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What Tesla Autopilot does, why it's being recalled and how the company plans to fix it 12/13/2023 12:45pm • Tesla introduced Autopilot software in October of 2015 with CEO Elon Musk heralding it as a profound experience for people. Other automakers such as Mercedes, Audi and Volvo already were offering what amounted to fancy cruise control — keeping cars in their lanes and a distance from traffic in fro What is carbon capture and how much of a solution is it after COP28? 12/13/2023 12:42pm • An agreement at the United Nations-led climate conference to transition away from fossil fuels brought a measure of relief for climate activists, even as many said it doesn't go far enough. They also saw something to like in what the agreement said about carbon capture. Skeptics have said carbon cap 'I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia 12/13/2023 11:35am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. It is here, she says, where her 35-year-old husband rapes her nearly every night. Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself t 'I feel trapped': Scores of underage Rohingya girls forced into abusive marriages in Malaysia 12/13/2023 11:31am • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. It is here, she says, where her 35-year-old husband rapes her nearly every night. Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself t Swedish authorities broaden their investigation into a construction elevator crash that killed 5 12/13/2023 09:37am • A Swedish prosecutor said Wednesday that a preliminary investigation into the crash of a construction site elevator that killed five people has been expanded to include two more possible workplace violations. The elevator mounted on the outside of a unfinished building plummeted 20 meters (66 feet) Germany's government reaches a deal to resolve its budget crisis and keeps up support for Ukraine 12/13/2023 07:14am • BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition reached a deal Wednesday to resolve a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, agreeing to cut some subsidies and spending while stressing that Berlin will stick to plans to step up support for Ukraine. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party c Congo's presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions 12/13/2023 04:35am • GOMA, Congo (AP) — Elisha Manishimwe longs to return to his village in eastern Congo to vote in this month’s presidential election. But for two years he has lived in a displacement camp with thousands of others after fleeing for his life. His fatigue is compounded by despair. Many of the displac Maine is considering California-style incentives to encourage electric vehicle sales 12/13/2023 12:08am • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine environmental regulators are set to decide next week whether the state should join others in adopting California-style regulations to drastically limit the sale of new gas-powered vehicles. Supporters say the proposal before the Board of Environmental Protection on Dec Black man choked and shocked by police died because of drugs, officers' lawyers argue at trial 12/12/2023 08:47pm • TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state police officers charged in the 2020 death of a Black man told the jury Tuesday that his death was the result of drug use, not excessive force that included officers choking, shocking and holding him facedown. Manuel Ellis was addicted to meth Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years 12/12/2023 07:15pm • CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who spent 35 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit was freed Tuesday after a judge vacated his conviction and dismissed all charges. Brian Beals, 57, struggled to find the right words to describe his feelings as he stood outside Robinson Correctional Center Hate going to court? In Prince William Co., you can let court come to you 12/12/2023 07:10pm • A Prince William County, Virginia, program that aims to make court services more accessible is returning to the region early next year. Circuit Court Clerk Jacqueline Smith first launched the initiative, called Seals on Wheels, last year. She came up with the concept while campaigning for her fir 7 Best Drone Stocks to Buy Now 12/12/2023 07:00pm • Whether tracking Russian military positions or delivering a box of golf balls in Jacksonville, Florida, drone technology, also known as unmanned aircraft systems, has come into its own in 2023. Through the first half of 2023, successful drone deliveries passed 500,000, according to McKinsey, and the Nebraska priest, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, yelled 'help me' when deputy arrived 12/12/2023 06:00pm • OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Moments after a Nebraska priest called 911 to report that a man was standing in his kitchen with a knife, a dispatcher on the line heard screaming and a struggle. A deputy arriving a few minutes later heard the priest shout, “Help me,” before he found the man lying near the El ministro Luis Caputo anuncia las primeras medidas económicas: devaluación de la moneda, reducción de subsidios y fin de la obra pública 12/12/2023 05:38pm • (CNN Español) -- El ministro de Economía del Gobierno de Javier Milei, Luis "Toto" Caputo, anunció este martes un conjunto de medidas económicas que delinearán la primera etapa de la nueva gestión. "Tenemos que evitar una catástrofe", anticipó al comienzo de un mensaje previamente grabado, c Florida dentist gets life in prison in death of his ex-brother-in-law, a prominent professor 12/12/2023 05:31pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A judge sentenced a South Florida dentist to life in prison on Tuesday in the shooting death of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor at Florida State University, following a bitter custody battle. Charlie Adelson, 47, was found guilty of first-degree murder, co