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Tesla Allows No-hands Driving with Autopilot for Longer Periods. U.S. Regulators Have Questions
Tesla is allowing some drivers to use its Autopilot driver-assist system for extended periods without making them put their hands on the steering wheel, drawing concern from U.S. safety regulators.
Millions More Workers Would be Entitled to Overtime Pay Under a Proposed Biden Administration Rule
The Biden administration will propose a new rule Wednesday that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay, reviving an Obama-era policy effort.
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell Appears to Freeze Up Again, This Time at a Kentucky Event
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to briefly freeze up and was unable to answer a question from a reporter at an event in Kentucky, weeks after a similar episode in Washington.
CNN Names Mark Thompson, Former BBC and New York Times Executive, As its New Leader
CNN is bringing in a former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times in an attempt to turn around a news organization that has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years.
Nigerian Police Say 100+ Arrested at 'Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony'
New reports on the mass arrest that Nigerian police carried out on the evening of Aug. 27 — rounding up men ostensibly attending a same-sex wedding — claim that more than 100 people were detained.
Boston will No Longer Require Prospective Spouses to Register Sex, Gender to Marry
Couples filling out marriage certificates in Boston will no longer be required to identify their sex or gender under a new policy adopted by the city Tuesday.
Amazon CEO: 'Not Going [to] Work Out' for Employees who Defy Return-to-office Policy
Amazon employees have been pushing back against the company's return-to-office policy for months — and it seems CEO Andy Jassy has had enough.
Hollywood Strikes Leave Few Corners of Entertainment Industry Unscathed
From studio rentals and set construction to dry cleaning for costumes and transportation to sets, it's hard to find a corner of the Los Angeles economy that has entirely escaped the reverberations.
After Supreme Court Curtails Federal Power, Biden Administration Weakens Clean Water Protections
The Biden administration weakened regulations protecting millions of acres of wetlands Tuesday, saying it had no choice after the Supreme Court sharply limited the federal government's jurisdiction over them.
10 Drugs Targeted for Medicare Price Negotiations as Biden Pitches Cost Reductions
President Joe Biden touted potential cost savings of Medicare's first-ever price negotiations for drugs like blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance, and eight other medications.
U.S. Fights New Titanic Expedition, Says Wreck is Gravesite
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite.
Unclear How Many in Lahaina Lost Lives as Hawaii Authorities Near End of Search for Dead
Crews in Hawaii have all but finished searching for victims of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, authorities said Tuesday, and it is unclear how many people perished.
As Trump and Republicans Target Georgia's Fani Willis for Retribution, the State's Governor Opts Out
Some Republicans began attacking Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis after she announced the indictment of Donald Trump for conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
A Ugandan Man is Charged with Aggravated Homosexuality, and Faces the Death Penalty
Ugandan authorities have charged a man with aggravated homosexuality, which carries a possible death penalty, in the first use of the charge since the enactment in May of an anti-gay law that has been condemned by critics as draconian.
More than 60 People Detained after a Gay Wedding in Southern Nigeria
Police in Nigeria said Tuesday they detained at least 67 people celebrating a gay wedding in one of the largest mass detentions targeting homosexuality, which is outlawed in the West African country.
Missouri Law Banning Minors from Beginning Gender-Affirming Treatments Takes Effect
Two new laws restricting the access of transgender youth in Missouri to gender-affirming health care and school sports took effect Monday.
California Sues District that Requires Parents be Notified if their Kids Change Gender ID
California's attorney general sued a Southern California school district Monday over its new policy requiring schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Sorority Sisters Who Sought to Block a Transgender Woman from Joining
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit contesting a transgender woman's admission into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling that he could not override how the private, voluntary organization defined a woman and order that she not belong.
ACLU Sues over Indiana Law Blocking Gender-Affirming Surgery for Inmates
Civil rights advocates are suing Indiana's Department of Corrections over the state's law prohibiting gender-affirming surgery for inmates.
Out California State Senate Leader Says She will Step Down from Leadership Post
The leader of the California Senate said Monday she will step down from her leadership post, ending an historic run as the first woman and first openly gay person to lead the upper legislative chamber of the nation's most populous state.