Feds to fine Takata daily until the airbag maker complies with investigation
NHTSA head says fines necessary to find cause of airbag defects The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration will fine automotive parts maker Takata $14,000 each day until it complies with a federal investigation into its faulty airbags. On February 20 2014, the NHTSA issued a pair of fines totaling $14,000 a day against the Japanese-based firm Takata. The fines […]
Four more smoke incidents occur in WMATA Metro system over the weekend
Woodley Park, Foggy Bottom, Rosslyn, and L’Enfant Plaza metro stations fill with smoke The Washington, D.C. metro system saw four more smoke incidents over the weekend of Feb. 20-22.  Unlike the Jan. 12 Metro smoke incident that left one person dead and more than 80 injured, no injuries related to the most-recent smoke incident were […]
Rabbi Barry Freundel pleads guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism
Rabbi Barry Freundel pleaded guilty to 52 counts of voyeurism in D.C. Superior Court on Thursday afternoon.  The charges stem from secretly videotaping female converts and students as they took part in a sacred ritual bath known as a mikvah.  Freundel used a clock radio containing a hidden camera to videotape the women as they undressed and showered […]
