Ford on Monday confirmed it is slashing prices for its F-150 Lightning truck due to lower battery costs. The Detroit-based automaker, which had raised Lightning prices earlier this year, said it was able to cut prices following improvements in scale and battery raw material costs. It came after Ford’s EV sales dropped 2.8 percent earlier…

ISLAMABAD—Lightning strikes across Pakistan’s eastern Punjab Province killed at least 10 people, officials said Monday as heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed the region. The strikes on Sunday mainly took place in the Sialkot and Sheikhupura districts of Punjab. Lightning strikes are frequent across Pakistan, especially in Punjab’s mountainous areas and plains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department said…

WASHINGTON—Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that like on Earth are made of water. And like on Earth, lightning often is generated within these clouds—an eerie sight spotted by various spacecraft that have visited our solar system’s largest planet, including NASA’s Juno probe. Data obtained by Juno is providing fresh information…

WASHINGTON—Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will restart production of its F-150 Lightning on March 13 after it halted output of the electric truck after a battery fire in early February. Ford has not set a date for resuming deliveries. The U.S. automaker said as it “ramps up production, we will continue holding already-produced vehicles…

Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that it had stopped production and shipments of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup after discovering a potential battery issue during pre-delivery checks. “We are not aware of any incidences of this issue in the field,” Ford spokesperson Emma Bergg said in an email. She said the production stop was…

A Florida mother has died after being struck by lightning while waiting to pick up her son from Keeth Elementary School in Winter Springs, according to local authorities. Winter Springs police said they received calls at 2.20 p.m. about multiple people possibly being struck by lightning near Trotwood Park. “It appears that lightning struck a…

Another victim died Friday after being struck by a bolt of lightning near the White House in Washington, bringing the total death toll to three by the end of the week. The Metropolitan Police Department said on Aug. 5 that an unnamed 29-year-old man injured in the Thursday night strike had also died, while the…

HAVANA—A fire set off by a lightning strike at an oil storage facility raged uncontrolled in the Cuban city of Matanzas, where four explosions and flames injured 121 people and left 17 firefighters missing. Cuban authorities said a unidentified body had been found late Saturday. Firefighters and other specialists were still trying to quell the…

There’s been a major breakthrough for the Democrats’ health care and climate bill. President Joe Biden and Republicans have commented on its inflationary impacts. To break down the Democrats’ latest bill aimed at reshaping the federal budget, we’ll hear from an economist about how it will address the budget deficit and more. The Biden administration…

There’s been a major breakthrough for the Democrats’ health care and climate bill. President Joe Biden and Republicans have commented on its inflationary impacts. To break down the Democrats’ latest bill aimed at reshaping the federal budget, we’ll hear from an economist about how it will address the budget deficit and more. The Biden administration…