GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise autonomous…
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A fugitive gains fame in New Orleans eluding dart guns and nets
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a…
Continue ReadingWho is Tony Buzbee, the lawyer suing Jay-Z as part of civil cases against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs?
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — High-profile legal battles are nothing new for Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, with his latest being a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingFrom wealth and success to murder suspect, the life of Luigi Mangione took a hard turn
Associated Press Luigi Nicholas Mangione was apparently living a charmed one: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his…
Continue ReadingProposed merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons is halted by federal, state judges
AP Business Writer The proposed merger between supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons floundered on Tuesday after judges overseeing two separate…
Continue ReadingAthletes in $2.8 billion college lawsuit tell judge they want to create a players’ association
AP National Writer The athletes whose lawsuit against the NCAA is primed to pave the way for schools to pay them directly also want a players’…
Continue ReadingFor now, ‘Dreamers’ will be shut out of the health care marketplace in 19 states
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that immigrants known as “Dreamers” in 19 states aren’t entitled to…
Continue ReadingReport on attempts to kill Trump urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional task force investigating the attempts to kill Donald Trump during his presidential campaign is…
Continue ReadingWander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic
Associated Press Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case…
Continue ReadingMore beans and less red meat: Nutrition experts weigh in on US dietary guidelines
AP Health Writer Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while…
Continue ReadingMcConnell falls and sprains wrist after GOP luncheon, colleague says he is ‘fine’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell fell and sprained his wrist while walking out of a GOP luncheon on…
Continue Reading2 bodies recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized in Alaska
Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two bodies have been recovered amid debris from a fishing boat that reportedly capsized with five people…
Continue ReadingCitizens against smog: Protesters in North Macedonia demand action against pollution
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are…
Continue ReadingHow to bridge a retirement shortfall
If you want to get yourself thoroughly depressed, spend a little time looking at statistics about Americans’ retirement preparedness. Though many…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans attorneys accused of staging vehicle accidents in fraud scheme
Authorities say eight people and two law firms have been charged in a more than decade-long scheme that allegedly began with staging vehicle crashes…
Continue ReadingDengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge
Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected…
Continue ReadingEcuador’s government will stop rationing electricity nationwide just before the holidays
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s President has announced that the government will stop rationing electricity services just before the holidays,…
Continue ReadingMonarch butterflies to be listed as a threatened species in US
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have decided to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies. Fish and Wildlife…
Continue ReadingFederal officials say South Carolina mental illness group homes leave little hope of independence
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The federal government has sued South Carolina, saying the state has not done enough to make sure people…
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