knowledge of current events with the South Florida Sun Sentinel's news quiz, from the week of May 30, 2021.
View ArticleSchools expand summer academics. Just don’t call it summer school
Summer school, once limited to high school students who needed to make up failed credits, is experiencing a massive expansion into all grades this year due to the academic losses during the COVID-19...
View ArticleWhat it means to be a transgender athlete, fighting Florida’s new ban
Transgender athletes will endure a summer of uncertainty about whether they can return to their sports teams when school starts in the fall. Longtime Broward County athlete Jazz Jennings called that a...
View ArticleWoman’s alleged killer in murder-suicide received Navy burial and honors. Her...
Courtney Dwyer — a 28-year-old mother of three — was found shot to death on March 23 in the back seat of a parked car in Newport News. That led to a call to bar veterans accused of murder from veterans...
View ArticleOne killed in Boca Raton shooting. Police are searching for the gunman.
A man is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting in the Dixie Manor neighborhood of Boca Raton. Now police are searching for the alleged shooter.
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