Month: October 2023

California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisco robotaxi service for safety reasons

October 24, 2023 12:22 PM Associated Press

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California regulators have revoked the license of a robotaxi service owned by General Motors after determining its driverless cars that recently began transporting passengers throughout San Francisco are a dangerous menace. The California Department of Motor Vehicles’ indefinite suspension of the Cruise robotaxi service comes

Iceland’s prime minister joins thousands of women on strike

October 24, 2023 12:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of women across Iceland – including the prime minister – went on strike Tuesday as part of a campaign pushing for greater gender equality in the country. It marked the seventh time that women in Iceland have gone on strike in the name of gender equality, campaign organizers

What to know about Hezbollah, the powerful Iran-backed group on Israel’s border

October 24, 2023 12:12 PM CNN Newsource

By CNN Staff (CNN) — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The group, which has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border, could become a wildcard player in the Hamas-Israel war, and spark a wider regional conflict. The conflict that started with Hamas’

The ‘Gaza metro’: The mysterious subterranean tunnel network used by Hamas

October 24, 2023 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Joshua Berlinger, CNN (CNN) — The myriad tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. But there exists a second underground network that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) colloquially refer to as the “Gaza metro.” It’s a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some

What is the Rafah crossing, Gazans’ last hope to escape the war, and how does it work?

October 24, 2023 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Abbas Al Lawati and Mohammed Abdelbary, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have descended on the south of the Gaza Strip as a potential Israeli ground operation looms. But where they will go from there is anyone’s guess. The coastal enclave is blockaded by land, air and sea by Israel, which has

Doc Rivers on his future: ‘Do I miss coaching? Let the season go on, and I’ll find that out’

October 24, 2023 12:09 PM Associated Press

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer When he was hired by the Orlando Magic in 1999, Doc Rivers told a colleague at Turner Sports that he had to take care of his coaching itch and that he would be back in five years. It took him a little longer than he predicted to return to

Donald Sutherland on Canada Post stamp honour: ‘It’s the biggest thing to me’

October 24, 2023 12:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, ONTARIO (CTV Network) — Canada Post is honouring the long career of one of Canada’s best-known actors with a new collectible stamp. The legacy of Donald Sutherland, who Canada Post calls one of the country’s “most respected and versatile actors,” spans more

Webb telescope spots never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere

October 24, 2023 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Jupiter was one of the first targets observed by the James Webb Space Telescope when it initially turned its infrared gaze on the universe in July 2022. After capturing stunning images that surpassed the expectations of astronomers, the space observatory has now revealed a never-before-seen feature in the gas

Gaza explained: What to know about the enclave

October 24, 2023 12:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Israel is gearing up for the next stage of its war on Hamas, following the Palestinian militant group’s brutal October 7 attacks that killed 1,400 people. Following a week of unprecedented airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 5,000 people according to Palestinian health authorities, Israel

California regulators suspend recently approved San Francisco robotaxi service for safety reasons

October 24, 2023 12:01 PM Associated Press

UAW strikes at General Motors plant in Texas as union goes after automakers’ cash cows

October 24, 2023 11:58 AM Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — First it was Ford, then Stellantis, and now a General Motors factory has been added to the growing list of highly profitable plants where the United Auto Workers union is on strike. On Tuesday, about 5,000 workers walked out at GM’s factory in Arlington, Texas, that

Haitian gang leader charged with ordering kidnapping of US couple that left woman dead

October 24, 2023 11:54 AM Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Haitian gang leader has been charged by U.S. prosecutors with ordering the kidnapping of an American couple that left a woman dead. The U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Columbia announced a new indictment Tuesday against Vitel’homme Innocent, the leader of the Kraze Barye

Israel is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know

October 24, 2023 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Abbas Al Lawati, Eoin McSweeney and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas are at war, after the Palestinian militant group launched surprise cross-border raids from Gaza on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking hostages. In response, Israel has been pounding the territory, strikes which Palestinian authorities say have killed

Man stopped in August outside Michigan governor’s summer mansion worked for anti-Democrat PAC

October 24, 2023 11:54 AM Associated Press

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ED WHITE Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police say a man dressed in black who works for a group that conducts opposition research on Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near the Michigan governor’s summer home in August. The Associated Press obtained the report Tuesday. The man’s name was

Tropical Storm Otis strengthens to hurricane ahead of expected landfall near Mexico’s Acapulco

October 24, 2023 11:53 AM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Otis strengthened to a hurricane Tuesday as it approached Mexico’s southern Pacific coast where it was forecast to make landfall near the resort of Acapulco late Tuesday or early Wednesday. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said that Otis was about 145 miles (235 kilometers) south-southeast of Acapulco on Tuesday

Bill Kenwright, British theater impresario and chairman of soccer club Everton, dies at 78

October 24, 2023 11:52 AM Associated Press

By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has died at the age of 78. He was a British theater impresario and film producer whose 34-year association with Everton included being its majority owner and then chairman since 2004. Everton announced Kenwright’s death. The club says he died Monday surrounded by his family

Bob Melvin is leaving the San Diego Padres to manage the San Francisco Giants, AP sources say

October 24, 2023 11:49 AM Associated Press

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants have hired manager Bob Melvin away from the division rival San Diego Padres, three people with direct knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had made a formal

How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare

October 24, 2023 11:49 AM Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like the one Sunday on a Horizon Air jetliner are very rare, but

How safe are cockpits? Aviation experts weigh in after security scare

October 24, 2023 11:49 AM Associated Press

Rio de Janeiro deploys helicopters in extra security after a criminal gang torches 35 buses

October 24, 2023 11:44 AM Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities in Rio de Janeiro are deploying helicopters and other extra security after members of a criminal gang set fire to at least 35 buses in apparent retaliation for the police slaying of one of their key members. The arson attacks late Monday on public transport buses took place in

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