Aug 21 Federal regulators investigating why Tesla is slow in reporting crashes involving self-driving technology By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Federal car safety regulators opened an investigation Thursday into why Tesla has repeatedly broken rules requiring it to tell them quickly about crashes involving its self-driving technology. Continue reading
Aug 21 Illegal immigration hit record of 14 million in 2023, Pew report finds By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A closely watched report says the number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023. Continue reading
Aug 21 Justice Department demanded details on transgender patients from at least 1 hospital By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Federal investigators looking at gender-affirming care providers demanded that at least one hospital hand over information about individual patients. Continue reading
Aug 21 WATCH LIVE: The 2025 Hutchins Forum By News Desk Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Henry Louis Gates Jr. will host the 2025 Hutchins Forum titled 'What Went Wrong... and What's Next?'… Continue reading
Aug 21 Hurricane Erin whips up strong winds and some flooding as it slowly moves further out to sea By Allen G. Breed, John Seewer, Associated Press Authorities predicted that the largest swells would whip up life-threatening rip currents from Florida to New England. Continue reading
Aug 21 The Menendez brothers are getting parole hearings in California. Here’s what to know By Associated Press The brothers have separate hearings and will be evaluated independently of each other. Continue reading
Aug 21 Is empathy a sin? Some conservative Christians argue it can be By Tiffany Stanley, Associated Press Those Christians claim empathy can manipulate people into accepting what they see as sins, like abortion access and LGBTQ+ rights. Continue reading
Aug 21 Trump’s massive civil fraud penalty for exaggerating financial statements is thrown out by appeals court By Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A panel of five judges in New York’s mid-level Appellate Division said the verdict, which stood to cost Trump over $515 million and rock his real estate empire, was “excessive.”… Continue reading
Aug 21 James Dobson, influential founder of conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, has died By Mike Catalini, Associated Press Dobson was a child psychologist who started Focus on the Family in 1977. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 8:39 Florida’s climate-focused tech sector faces uncertainty after federal cuts By William Brangham, Sam Weber South Florida is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Start-ups, local governments and researchers are working to make the area more resilient, but federal funding cuts may hinder those efforts. William Brangham traveled to the region and reports for… Continue watching