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Sometimes, it seems like the universe just loves creating a touch of irony. Take the case on July 10, when a single-engine, Beechcraft airplane crashed into building in Titusville, FL.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake early Saturday struck offshore not far from Fukushima, Japan -- the epicenter of a nuclear crisis following a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami -- the Japan Meteorological Agency reported.

Vanity can have a price -- in this case it can set your car on fire. Chrysler says it is recalling 895,000 of its fanciest Jeep SUVs, the Grand Cherokee, as well as the 3-row Dodge Durango, because the lighted Vanity costs Chrysler recall of 651,000 SUVs in U.S. Vanity can have a price -- in this case it can set your car on fire.

Bentley is considering launching an in-house bespoke division to cater to requests for more personalized cars, Auto Express reports.

A prosecutor says a Michigan high school student who was suspended for an entire school year after officials say he put eye drops in a teacher's coffee won't be charged.

A rocket was fired into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, and the Israeli military responded with an artillery strike, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces said Friday.

Sales of the new Volkswagen Golf and GTI aren't exactly off to a roaring start. Volkswagen's redesigned compact hatchback just went on sale, but dealers are being told to hold inventory until a safety defect Volkswagen halts sale of new Golf, GTI Sales of the new Volkswagen Golf and GTI aren't exactly off to a roaring start.

Bentley and Porsche are two of the jewels in Volkswagen Group's luxury brand crown, but in Florida they also have a very tenuous connection with crime.

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. - The United Auto Workers union will announce Thursday that's it's forming a union local in Chattanooga to represent employees at the Volkswagen plant there.

Nissan appears ready to crush the Cube The model is missing from the 2015 lineup and Nissan isn't talking about its future Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1lWL90R Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USATODAY.

Every few months, it seems a rumor crops up about plans from Mazda to revive the rotary engine.

At the height of riding season, Harley-Davidson has ordered up a big recall of near-new motorcycles Harley is recalling 66,421 Touring and CVO Touring motorcycles from the 2014 model year.

The Infiniti Q30 concept was unveiled in Frankfurt last year. The compact hatchback will be made alongside the QX30 crossover.

General Motors' South Korean workers today voted to go on strike over salaries and production volume, signaling tough annual wage talks for automakers already grappling with falling earnings because of the stronger won.

A 17-year-old boy has agreed to stand trial on a first-degree murder charge in the robbery and slaying of a 19-year-old Michigan State University student.

A new study out of the journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology finds the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system or progesterone-releasing IUD, may be associated with a higher than expected incidence of breast cancer.

Ford's European operations are sharing in the industry's modest sales recovery this year, but Ford of Europe President Stephen Odell warned that some of the region's underlying economic weaknesses still pose a threat.

Catherine Goodman didn't notice anything unusual when she first saw the 7-month-old girl and her mother at a New York subway station.

When Dodge announced that the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat would produce 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque from its supercharged 6.2-liter V8, automotive enthusiasts were shocked.

You have to be thorough when you're testing a car you might buy. You have to make sure it's mechanically sound, put it through its paces on slower roads and on the highway, and also see how it performs when you're impersonating a police officer and pulling people over.