By Jodi Upchurch, CNN CNN tests Tesla’s “full self-driving” mode on a busy New York street, Oprah sings the wrong lyrics to Adele, and Australia’s three-inch “Megaspider” has a wicked bite. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Whoa! CNN tests Tesla’s ‘full self-driving’ mode Tesla has given some drivers access to its “full
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FREEDOM, Maine (AP) — A wayward roadrunner is on the mend in Maine after traveling across the country in a moving van. The greater roadrunner is a species native to Southwestern states. It hitched a ride in the storage area of a moving van from Las Vegas to Westbrook, Maine. Volunteers took the bird to
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By Tami Luhby, CNN When the US Food and Drug Administration approved a costly new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, earlier this year, experts warned that all of Medicare’s more than 63 million enrollees could wind up paying the price. That’s exactly what is happening. Aduhelm, which is priced at $56,000 a year, is one
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — After seven years of legal battles, a criminal threat charge against Topeka developer Kent Lindemuth has been dismissed. Lindemuth was scheduled to go on trial on Monday. But an order of dismissal filed Friday said the victim in the case asked that the charge be dropped and two witnesses recently became
Continue ReadingBy Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A family is struggling with a shocking loss after a young father was shot to death in front of his wife and two children in South Los Angeles. It happened just after midnight on Sunday at Central Avenue and 92nd Street.
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Restaurant drive-thrus have become too popular for their own good. Kentucky Fried Chicken wants its customers to ditch them. The chicken chain has created a new way for people to collect their orders, called Quick Pick-Up. Customers who want to use the new option can order ahead on its app
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER, TODD RICHMOND and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse played a direct role in choosing, albeit randomly, the final 12 jurors who are deciding his innocence or guilt in the murder trial over his killing two protesters and wounding a third last summer. At the direction of Circuit
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La ciudad de Nueva York volverá a dar la bienvenida a miles de personas a Times Square para la codiciada tradición de la caÃda de la bola el 31 de diciembre, siempre y cuando muestren una prueba de vacunación contra el covid-19, dijeron las autoridades este martes. El alcalde de
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish forces at the border with Belarus used a water cannon against stone-throwing migrants, as Warsaw accused Belarusian authorities of giving smoke grenades and other weapons to those trying to cross the frontier. The events marked an escalation in a crisis on the
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is booming. Unicorn startups are going public at a record clip. And many big companies are feeling the urge to merge. So it should come as no surprise that Wall Street bankers are expected to get big increases in their bonus checks this year. Compensation
Continue Reading SULLIVAN, Mo. (AP) — An eastern Missouri state senator is joining the long list of Republicans running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Dave Schatz, who is from Sullivan and is president pro tem of the state Senate, made the announcement Tuesday. Schatz joins a list
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Artemis Moshtaghian and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York City will once again welcome thousands of people to Times Square for the famed New Year’s Eve ball drop tradition, so long as they show proof of vaccination against Covid-19, officials said Tuesday. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the return of a “big, strong,
Continue ReadingBy Marc Cota-Robles Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — After an extensive search Tuesday morning, police are still looking for a man who was captured on home surveillance video holding a rifle and sneaking into backyards in the middle of the night. As part of an early morning search operation,
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By Stella Chan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Vanessa Bryant must turn over mental health records in her lawsuit regarding leaked photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and others, a judge has ruled. Bryant’s lawsuit against Los Angeles County claims photos of the January 2020 crash site were shared
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Defending champion Daniil Medvedev is inching closer to the ATP Finals semifinals after beating 2018 champ Alexander Zverev to make it two wins out of two in Turin. Medvedev won the U.S. Open in September for his first Grand Slam title. He took just over 2 1/2 hours to beat Zverev
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — Las ventas del CEO de Tesla, Elon Musk, de las acciones de su compañÃa continuaron este lunes. Su última presentación promete que habrá más. Musk vendió otros US$ 931 millones en acciones este lunes, lo que eleva el total de sus ventas de acciones durante los últimos
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A person familiar with the matter tells The Associated Press that the Toronto Blue Jays have reached an agreement with pitcher José BerrÃos on a seven-year, $131 million deal pending a physical. The Blue Jays acquired the 27-year-old right-hander at the July trade deadline from the Minnesota
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By Walé Azeez, CNN Business A rise in global crude oil supply could put the brakes on surging gasoline prices that have hit record levels in parts of the United States and Europe. According to the International Energy Agency’s latest market report, global oil supplies jumped by 1.4 million barrels per day in October, with
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The doctor who ran a massive doping program to use steroids on East German swimmers in the 1970s and ’80s has had his award from the sport’s world governing body annulled. Lothar Kipke admitted in a Berlin court in 2000 that he helped design and run a doping system that helped
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A majority of Americans support the US Supreme Court upholding its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade guaranteeing a constitutional right to abortion, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. The poll finds that 60% percent of Americans say Roe v. Wade should be upheld, while 27% say it should
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