The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency orders
Volkswagen to fix nearly 500,000 VW and
Audidiesel cars from model years 2009-2015 that include software that circumvents EPA
emissions standards. The company's illegal use of so-called "defeat devices" threaten public health, in some cases releasing 40 times the pollution standard of
nitrogen oxide emissions. The company faces possible U.S. fines of up to
$37,500 per vehicle for the violations which could total more than $18 billion.
(AP via Fox News),
(EPA)
In
India, about 2.3 million people respond to the
state of
Uttar Pradesh's announcement of 368 low-level government jobs openings that pay 16,000
rupees ($240) a month. At least 255 of the applicants had a
doctorate and over 200,000 had
master's degrees.
(AP)
Governor of ArizonaDoug Ducey states that 21-year-old Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. is ballistically linked to four incidents and arrested in
Glendale, Arizona after a SWAT raid. Merritt was previously charged twice in 2013, the first for failing to stop at the scene of a damaged vehicle, and the second for assault and criminal damage. Police state that he is known to hold anti-government and anti-police views. He is charged with four counts each of aggravated assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, discharging a firearm within city limits, carrying out a
drive-by shooting, and intentional acts of terrorism; and his bail is set at $1 million.
(ABC15),
(KOB),
(HEAVY),
(ABC News),
(Q13FOX),
(AZ Central),
(CNN),
(Yahoo News),
(NBC News)
The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency orders
Volkswagen to fix nearly 500,000 VW and
Audidiesel cars from model years 2009-2015 that include software that circumvents EPA
emissions standards. The company's illegal use of so-called "defeat devices" threaten public health, in some cases releasing 40 times the pollution standard of
nitrogen oxide emissions. The company faces possible U.S. fines of up to
$37,500 per vehicle for the violations which could total more than $18 billion.
(AP via Fox News),
(EPA)
In
India, about 2.3 million people respond to the
state of
Uttar Pradesh's announcement of 368 low-level government jobs openings that pay 16,000
rupees ($240) a month. At least 255 of the applicants had a
doctorate and over 200,000 had
master's degrees.
(AP)
Governor of ArizonaDoug Ducey states that 21-year-old Leslie Allen Merritt Jr. is ballistically linked to four incidents and arrested in
Glendale, Arizona after a SWAT raid. Merritt was previously charged twice in 2013, the first for failing to stop at the scene of a damaged vehicle, and the second for assault and criminal damage. Police state that he is known to hold anti-government and anti-police views. He is charged with four counts each of aggravated assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, discharging a firearm within city limits, carrying out a
drive-by shooting, and intentional acts of terrorism; and his bail is set at $1 million.
(ABC15),
(KOB),
(HEAVY),
(ABC News),
(Q13FOX),
(AZ Central),
(CNN),
(Yahoo News),
(NBC News)