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Walter Huang died when his Tesla Model X crashed into a concrete barrier.

Tesla settles with Apple engineer’s family who said Autopilot caused his fatal crash

David Goldman, CNN April 8, 2024

Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and its controversial automated-driving system on trial starting Monday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed....

Fire at Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office intentionally set, officials say

Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN April 5, 2024

CNN -- A fire at independent Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office on Friday was intentionally set, according to local fire officials. The Burlington fire marshal’s office...

Judge in Idaho quadruple murder trial chastises Bryan Kohberger’s attorney over a phone survey to potential jurors

Holly Yan, Sarah Davis, CNN April 5, 2024

CNN -- The judge overseeing Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case lambasted the suspect’s defense attorney Thursday, saying she commissioned phone surveys to potential jurors that could hinder Kohberger’s...

Biden administration preparing to announce new proposals to reduce, cancel student loan debt

Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein, CNN April 5, 2024

CNN -- The Biden administration is preparing new proposals aiming to reduce or cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN,...

Hot air balloon pilot had high level of ketamine in his system during crash that killed 4, toxicology report finds

Eric Levenson, CNN April 4, 2024

  CNN -- The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Arizona in January, leaving four people dead, had high levels of the psychedelic drug ketamine in his blood system, according...

McDonald’s buys all of its Israeli franchise restaurants amid damage from Middle East turmoil

April 4, 2024

CNN -- McDonald’s will buy every one of its 225 franchise restaurants in Israel, it announced Thursday, just weeks after saying that the Israel-Hamas war was hurting its business. The...

Dozens trapped in tunnels after Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years kills at least nine

Wayne Chang, Helen Regan, CNN April 4, 2024

CNN -- Rescuers in Taiwan scrambled to free dozens of people trapped in highway tunnels after the island was struck by its strongest earthquake in 25 years Wednesday, killing at least nine and injuring...

Two investors in Trump Media insider trading case plead guilty

Matt Egan, CNN April 3, 2024

CNN -- Florida venture capitalist Michael Shvartsman and his brother Gerald Shvartsman pleaded guilty on Wednesday to participating in an insider trading scheme linked to the blockbuster...

‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court

Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN April 3, 2024

CNN -- An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed a...

More than 275,000 power outages reported in Ohio Valley after storms brought damaging winds, dangerous hail and tornadoes

Dalia Faheid and Gene Norman, CNN April 3, 2024

CNN -- More than 275,000 homes and businesses across West Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan were without power Tuesday night after a powerful system of thunderstorms brought...

Taiwan’s strongest quake in 25 years collapses buildings as rescue workers scramble to respond

Wayne Chang, Helen Regan, CNN April 2, 2024

CNN--A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck Taiwan’s eastern coast Wednesday, according to the US Geological Survey, the strongest to hit the island in 25 years. The quake hit at 7:58 a.m....

Billionaire whose firm backed Trump’s $175 million bond reveals how the deal came together

Matt Egan, CNN April 2, 2024

CNN--Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in New York came...