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Tesla Cybercabs Without Steering Wheels Begin Carrying Passengers in Austin

Dozens of the gold-colored, fully autonomous vehicles launched Thursday in a city that already has a supervised robotaxi service running since June 2025.

Sep 3, 2026

Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Hideki Shirakawa Dies at 90 in Yokohama

Shirakawa shared the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering that plastic could conduct electricity, paving the way for solar cells and mobile phone screens.

Sep 3, 2026

Green Party Leader Polanski Announces Run for Starmer's Vacated London Seat

The by-election for the Holborn and St Pancras constituency, a Labour stronghold, does not yet have a date set.

Sep 3, 2026

Deadlocked Lindsay Clancy Jury Raises Possibility of Mistrial in Murder Case

After 30 hours of deliberations over five days, the jury has reported being at an impasse twice, prompting a judge to issue a special instruction urging them to continue.

Sep 3, 2026

Gloria Steinem, Feminist Leader and Ms. Magazine Co-Founder, Dies at 92

Steinem died Wednesday at her home in New York City, surrounded by people close to her, according to the Gloria Steinem Foundation.

Sep 3, 2026

Republican Senator Calls on Trump to Remove Defense Secretary Hegseth

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina accused Hegseth of creating a leadership void in the military while the U.S. is at war with Iran.

Sep 2, 2026

OpenAI Faces 30 New Lawsuits Tied to Tumbler Ridge School Shooting

Survivors and witnesses, including a 13-year-old who played dead, are among those who filed complaints in federal court in California.

Sep 2, 2026

Lindsay Clancy Murder Jury Remains Deadlocked After Five Days

A Massachusetts judge issued a formal last-resort instruction Wednesday after jurors sent a second note saying they cannot agree.

Sep 2, 2026

NBA Suspends Clippers Owner Ballmer One Year in Kawhi Leonard Cap Case

The league also stripped the team of five first-round draft picks and fined it $30 million after a nearly year-long investigation.

Sep 2, 2026

Chevron Announces $7 Billion Investment to Double Oil Output in Venezuela

The plan follows a deal announced by President Trump on August 28 creating a private joint venture to access oil fields in the Orinoco Belt.

Sep 2, 2026

Nepal Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,114 With Thousands Still Missing One Week Later

A glacial collapse last Wednesday swept through a Himalayan valley, destroying villages and trapping workers in hydropower tunnels.

Sep 2, 2026

Tiger Woods Plans to Change Not Guilty Plea in Florida DUI Case

Court documents filed Tuesday show the golfer was expected at a plea conference Wednesday in Martin County circuit court.

Sep 2, 2026