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The Edward A. Garmatz United States District Courthouse is seen Monday, June 1, 2026, in Baltimore.

Chief Engineer Faces Criminal Charges in 2024 Baltimore Bridge Collapse

They say he willfully failed to notify the U.S. Coast Guard of major problems.

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Struggling Pizza Hut Chain Will Be Sold for $2.7B

Pizza Hut had nearly 20,000 restaurants worldwide at the end of last year.

June 16, 2026

Ghost guns, provided by the New York City Police Department, are displayed in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, in New York, Oct. 15, 2025.

Some People Are Making Guns With 3D Printers. New Law Seeks to Cancel Their Print Jobs

Does the right to bear arms extend to making them?

June 15, 2026

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Study: 74% of Manufacturers Caught in 'Data Chaos' Despite Increasing Tech Spend

New research from L2L finds that more than 65% of supervisors waste up to four hours per shift on manual data entry and reconciliation.

June 12, 2026

Elon Musk uses his phone during a state dinner for President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing.

By the Numbers: What Is a Trillion Dollars in Real Terms?

For example, $1 trillion could buy 2.5 million homes in the U.S.

June 12, 2026

Smoke fills the sky after a train derailment near Carrington, N.D., July 5, 2024

Fiery 2024 Derailment Proves Need to Replace Flawed Tank Cars, NTSB Says

Regulators also said railroads need to change the way they assemble their trains.

June 12, 2026

Joshua Baer, the founder and CEO of Capital Factory, poses for a photo at the Force Con event, May 29, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Man Who Died in Texas Plane Crash Supported Startups, From Robots to Autonomous Ships

June 18, 2026

Crews work a warehouse fire in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, June 17, 2026.

Los Angeles Warehouse Fire Prompts Shelter-in-Place Orders Due to Hazardous Air

June 18, 2026

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Ice Cream Companies Raided in Price-Fixing Probe

June 17, 2026

The Gordie Howe Bridge is shown under construction between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026.

Opening of Canada-U.S. Bridge in Detroit Delayed

June 11, 2026

Workers labor on the underside of the cosmic detector housed underground at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory in Kaiping in southern China's Guangdong province, Oct. 11, 2024.

Underground Detector Unveils First Major Findings About Mysterious Ghost Particles

June 10, 2026

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Snap-on Acquires Diagnostic Tools Provider for $100M

June 10, 2026

Elon Musk attends the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia.

SpaceX Wants Regular Investors to Help Its Stock Launch

June 10, 2026

Canadian and American flags on the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, May 22, 2026.

New Canadian-built Bridge Across Detroit River Poised to Open

June 9, 2026

The United States Court of International Trade is seen in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal building in this, March 18, 2015 photo, in New York.

Dispute Persists Over Tariff Refund Eligibility

June 9, 2026

In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, people arrive before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Miami Field Office in Miami.

Judge Scraps Trump's $100,000 Fee on New H-1B Visas

June 9, 2026

Workers assemble robot at the LY iTech Beijing Super Factory for Embodied Artificial Intelligence during a media tour in the Beijing E-Town on the outskirts of Beijing on May 29, 2026.

Experts Say Demand for Humanoids Lags Capacity to Build Them

June 8, 2026

An official with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension works at the State Operations Center during Texas' response to the New World Screwworm in Austin, Texas on Friday, June 5, 2026.

Texas Wants to Speed Up Work on Fly-Breeding Factory to Fight Cattle Parasite

June 8, 2026

The Security Breach Podcast

The Security Breach Podcast

Security Breach from Manufacturing.net offers the insight needed to ready your company's defenses against hackers.

June 19, 2026

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Trump Administration Seeks New Path Forward With Tariffs

They’ve turned to an authority that has withstood legal challenges in the past.

June 5, 2026

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Airport Employees Injured as Boeing Nose Gear Suddenly Retracts

WATCH: The incident occurred while the Dreamliner was parked at the gate.

June 4, 2026

USPS delivery vans in Denver, March 23, 2026.

USPS, DHL Reach $10B 'Last-Mile' Delivery Agreement

The Postal Service announced plans to open its delivery network to additional shippers last year.

June 2, 2026

Connor Scott, 24, and Zoe Lloyd, 21, meet up at a local coffee shop and restaurant to work on their studies on April 20, 2026 in Flagstaff, Ariz.

Young and Unemployed? Remote Work, Not AI, May Be the Problem

Businesses are more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers.

June 2, 2026

Tariffs

Trump Moves to Halt Universal Tariff Refunds

The U.S. CBP estimates that the government owes $166 billion to companies.

June 1, 2026

Soldiers and airmen from the Washington National Guard's 10th Homeland Response Force offer support to first responders following an implosion of a chemical tank at Nippon Dynawave pulp and paper mill on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Longview, Wash.

Crews Recover 6 of 9 Victims Missing After Washington Chemical Tank Rupture

It's one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in recent decades.

May 29, 2026

Water is sprayed on a damaged tank at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove, Calif., on Sunday, May 24, 2026, after the tank containing a chemical used to make plastic parts overheated Thursday.

Fears Remain as California Residents Evacuated Due to Chemical Tank Threat Return Home

50,000 people fled as officials warned of the potential for a catastrophic explosion.

May 28, 2026

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3M Hit With Record $1.4B Lawsuit Over 'Forever Chemicals' at Defense Bases

The company said it will fight the claim.

May 28, 2026

Jiaxun Liu, a Ph.D. student, works on a robot named Argus at Duke University's General Robotics Lab in Durham, N.C., Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

Robot With 20 Legs and Eyes Built to Move, See in Any Direction Instantly

WATCH: Meet Argus.

May 27, 2026

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Cutting Tool Orders Climbed Nearly 25% in March

Shipments in the first quarter were up more than 15% year-over-year.

May 26, 2026

Water is sprayed on a tank that overheated at an aerospace plant in Garden Grove, Calif., Friday, May 22, 2026.

Chemical Tank Explosion Risk at Southern Californian Aerospace Supplier Triggers Mass Evacuations

Disruptions at specialized aircraft components sites can be difficult for the industry to absorb.

May 26, 2026

Inside Musk's Trillion-Dollar IPO

The document in part reads like a script for a Hollywood sci-fi movie.

May 22, 2026

Samsung Faces Strike After Pay Talks with Union Fall Apart

The last-minute deal failed. What's next?

May 20, 2026

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DOJ Indicts Four Manufacturers Accused of Fixing Shipping Container Prices

The alleged scheme carried on for more than four years.

May 20, 2026