Category: probe

US Ends Probe Into Ford SUV Exhaust Issues Without a Recall

DETROIT—The U.S. government’s road safety agency has closed a more than six-year investigation into exhaust odors in Ford Explorer passenger cabins, determining that the SUVs don’t have high levels of carbon monoxide and don’t need to be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says it reviewed more than 6,500 consumer complaints, tested SUVs in…


French Soccer President Targeted by Sexual Harassment Probe

PARIS—French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment and “moral harassment,” the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. In a message to The Associated Press, the prosecutor’s office said the investigation was opened Monday following a report by the General Inspectorate of Education, Sport, and Research. It will be carried out…


Prosecutors Take Charge of Probe Into Baldwin Shooting

SANTA FE, N.M.—A sheriff’s department submitted on Thursday its investigative findings to prosecutors in the death of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin on a film set in New Mexico in October 2021. Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Ríos said that two binders of information were turned over to the Santa Fe-based…


Murder Probe as Girl’s Body Found in Trunk in Paris

A major police investigation was launched in Paris late on Saturday after the body of 12-year-old girl was found in a trunk. The remains were found in the courtyard of a building in the 19th district of the French capital. According to French media, a local girl had been reported missing by her parents earlier…


Russia Rebukes Germany, Denmark, Sweden for Not Including It in Nord Stream Probe

LONDON—Russia said on Thursday it had summoned diplomats from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden to complain that representatives from Moscow and Gazprom had not been invited to join an investigation into ruptures of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “Russia will obviously not recognise the pseudo-results of such an investigation unless Russian experts are involved,” the foreign…


Meta’s Privacy Obligations May Be Added to German Antitrust Probe, Court Adviser Says

LUXEMBOURG—Antitrust authorities may assess whether companies comply with EU data protection rules during their investigations, an adviser to Europe’s top court said on Tuesday, dealing a possible blow to Meta Platforms in its fight against the German competition agency. The non-binding opinion, if followed by the Court of the Justice of the Europe Union (CJEU)…


Indonesia Antitrust Agency Launches Probe of Google App Payments

JAKARTA—Indonesia’s anti-trust agency (KPPU) said on Thursday it is investigating potential unfair business practices by Google over the use of proprietary payment services for its software distribution platform Google Play Store. The move follows similar investigations by antitrust regulators globally involving Alphabet Inc’s Google. “KPPU suspects that Google has conducted an abuse using its dominant…


US Seeks Information From Tesla on In-car Camera in Autopilot Probe

WASHINGTON—U.S. auto safety regulators on Thursday asked Tesla Inc. to answer questions about its in-car camera intended to monitor driver awareness as part of a probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles that employ the carmaker’s advanced driver assistance system called Autopilot. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is assessing the performance of Autopilot after earlier…


Parliamentary Probe Into Partygate Is ‘Witch Hunt’ Say Johnson Allies

Allies of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have spoken out against who they consider part of a “witch hunt” by a parliamentary committee that could lead to the outgoing prime minister’s removal from Parliament. Still Johnson’s detractors, including at least one MP inside Johnson’s own party, say that the work of the committee is fair…


Watchdog Launches Probe Into Actions of Police in 8 BC Departments

British Columbia’s police complaint commissioner has set off an investigation into the conduct of 19 officers from eight separate police departments. A statement from the commissioner says the serious nature of the alleged misconduct means it will seek the appointment of a special provincial constable to complete an investigation independent of any B.C. police agencies….