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Facebook Founder's Philanthropic Aspirations Highlighted In Announcement

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Dale Russakoff, author of the book, The Prize, about what lessons Zuckerberg learned from his $100 million donation to fix Newark, N.J., schools.

This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Deadly West Bank firefight leaves at least 3 Palestinians dead, dozens more injured

The violence marked a rare use of Israeli airpower in the territory. During the clashes, Palestinian militants detonated a roadside bomb next to an Israeli military vehicle.

He's the first buyer of the electric F-150. Why he's the future of the car industry

Legacy auto makers such as Ford and GM are racing to catch up to Tesla by investing billions of dollars to develop electric cars.

Martin Winterkorn resigned as CEO of Volkswagen last week. He said he had no knowledge of the emissions-duping technology installed on 11 million vehicles worldwide.

German Prosecutors Investigating Former Volkswagen CEO

The investigation will focus on whether fraud was committed through the sale of diesel-powered vehicles equipped with technology that cheats emissions tests.

Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Ky., is its largest in the world. In this photo from 2010, an employee installs an accelerator into a new Camry at the plant.

Toyota Plans $1.3 Billion Investment In Kentucky Plant

The Georgetown, Ky., facility is Toyota's largest plant in the world. Toyota plans to invest $10 billion in the U.S. over the next five years.

A statewide computer system for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles crashed, impacting the Pinellas County Tax Collector's Office and others across the state.

A computer crash causes headaches at tax collector offices across Florida

The computer crashed at the Florida motor vehicle department.

Strike kills U.N. aid worker, injures another in southern Gaza

The United Nations said that one of its aid workers was killed and another injured when their vehicle was struck on Monday in Rafah in southern Gaza.

Infowars founder Alex Jones appears in court to testify during the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Conn., on Sept. 22, 2022.

Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

Alex Jones' personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax.

Jake Brown, ADA Coordinator for the City of Sarasota, demonstrates how the EcoRover works. .Citizens with Disabilities Advisory Board and City of Sarasota ADA, purchased a beach-friendly accessibility chair called EcoRover. This chair promotes independence for individuals with disabilities and is now available for public use at Lido Beach at no cost. The EcoRover is an electric hand-controlled wheelchair with all-terrain tread that can easily traverse sand allowing for independent enjoyment of beautiful Lido Beach. EcoRover Chairs was founded by Cordell Jeter. They are fabricated in Tampa and assembled in North Port. The $14,000 vehicle was funded through handicap parking violation fines.

Access to Sarasota's Lido Beach opens up for those with disabilities via a new tracked chair

While Florida takes pride in its beaches, some beachgoers with disabilities find enjoying the sandy spaces difficult.Enter the EcoRover. The powered track chair debuted Thursday at Lido Beach in Sarasota County.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is working hard to convince more Americans to embrace electric cars — and she knows this means the country's charging infrastructure needs to improve, fast.

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

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