DETROIT — The driver of a Ford electric SUV involved in a February fatal crash in Texas was using the company’s partially automated driving system before the wreck, federal investigators […]
School grants, student pronouns and library books among the big bills of Idaho legislative session
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho lawmakers spent much of an unexpectedly long and sometimes contentious legislative session focusing on bills targeting LGBTQ+ residents by limiting health care and reading materials and […]
Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice says she won’t run again, setting up fight for control
MADISON, Wis. — The longest-serving current Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and member of its liberal majority announced Thursday that she will not seek another term, setting up a high-stakes fight […]
California lawmakers vote to reduce deficit by $17 billion, but harder choices lie ahead
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers don’t know for sure how big their budget deficit is, but on Thursday they decided it’s big enough to go ahead and reduce spending by […]
Kishida cracks jokes and invokes ‘Star Trek’ as he and Biden toast US-Japan alliance at state dinner
WASHINGTON — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from “Star Trek” at Wednesday’s state dinner, telling guests at the […]
O.J. Simpson's attorney tells TMZ the former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76
O.J. Simpson’s attorney tells TMZ the former football hero and celebrity criminal defendant has died at age 76 Source link
Freight railroads ask courts to throw out new rule requiring two-person crews on trains
Four railroads have asked federal appeals courts to throw out a new rule that would require two-person train crews in most circumstances, saying the mandate is arbitrary, capricious and an […]
Maine shooter’s commanding Army officer says he had limited oversight of the gunman
AUGUSTA, Maine — The commanding officer of an Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history acknowledged to an independent commission on Thursday that he didn’t get deeply […]
Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office had past brushes with the law
The man accused of starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office a week ago has had past brushes with the law involving guns and a history of […]
Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
NEW YORK — A memoir Alexei Navalny began working on in 2020 will be published this fall. “Patriot,” which publisher Alfred A. Knopf is calling the late Russian opposition leader’s […]