The new Ferrari F138 suffered a dramatic gearbox failure during final testing at Jerez. Pedro de la Rosa was testing the car for Ferrari's simulator efforts.

The Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" has been grounded for a month after a series of serious battery-related incidents. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk believes he has the technical know-how to solve the Dreamliner's dilemma.

(Reuters) - A nightclub fire that killed 231 people is prompting Brazilians to worry that a culture of haphazard regulation and lax accountability stand in the way of achieving the country's lofty, first-world ambitions.

Brazilian police on Monday detained the owners of the nightclub where a fire killed 231 people as well as two band members whose pyrotechnics they say triggered the blaze as the focus turned to finding those responsible for the tragedy.

Relatives of the 231 people who died in a Brazilian nightclub fire demanded answers on Monday as to how it could have killed so many people, while police questioned the club's owner and members of the band whose pyrotechnics show allegedly caused the tragedy.

After arguing about where to launder clothes, Dexter Oliver, 22, set his girlfriend's face on fire. Her condition is deemed critical.

The San Diego Chargers will fire both head coach Norv Turner and general manager A.J. Smith at the end of th2 2012 season. Or will they?

Both great tablets, but what makes them different.

Amazon and Apple both have pretty decent tablets, but how do they match up?

Amazon's Kindle Fire HD 8.9" is now out and features a 1920x1200 HD display, integrated support for Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Hotmail, and Yahoo!, a front-facing HD camera for taking photos or making video calls, a 1.5Ghz dual-core processor with Imagination PowerVR 3D graphics core, and free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content.

U.N. delegations sharply criticized the United Nations' management on Monday for an almost "total breakdown in communications" with the world body's 193 member states after superstorm Sandy slammed into the U.S. East Coast a week ago.

How does the iPad mini, Nexus 7, Kindle HD match up against each other?

Head-to-head, which is better, the iPad Mini or the Amazon Kindle Fire HD?

If you're looking for an efficient tablet, your best bet might be the Kindle Fire HD or the New iPad.Last month, Amazon introduced its Kindle Fire HD.

A fire caused by lightning at Venezuela's 146,000-barrels-per-day El Palito refinery should be out later on Thursday and operations remain unaffected, a senior official at state oil company PDVSA said.

An explosion and fire killed at least 26 people at a Pemex natural gas facility in northern Mexico near the U.S. border on Tuesday, one of the deadliest accidents in the oil and gas industry in recent years.

A cup plug may be prone to dislodging in 7,600 Ford Escape examples equipped with the 1.6 liter Ecoboost engine.

A fire churning through the Angeles National Forest is only 5 percent contained and could take a week to put out. The fire has burned through 3,600 acres and authorities said the blaze has injured four people.

Lionel Messi took up where he left off last season as the Argentine scored twice to help Barcelona and new coach Tito Vilanova to a 5-1 home win over Real Sociedad in their La Liga opener on Sunday.

Ford is recalling 11,500 examples of its 1.6 liter Ecoboost equipped 2013 Ford Escape crossovers built through July 11,2012 due to a potential leaking fuel line.

General Motors has just announced the recall of all 413,418 units of the 2011 and pre-May 2012 model year Chevrolet Cruze compact sedans due to a serious engine fire risk.

NHTSA launches full investigation into Jeep fires: 5.1 million vehicles in question

Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Scores Poorly On NHTSA Crash Tests, Engine Bay Catches Fire

Last week, NHTSA launched a formal inquiry regarding a Texas garage fire involving a Fisker Karma sedan. Sending a team of investigators to inspect the May 3 garage fire in Sugarland, Texas, that destroyed multiple vehicles, the cause and origin of the fire has yet to be confirmed.