California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to
UN authorizes a much larger force to fight gangs in Haiti with new power to detain gang members
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted Tuesday to authorize a much larger, 5,550-member international force to help stop escalating gang violence in Haiti. The resolution co-sponsored by the United States and Panama will transform
Trump executive order aims to use AI to boost childhood cancer research
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday to bolster the use of artificial intelligence and provide an additional $50 million in research grants aimed at finding cures for childhood
Judge rejects claims of racial gerrymandering in North Carolina state Senate districts
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A pair of northeastern North Carolina legislative districts can remain intact, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, rejecting Black voters’ claims that state Republicans illegally manipulated the boundaries to prevent them from electing their
Grand jury to hear case against man accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire over affair
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Steven Seiple remembers Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler’s screams. “I remember Lee screaming: ‘He threw gas on me,’” Seiple testified in court Tuesday. Seiple saw Vogler running through their workplace at a local
Ohio county agrees to $7M settlement over man’s death after jail guards restrained him, family says
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The family of a man who died after being restrained in an Ohio county jail said Tuesday that they have reached a $7 million settlement agreement with the county and are pushing officials
Factbox-How a US government shutdown would affect USDA data, nutrition programs and operations
By Leah Douglas, P.J. Huffstutter and Julie Ingwersen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Market-sensitive commodity data reports released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nutrition programs that feed millions of Americans could be vulnerable to disruption if the federal
FAA would furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal Aviation Administration will be furloughed if government funding lapses at midnight. U.S. airlines have warned that a partial federal government shutdown
National Flood Insurance Program is set to expire Tuesday, halting new policies and some home loans
Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in flood-prone areas. Millions of policyholders rely
Justice Department files civil rights lawsuit against protesters in clash at New Jersey synagogue
Federal officials have sued two pro-Palestinian groups and some demonstrators involved in a heated protest last year outside a synagogue in northern New Jersey, citing a law traditionally used to prevent people from blocking access to abortion