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Tesla driver whose car slammed into Texas home overrode driver assistance mode, NTSB says
Weeks after a 76-year-old woman was killed when a Tesla, operating on Full Self-Driving, crashed into her Texas home, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the car’s driver overrode the driver assistance mode and accelerated into the building.
‘Lowest flying airplane I’ve ever seen’: Blue Angels’ pass over Florida beachgoers sends chairs, umbrellas flying
The Blue Angels flew a “scary” low pattern over the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, sending chairs and umbrellas flying as beachgoers got an unexpectedly close look at the elite Navy aviators.
Police arrest man who shouted racial slur at ‘TODAY’ co-anchor Craig Melvin
New York City police have taken a man into custody after he shouted a racial slur at “TODAY” co-anchor Craig Melvin near Studio 1A, the morning show’s broadcast headquarters at Rockefeller Plaza, multiple people familiar with the matter said.
Missing California millionaire’s remains identified 45 years after her disappearance
A missing California millionaire’s remains have been identified 45 years after the 80-year-old woman disappeared without a trace.
Mother of 16-year-old charged in connection with Texas teen’s drowning says son tried to help
The mom said that her son searched for Daniel Erving after the pair and another teen jumped into a lake but that they couldn’t find him.
Two men born 38 years ago say N.D. hospital gave them to wrong parents
A DNA genealogy test to explore his mother’s heritage led Kyle Bylin to discover that he wasn’t biologically related to who he had thought were his parents.
Coast Guard to suspend search for three missing people from sunken boat in San Francisco Bay
Search operations for three people who went missing when their craft sank in the San Francisco Bay this week will be suspended at sunset Wednesday evening, the Coast Guard said.
Months after teen’s drowning death, mother says two arrests only provide ‘partial justice’
The mother of 18-year-old Daniel Erving is calling for murder charges against the two teenagers who failed to report his alleged drowning in April, while attorneys for the family criticized Dallas police’s handling of the investigation.
Nolan Wells’ family speaks out after meeting with local Mississippi DA
Nolan Wells, 18, went missing after a July 4 beach trip with friends. A U.S. park ranger found his body two days later.
Real cat burglar steals kitten, tries to rob bank in Maryland, gets caught instead
A man grabbed a kitten from the adoption area of a Maryland pet store, then allegedly tried to use her to rob a nearby bank.