[naviga:h3]Honda says defective air bag killed boy driver[/naviga:h3]

DETROIT — Honda Motor says a defective air bag made by Takata Corp. was responsible for the death of a driver near Pittsburgh.

It’s the ninth death worldwide attributed to Takata air bags, which can inflate with too much force and injure occupants with metal fragments.

A 13-year-old boy was driving a relative’s 2001 Honda Accord Coupe on July 22, 2015, when it crashed and the air bag inflated.

After investigating, Honda and the government found that the boy’s injuries were caused by a ruptured air bag inflator.

Takata says it’s working with the government and Honda on the case.

[naviga:h3]China halts trading as market lurches[/naviga:h3]

BEIJING — China’s stock market lurched lower again today, triggering “circuit breakers” that halted trading. The slump was the latest episode in months of turmoil for Chinese investors.

China’s market benchmark soared 150 percent between November 2014 and early June 2015, as cheerleading in the state press encouraged inexperienced investors into the market. The Shanghai Composite Index hit its peak June 12 and then fell 30 percent. A panicked government slashed interest rates and bought shares to halt the slide. Beijing gradually withdrew emergency measures starting in September as prices tentatively stabilized.