Emma Dion

After people were briefly evacuated because of storms, the president delivered remarks reflecting on the nation’s history and contemporary politics.

For the first time ever, American car companies will soon be required to test vehicle safety using dummies that are representative of women.

José Padilla was convicted on charges of supporting al Qaeda after he was initially accused of planning a "dirty bomb" attack in the U.S. He was eventually sentenced to 21 years in prison.

NHTSA regulations still allow car companies in the U.S. to test for safety using 40- to 50-year-old dummies that are not anatomically representative of the average female, in terms of height, weight and body type — despite newer, more high-tech testing dummies being available.