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A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system has hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle

The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the U.S. and use them for the benefit of Kyiv

President Joe Biden’s signing of legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. runs counter to his campaign’s embrace of the platform and outreach to influencers

A Tesla driver has been charged with vehicular homicide after a motorcyclist was struck and killed in Washington April 19, 2024, FOX 13 Seattle reports. 

Binance founder and former chief executive Changpeng “CZ” Zhao penned a letter to the judge overseeing his case on April 24, expressing remorse for his actions and accepting full responsibility for his “poor decisions.”

Boeing is reporting a $355 million loss for the first quarter

About one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 who aren't yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income

The North America’s Building Trades Unions has endorsed President Joe Biden

NFL draft 2024 kicks off this Thursday and will continue up to Saturday. The top-notch NFL draft will see some player selections that will be record-setting, it seems, according to reports. NFL season 2024-25's drafting will be held in Detroit, US, for the first time ever. The trend of NFL drafting has seen it being hosted in New York City for almost fifty years.

In California’s Ventura County, there’s a well-dressed regular at the local courthouse who always lays down on the job. Comet, a 3-year-old black lab, wears a vest and bow tie to court and settles into the witness box before a trial starts. Jurors, who could be biased by the dog’s presence, are none the wiser.

WASHINGTON—Creating a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court was perhaps the crowning achievement of Donald Trump’s presidency, with three appointees who delivered generational victories, including the elimination of abortion rights and the abolition of affirmative action. But the court has been no balm when it comes to Trump’s personal interests, leaving the former president fuming in several past cases after his appointees rejected his expansive claims of executive power or unfounded allegations of election irregularities.

U.S. prosecutors are seeking an above-guidance sentence of 36 months for the former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance on charges of enabling money laundering, according to a sentencing memorandum out late Tuesday.

German security technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is partnering with the Central Bank of Mauritania to explore the design and development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) dubbed ‘digital Ouguiya.’

central Washington as police search for a former police officer accused of murdering two women this week and then abducting a one-year-old child as he set out on the run.Police have identified the man as 40-year-old Elias Huizar, and say that he is suspected of killing both his ex-wife and current girlfriend.Huizar is “armed and considered dangerous, and is likely to commit more crimes,” Washington State Patrol says. In an Amber Alert, issued late Monday evening, police said Huizar is “possibly headed to Mexico,” with 1-year-old Roman Huizar.AMBER Alert- West Richland, WA- UPDATE pic.twitter.com/mWUyJMqV7p— WSP Missing Person Alerts (@WSPMissingPers1) April 23, 2024The relationship between the suspect and child was not made clear by officials.The investigation began Monday afternoon after a woman was shot dead outside Wiley Elementary School in West Richland, Wash.

Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, should serve 36 months in prison after pleading guilty to violating laws against money laundering, U.S. prosecutors said in a court filing on Tuesday. Zhao, who is expected to be sentenced on April 30 in Seattle, stepped down as Binance's chief last November, when he and the exchange admitted to the violations, and the firm agreed to a penalty of $4.32 billion.

President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday she was happy the U.S. Congress had passed a sweeping foreign aid package which includes arms support for the island, as China urged Washington to stop selling weapons to Taipei. The United States is Taiwan's most important international backer and arms supplier even in the absence of formal diplomatic ties. China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, has repeatedly demanded arms sales stop. The Senate approved by 79 to 18 four bills passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday, after House Republican leaders abruptly switched course last week and allowed a vote on the $95 billion in mostly military aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and U.S. partners in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court

The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of c...

Brian O'Neil recorded this video while taxiing at Boston Logan International Airport onboard JetBlue Flight 777 to Las Vegas Feb. 8, 2024.

Chinese banks off the global financial system, in the hopes of stopping Beijing's commercial support of Russia's military production, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. With Secretary of State Antony Blinken due to visit China this week, it remains to be seen whether this financial threat will dent the China-Russia trade enabling Moscow to rebuild its military after losses in Ukraine, the report said. Blinken on Friday criticized Chinese support for Russia's defence industry, saying Beijing was the key contributor to Moscow's war in Ukraine through its provision of critical components for weaponry.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up a Biden administration appeal over the regulation of difficult-to-trace ghost guns that was struck down by lower courts