Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency Friday for Macomb County due to last month’s collapse of a massive sewage line that has caused a football field-sized sinkhole in one of its communities.

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.

Twenty lawsuits later, the dust has finally settled from an explosion and fire at North Shore Marina nearly four years ago. “We’re happy to be done with it,” Marina Manager Jill Kinkema said last week. “We got to the point where we wanted to put that behind us.”

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.

Families of the victims of the Orlando gay nightclub shooting on Monday filed a federal civil suit against Twitter, Facebook and Google for allegedly providing “material support” to the Islamic State and helping to radicalize shooter Omar Mateen.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration announced a series of related recalls of products, including waffle mix, kettle chips and macaroni and cheese, because of possible salmonella contamination.

The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday proposed requiring all new cars and trucks to be able to "talk" to one another using short-range wireless technology to potentially avoid tens of thousands of crashes annually.

A fire at the main lodge at Boyne Highlands, a popular ski resort in northern Michigan, injured 12 people and forced the evacuation of dozens more early Sunday.

Dozens of vehicles, upwards of 40, were involved in an accident on I-96 westbound near Fowlerville Thursday morning. Michigan State Police says there are reports of at least two people dead.

Hyundai is recalling more than 41,000 older minivans because the hoods can fly open while they’re being driven. The recall covers the Entourage minivan from the 2007 and 2008 model years.

Ever wonder why your car insurance premiums keep going up? It’s possible you live in one of the 10 states with the worst drivers.

If you’re planning on waking up early later this month to get a jump on your holiday road trips, make sure you hit the hay equally early the night before.

Technology is a valued ally of insurers in combatting insurance fraud. And for good reason — this crime is growing. These are two findings of the Coalition’s newest study of how insurers use tech to combat billions of dollars in fraud each year.

Ford is recalling more than 680,000 cars in two recalls to fix problems with seat belt pretensioners and faulty seatback welds.