The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday escalated its probe into 3.2 million Tesla vehicles with Full Self-Driving driver-assistance on concerns the system may fail to detect or warn drivers in poor visibility. NHTSA first opened a preliminary evaluation into the automaker's FSD software in October 2024 in 2.4...
Kevin Spacey Settles UK Civil Lawsuits Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey has reached a confidential settlement with three British men who had filed civil lawsuits at London's High Court accusing him of sexual assault between 2000 and 2013, according to a court order made public this week. Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during...
Afroman Wins Civil Trial Over Use of Police Raid Footage in His Music Videos
An Ohio jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of rapper Afroman after a civil trial in which law enforcement officers accused him of causing them mental distress by using footage from their 2022 raid on his home in a pair of music videos. The rapper, whose real name is Joseph...
On Iran, Gabbard Turned Intelligence Duties Over to Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has taken on many ancillary roles in Washington: chair of the Kennedy Center. The de facto chief architect of the city’s landmark properties. And now, the nation’s chief intelligence analyst. This revelation came from Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence. She had the unenviable...
Senate GOP Again Blocks Bid to Stop Iran War Until Trump Wins Authorization
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a measure that would have barred President Donald Trump from continuing his offensive against Iran without authorization, moving for the second time since the conflict began to shut down a Democratic bid to limit his power to use U.S. military force without congressional...
Pentagon Seeks More Than $200 Billion in Budget Request for Iran War, Washington Post Reports
The Pentagon has asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion request to the U.S. Congress to fund the war in Iran, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing a senior administration official. — (Reporting by Jasper Ward and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Christian Martinez)
Bondi Doesn’t Commit to Deposition With House Panel Over Epstein Files
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi would not explicitly commit on Wednesday to appear for a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and its release of material about him, telling lawmakers only that she would follow the law....
FBI Investigates Joe Kent, Whose Resignation Over Iran War Angered Trump
WASHINGTON — The FBI has opened an investigation into Joe Kent, a counterterrorism official who was pilloried by the White House after he quit over the war with Iran, for possibly leaking sensitive intelligence, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The investigation predated the resignation Tuesday of...
Fresno County Crash Leaves One Dead, CHP Says
A passenger was killed Wednesday afternoon in a head-on crash at an intersection in Fresno County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded around 3:30 p.m. to the collision at Central and DeWolf avenues. A preliminary investigation found a Ford F-250 traveling eastbound on Central Avenue slowed to make...
California Launches HOPE, Offering $3K Trust Accounts for Foster Youth
California has created a program providing $3,000 trust accounts for foster youth and children who lost a caregiver to COVID-19. The pandemic hit Californians hard, killing about 98,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control. And the COVID Collaborative and Social Policy Analytics released a report estimating that 167,082 children in the United States...