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The U.S. government’s auto safety agency is investigating complaints that headlights can suddenly fail in some older Kia SUVs

Hyundai is joining affiliated automaker Kia in yet another U.S. recall for problems that could cause engine fires

Kia is joining its affiliate Hyundai in recalling thousands of vehicles in the U.S. because water can get into a brake computer, cause an electrical short and possibly a fire.

Three women who were arrested for going topless at a New Hampshire beach are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case. Heidi Lilley, Kia Sinclair and Ginger Pierro were arrested in Laconia in 2016. They’re part of a global campaign advocating for the rights of women to go topless called Free the Nipple.

More than five decades after he disappeared in a war zone, the remains of a North Texas fighter pilot have finally come home.

The Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy shot in the head while off duty at a Jack in the Box on Monday has died, the sheriff said on Wednesday.

The man suspected of shooting an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy at a fast food restaurant in Alhambra confessed to his father, who in turn notified police, authorities said Tuesday.

U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles equipped with bags that may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths. Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler from the 2010 through 2019 model years are included in...

The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has decided to open two new investigations into fires involving Hyundai and Kia vehicles after getting complaints of more than 3,100 fires and 103 injuries.

Hyundai and Kia have added more than a half-million vehicles to 3 ½-year string of U.S. recalls for engine failures and fires.
Three recalls released Thursday by the government add new problems and vehicles to the Korean automakers’ list of safety woes, which have brought hundreds of complaints about fires from across the nation.

Hyundai and Kia are recalling more than 500,000 cars over concerns of engine fires.

The fiancée of a man who was killed after stopping to help a crashed driver on the Pine Valley Creek Bridge Wednesday said her husband-to-be was the kind of guy who would help anybody at any time.

Pope Francis urged religious leaders Monday to work together to reject war as he opened the first-ever papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam, with a strong denunciation of violence committed in God’s name. In a keynote speech to an interfaith gathering in the United Arab Emirates, Francis warned that the future of humanity was at stake...

Feb. 3 is quickly approaching and we’re getting super excited. Not about the Super Bowl … but the commercials.

A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Vallejo on Tuesday evening, according to police.

Despite a government shutdown, Hyundai and Kia are moving ahead with a recall of about 168,000 vehicles to fix a fuel pipe problem that can cause engine fires. The problem stems from improper repairs during previous recalls for engine failures. The affiliated Korean automakers have been dogged by fire and engine failure complaints from across the nation. They’re both under...

A woman was arrested at the end of a pursuit involving a carjacking suspect on wet roads and freeways Monday morning in the South Los Angeles area.

An Alameda County prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday that a 26-year-old man should be convicted of murder for the strangulation death of his uncle outside an Oakland restaurant in 2017 because she believes he intentionally killed him.

Five suspects wanted for an armed robbery of a watch and clock repair shop in Old Town Pasadena led police on a high-speed chase on freeways and surface streets Friday afternoon before the suspects abandoned the Kia Soul they were in and fled into an East Hollywood neighborhood.

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that headlights on nearly half of 2018 model cars tested by the group do not adequately light the road, and most “good-rated” headlights only come with optional packages or an upgraded trim. According to the IIHS, out of 424 headlight possibilities across trims on 2018 models tested by the...