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IOWA CITY, Iowa - An eastern Iowa county is one of the first across the USA to open its arms to driverless cars.

UPDATE : We have received a statement from Ford Global Corporate Communications Manager, Susan Krusel, which contradicts some statements in the original story by the Detroit News .

Ted Vernon Specialty Autos deals primarily in classic cars and their vehicles were featured on the Discovery channel show South Beach Classics in addition to appearing in several commercials and films.

Assuming all goes to plan, automakers test their vehicles to the breaking point in the months and years leading up to that vehicle's actual release into the public.

Police said Thursday they're deciding whether to arrest an 80-year-old man who shot a fleeing, unarmed burglar despite her telling him she was pregnant, but they have arrested the woman's accomplice on suspicion of murder for taking part in a crime that led to her death.

The real F-35 Lightning II fighter jet may be grounded, but the Ford Mustang version is just taking off.

At least two people inside a Lake Tahoe hotel jumped from a second-floor unit to avoid flames from a two-alarm fire that broke out late Wednesday night.

Add another to the list of cars tragically absent from the U.S. market. Nissan announced that this fall it will add another Nismo vehicle to its growing portfolio--this time a performance-bred Nissan Note Nismo.

In a twist more befitting a Disney cartoon, a tortoise may have helped a 12-inch alligator escape an Upper Peninsula zoo.

In the third week of a bruising conflict between Israel and Hamas, there were some positive signs as the intensity of the fighting seemed to dip a bit even as diplomatic efforts ramped up.

It's difficult to overstate how significant the post-bankruptcy years have been for General Motors' Buick brand.

Chicago may once have been known as the home of the mob in US with Al Capone running things, but for several years in the 2000s it looks like a completely legal racket may have made the city millions.

Nearly a dozen fake applicants were able to obtain coverage subsidies under the Affordable Care Act during undercover testing of enrollment controls, a government watchdog said.

An American teenager who was trying to set a world record for flying around the world was killed and his father is missing after their plane crashed into the ocean off American Samoa on Tuesday night, the boy's family said.

A man accused of mowing his lawn while not wearing any clothes entered a plea of no contest in court.

General Motors announced six more recalls today, totalling 717,950 newer-model U.S. vehicles.

Porsche, Jaguar and Audi are the brands that seem to delight new buyers the most, says a new study released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates.

A woman who filed a complaint against a car dealership here was surprised when she went to pick up her refund: It was mostly in coins.

Michael Granillo went to Northridge Hospital Medical Center in California because of intense back pain three times in one week.

Cars are expensive in China, especially if they happen to wear the badge of a prestigious manufacturer.