By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo, which were once embroiled in a lawsuit over self-driving technology, are now working together on fully autonomous trucks. The companies announced Tuesday a “long-term strategic partnership” to deploy Waymo’s self-driving trucks on Uber Freight, a logistics platform that matches trucks with businesses shipping goods. Carriers purchasing
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel ended his offseason holdout by reporting for the first day of mandatory minicamp for the San Francisco 49ers. Samuel had skipped the voluntary portion of the offseason after telling ESPN in April that he wanted to be traded but showed up for the first
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald smiles and deflects the question when asked how seriously he considered retirement before the monster renegotiation of his contract. With Donald’s deal done, the Los Angeles Rams don’t appear to be headed toward training camp next month with any contract drama looming.
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By Jennifer Henderson, CNN George Gilbert, a sailor killed in the Pearl Harbor attack who remained unidentified for decades, was laid to rest Monday — more than 80 years after his death, officials said. He was 20 years old when he died. A Fire Controlman 2nd class, Gilbert was stationed on the USS Oklahoma after
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By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN For Shavonda Sisson, the idea of police officers patrolling the halls of her son’s school is terrifying. “I do everything I can to avoid police contact for myself and for my children,” said Sisson, whose son is a rising senior at Rufus King High School in Milwaukee. “I do not
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Jackson County Circuit judge has thrown out a $4 million verdict awarded to a transgender student in the Blue Springs School District who sued over being denied access to male bathrooms and locker rooms. KCUR reports Judge Cory Atkins ruled last month the student’s attorneys did not prove that
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN Actor Matthew McConaughey delivered impassioned and at-times emotional remarks at the White House press briefing on Tuesday, telling the stories of those who died in the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, and urging more action on gun control. McConaughey, a Uvalde native, said he and his wife, Camila Alves, spent
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos va camino de igualar o superar su peor año registrado en cuanto a número de tiroteos masivos, según los datos recopilados por el Gun Violence Archive (conocido en español como Archivo de la Violencia Armada), una organización sin ánimo de lucro que hace un seguimiento de los incidentes de
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Stars have signed restricted free agent Denis Gurianov to a $2.9 million contract for the 2022-23 season. General manager Jim Nill announced the signing on Gurianov’s 25th birthday. The forward was the team’s first-round choice and the 12th pick overall in the 2015 NHL draft. Gurianov had 11 goals
Continue ReadingBy Jack Lowenstein Click here for updates on this story COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (KCNC) — A crash involving a hot asphalt tanker on Interstate 270 caused a large delay in Commerce City Tuesday morning. According to CDOT, I-1270 eastbound was shut down between Vasquez Boulevard and Highway 265. South Adams Fire tweeted no one was
Continue ReadingBy GARRETT BEHANNA Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A loaded handgun has been confiscated at Pittsburgh International Airport for the second time in three days. TSA officers detected a loaded handgun in the carry-on bag of a Pittsburgh resident at a security checkpoint on Tuesday. This comes just two days
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By KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Activists from across Pennsylvania are at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, calling for lawmakers to pass laws to protect crime victims. About 300 people were scheduled to attend the rally “Survivors Speak Pennsylvania.” They are calling on lawmakers to pass the
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota health officials on Tuesday unveiled a new interactive dashboard that shows monitoring results for what some call “forever chemicals” in community public water systems. Minnesotans who are interested can now check out the dashboard to find out if their water system
Continue Reading DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — New Duke men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer has hired a former Nike and NBA staffer for a newly created role with duties that include overseeing name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for Blue Devils players. The school announced the hiring of Rachel Baker as the program’s first general manager Tuesday. Duke
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By DEBORAH SOUVERAIN Click here for updates on this story CUTLER BAY (WFOR) — Residents still dealing with flooded streets outside of their homes in Cutler Bay’s Saga Bay community following heavy rain over the weekend. “It’s worse back there,” said one driver as they carefully maneuvered through the flooded roadway. Drone video provided by
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By Jamiel Lynch and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The estate of Andrew Brown, Jr. has settled its lawsuit against a North Carolina county sheriff’s office over his shooting death during an arrest last year, according to an attorney for the estate. Brown’s family settled with Pasquotank County for $3 million, according to attorney Bakari Sellers,
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday endorsed state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi’s bid to unseat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, the leader of the Democratic Party’s House campaign arm, ahead of their primary clash in a newly drawn district north of New York City. In an fundraising email to supporters, Ocasio-Cortez touted Biaggi as
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Back surgery will keep Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard out of this week’s mandatory minicamp and at least part of training camp. Coach Frank Reich says the three-time All-Pro was scheduled to have a procedure Tuesday as Indy opened its three-day practice session. Leonard played through a bad ankle last season and
Continue Reading WEST LONG BRANCH. N.J. (AP) — JR Reid has resigned as an assistant coach at Monmouth University to pursue opportunities outside of college basketball. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference school announced the decision without saying what plans Reid had. Reid spent four seasons at Monmouth and was an integral part of the program, contributing to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Multas costosas por desperdiciar comida: eso es lo que plantea el proyecto de ley que el Consejo de Ministros de España aprobó este martes para prevenir las pérdidas y el desecho de alimentos. Según el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, solo en 2020 los hogares del país desperdiciaron 1.364 millones de
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