Instructions for a fingernail filing gadget for infants says, "Stay away from children." It's enough to make a new parent holler. Thanasis Zovoilis/Getty Images hide caption
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Some of the railcars that derailed Friday night when a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed are in the process of being cleaned up on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Rescue workers treat injured people on the street near the scene of a crowd surge in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2022. South Korean police on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, said they are seeking charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption
3 personal safety tips to help you protect yourself on a night out
The 2020 model of the Hover-1 Superfly Hoverboard is being recalled after it was found to have a software issue that can make it move without the user intending it to. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hide caption
Donald Baffoni holds a 6-month-old turkey this month at Baffoni's Poultry Farm in Johnston, R.I. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
An N95 face mask outside NYU Langone Health hospital during the coronavirus pandemic. Noam Galai/Getty Images hide caption
Toyota demonstrates its "pre-collision system," which uses automatic steering in addition to automatic braking to prevent collisions, in Tokyo in 2013. Different manufacturers use different names for systems like this, which can be confusing, a AAA report found. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Product safety field staff send damaged products, such as this burnt battery pack from a defective electric scooter, to the government testing lab in Rockville, Md. Raquel Zaldivar/NPR hide caption
As Batteries Keep Catching Fire, U.S. Safety Agency Prepares For Change
A BMW concept car imagines a world where the driver only occasionally takes the wheel. Sonari Glinton/NPR hide caption
The parent company of Chrysler acknowledges that it failed to turn over safety data as required. Above, a 2014 photo of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
A DJI Phantom 3 drone is flown during a demonstration at an agricultual show. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Tough helmet laws have caused the number of helmet wearers in a Vietnamese province to jump from 34 percent to 76 percent. Thomas Janisch/Moment Editorial/Getty Images hide caption
Despite Congress mandating all railroads be equipped with a Positive Train Control system by the end of the year, Chicago's Metra system isn't expected to reach that goal until 2019. Most commuter trains won't meet the deadline. M. Spencer Green/AP hide caption
Most Commuter Rails Won't Meet Deadline For Mandated Safety Systems
If kids head off to the park to play by themselves, are their parents failing to protect them? Or are they fostering independence? iStockphoto.com hide caption
What Kind Of Parent Are You? The Debate Over 'Free-Range' Parenting
Normal outlets are always live at 120 volts, but the Brio Safe uses embedded sensors to accurately identify a plug before delivering a current. Brio hide caption
In the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, all Ralphie wanted was a BB gun. The Kobal Collection/MGM/UA hide caption
If you think this looks like something fun to play with, you could get yourself into trouble. iStockphoto hide caption
If you can't smell this, you could be in big trouble. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images hide caption
Don't try this at home: Actor William Shatner in State Farm's Eat, Fry, Love: A Cautionary Remix video about how to safely fry a turkey. State Farm hide caption
City centers can be risky for pedestrians, but age, race and gender matter, too. iStockphoto.com hide caption