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Mounting concerns over self-driving cars — headlined by allegations that autonomous vehicle maker Cruise misled the California Department of Motor Vehicles about an accident in San Francisco that seriously injured a pedestrian — have some people questioning whether the state needs new laws and new watchdogs to govern the technology’s …

More than 100 people were rescued from an ice floe that apparently broke free from a fishing area along the shore of Upper Red Lake in Minnesota on Friday evening, authorities said. Of the 122 taken to safety, four had fallen into the icy waters during an earlier rescue attempt …

DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked key parts of an Iowa law that bans some books from school libraries and forbids teachers from raising LGBTQ+ issues. Judge Stephen Locher’s preliminary injunction halts enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect Monday but already had resulted …

Police issued an arrest warrant and are searching for a 35-year-old Colorado mother, accused of killing two of her young children before vanishing, authorities said Thursday. Kimberlee Singler, 35, will be booked on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, child abuse and assault when she’s caught, according to a statement by …

PARIS — An avalanche on Mont Blanc swept two skiers to their deaths and left another injured, while a hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps, according to local authorities. The avalanche Thursday swept through an off-piste area of the Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ski resort at an altitude of 2,300 meters …

LOS ANGELES — Powerful surf rolled onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii on Thursday as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushed toward shorelines, causing localized flooding. Forecasters urged people to stay off rocks and jetties, and to not turn their backs to the ocean …

Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two “persons of interest” in the investigation into the deaths of a pregnant teenager and her boyfriend, whose bodies were found in a car in San Antonio this week. San Antonio police shared a video Thursday and said in a statement that they …

The longtime chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has been fired from his position after his porn career with his wife came to light. Dr. Joe Gow, who had served as chancellor since 2007, was terminated from the role on Wednesday by the Universities of Wisconsin System Board of …

BOGOTA, Colombia — Pop star Shakira was immortalized in her Colombian hometown of Barranquilla, where officials unveiled a giant bronze statue of the music diva known around the world for her catchy tunes and exhilarating moves. The 20-feet-tall monument depicts the multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy winner in one of her famous …

As 2023 draws to a close, Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot drawing closed the door on people’s dreams of winning a jackpot — for now. There was no winning ticket that matched all five numbers and the Powerball, according to the game’s website, meaning what had been a $700 million jackpot will rise …