Volkswagen Group of America is recalling nearly 136,000 Audi and Volkswagen autos to fix potential problems with their antilock brake systems.

Stranded motorists were pulled from cars stuck on flooded Northern California roads as thunderstorms arrived Sunday as part of a massive winter storm that could be the biggest to slam the region in more than a decade.

Last March, Toshiba recalled the lithium-ion battery packs used in approximately 91,000 laptops that were found to overheat, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. Now, the company is expanding the safety initiative, recalling an additional 83,000 units.

Lloyd’s of London could be paying Disney $50 million in the wake of the sudden death of Hollywood legend Carrie Fisher. The acclaimed writer and actress — best known as the Star Wars franchise’s indomitable Leia Organa — died Dec. 27, four days after suffering a heart attack while on a flight.

Two Southern California women are suing Lyft. They claim the guy dispatched to be their designated driver showed up drunk and caused a crash that nearly killed them.

There’s a lot of talk right now about how big data is going to change insurance. Artificial intelligence and prescriptive analytics are definitely coming, and they will definitely change the insurance industry.

The family of an Oakland teenager is suing the city one year after a fallen tree limb killed their son at Lake Merritt near Fairyland.

What was supposed to be the start of one family’s Christmas celebration ended in tragedy early Monday morning when a Marine driving his family to the airport was struck and killed on the 10 Freeway after stopping to help a driver in a rollover crash.

A newly released report by the American Tort Reform Association finds that residents of the Sunshine State are living in a very warm place indeed. The 2016-2017 Judicial Hellholes rankings are out, and Florida came in at an ignoble 4th.

The driver of a box truck that overturned on Interstate Highway 680 in Danville early this morning has died, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched a “preliminary evaluation” of approximately 1 million Dodge Ram pickups and Dodge Durango SUVs following 43 complaints alleging roll-aways when the vehicles are in the parked position.

A San Diego superior court judge upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s order to State Farm to reduce rates for homeowners and renters insurance.

Hippo, an insurtech startup looking to provide home insurance beginning in 2017, has announced $14 million in Series A funding led by VC firm Horizons Ventures.

A blown tire set a tractor trailer on fire late Tuesday and led to significant delays along two San Diego highways during the evening commute.

Two firefighters were injured early Thursday morning while battling a dramatic blaze at a strip mall in Monterey Park, where 40 residents of a nearby apartment building were evacuated.