A 56-year-old Tesla Model S driver said he was using Autopilot when he hit and killed someone on a motorcycle last week about 15 miles outside Seattle.The Washington State Patrol’s affidavit said the driver was arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide “based on the admitted inattention to driving,” while on…

(Reuters) – Donald Trump’s allies are reported to be drafting proposals to erode the Federal Reserve’s independence if the presumptive Republican presidential nominee regains the White House, with installing loyalists at the central bank as a key element.The Fed both manages monetary policy – most notably through setting benchmark interest…

By Sabrina ValleHOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. and European oil companies reported weaker first quarter results on Friday due to a sharp drop in prices compared with a year ago.Results at oil and gas firms are still retreating from record levels in 2022 that were boosted by a surge in demand after…

Poppy Harlow, the longtime CNN anchor who most recently co-helmed “CNN This Morning,” announced Friday that she will exit the network. “The nearly two decades since have been a gift,” Harlow wrote in an email to colleagues. “I have been inspired by you and learned so much from you –…

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President Joe Biden said he will debate former President Donald Trump ahead of this year’s election, though he said he didn’t know in what format. “I am, somewhere. I don’t…

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The U.S. economy has a huge problem: the birth rate is plunging to multi-decade lows. But the good news is artificial intelligence may help save the day. It matters because the growth of the overall economy is determined by the number of people in the country and how much their…