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Investigators Say Tesla Model 3 Driver Killed In Florida Crash Was Using Autopilot
Forbes - 16 May 2019 18:13
The NTSB's preliminary report finds that neither the semi-automated system or the driver took evasive action to avoid slamming into a commercial truck.
Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 16th
The New Yorker - 16 May 2019 16:53
Teresa Burns Parkhurst's Daily Cartoon goes out with a few friends after work.
Venezuelan Government Officials and Opposition Leaders Are Meeting In Norway for Talks
Time - 16 May 2019 05:16
The two sides are currently far apart on many issues.
Quality of Life in Latvia is not a priority
OpEdNews - 16 May 2019 20:39
Four presidents, 14 governments and eight Seimas have changed in Latvia over the past 20 years. The country joined the European Union and NATO, and then switched to the euro. But have Latvians become better off? Has thei...
Thousands gather to honor hero killed in STEM school shooting
New York Post - 16 May 2019 05:02
Thousands of people gathered Wednesday in Colorado to honor the life of Kendrick Castillo -- the courageous high school student who was killed while attempting to stop last week’s STEM school shooting. A ceremony was h...
Trump pardons Pat Nolan, former GOP lawmaker caught up in 'Shrimpscam' sting
The Week - 16 May 2019 04:53
President Trump on Wednesday pardoned Pat Nolan, a former Republican lawmaker from California who was convicted in the 1990s as part of an FBI sting operation dubbed "Shrimpscam." Nolan was elected to the California Stat...
Toddler apprehended at US-Mexico border dies in El Paso hospital
New York Post - 16 May 2019 04:50
A 2-year-old boy who was apprehended at the US-Mexico border died at an El Paso hospital on Tuesday night, a report said. The unidentified toddler was traveling with his mother when they were taken into custody at a bord...
A pregnant woman was murdered, her baby cut from her body. Her family blames a Facebook post.
Boston - 16 May 2019 16:52
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez was 19 years old.
Attorney General Barr to House Speaker Pelosi: 'Did you bring your handcuffs?'
USA Today - 16 May 2019 04:33Barr says he won't stop Mueller from testifying before House panel
New York Post - 16 May 2019 17:13
Attorney General William Barr denied that he is preventing special counsel Robert Mueller from testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, according to a report. "It's Bob's call whether he wants to testify," Barr t...
Family man, newlyweds among dead in crash of Alaska planes
ABC News - 16 May 2019 17:13
A newly married couple, a pilot who used family savings to buy his plane, a family man from Australia and a vivacious office manager at an insurance company were among the six victims in a deadly mid-air collision of two...
Tourist dies after collapsing at Zion National Park
ABC News - 16 May 2019 17:10
Officials say a German tourist hiking in Zion National Park has died after collapsing on a popular trail
Lebanese bid farewell to ex-cardinal at state funeral
Miami Herald - 16 May 2019 17:10
Lebanon is bidding farewell to the former patriarch of Lebanon's Maronite Christian church at a state funeral attended by the country's top political and spiritual leaders. Cardinal Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, …
Olympic gold medalist on the '2 most terrifying days of my life'
ABC News - 16 May 2019 17:00
Olympic Gold Medalist Allyson Felix shares with Congress her near death pregnancy experience. Higher Black maternal mortality rates span income, education and geography.
Jimmy Carter to teach Sunday school days after breaking hip
ABC News - 16 May 2019 17:00
Former President Jimmy Carter plans to teach Sunday school this weekend just days after undergoing surgery for a broken hip, a spokeswoman
Inmates riot, set fire at prison in western Indonesia
Miami Herald - 16 May 2019 16:58
Hundreds of police and soldiers have retaken control of a prison in western Indonesia following a riot on Thursday, officials said. Angry inmates set fire to Langkat prison in North …
Struggling Macron pleads for stronger Europe before EU vote
Miami Herald - 16 May 2019 16:56
Ahead of important European elections, French President Emmanuel Macron is pleading for a stronger Europe to stand up to U.S. and Chinese dominance. Macron expressed concern Thursday about the rise …
Woman charged in fatal bus push of elderly man is released on bail
New York Post - 16 May 2019 16:51
The woman charged with murder after police said she was caught on video pushing a 74-year-old man face-first off a bus in Las Vegas has been released on bail, court records show. Cadesha Bishop, 25, of Las Vegas, was fre...
Missouri Senate joins GOP anti-abortion wave with 8-week ban
New York Post - 16 May 2019 16:49
Missouri's Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy, acting only hours after Alabama's governor signed a near-total abortion ban into law.
Sri Lankan army probes possible additional extremist groups
Miami Herald - 16 May 2019 16:45
Sri Lanka's army chief says other groups of Islamic extremists could be operating in the country independent of the one that carried out Easter Sunday bomb attacks. Lt. Gen. Mahesh …
"48 Hours" investigates mysterious murder of teacher gunned down
CBSNews - 16 May 2019 14:42
The mystery of who murdered a Pennsylvania teacher remains unsolved more than a year after she was killed. Rachael DelTondo, 33, was gunned down in a driveway of her parents' home in Aliquippa, just outside of Pittsburgh...
Lonely Planet's top destination suffers a blow after blasts
Miami Herald - 16 May 2019 05:17
Sri Lanka was the Lonely Planet guide's top travel destination for 2019, but since the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and luxury hotels, foreign tourists have fled. Many of those …