Self-driving robotaxis are already a reality in two U.S. cities and could soon become even more widespread, with Waymo leading the way as one of the prominent companies in the field.  Waymo’s app-based, ride-hailing service, operating for over six years, currently averages 10,000 passenger rides per week. And in a …

Two months prior to her death this week at age 83, Tina Turner opened up about having put herself “in great danger” over her health. For International World Kidney Day on March 9, the music superstar warned her social media followers about the importance of keeping an eye on your …

The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March.  The Central American natives, seized from a smuggler at Miami International Airport, are being raised by the Rare Species Conservatory Foundation – …

Beyoncé and Jay-Z have reportedly dropped a cool $200 million on a 30,000-square-foot home in Malibu, California, setting a record for the priciest home ever purchased in California.  TMZ reported that the couple paid all cash for the home on an exclusive stretch of Pacific Coast Highway. Dubbed an “architectural …

Washington — Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California faced more health issues than were previously known when she was sidelined from the Senate for nearly three months. The 89-year-old Democrat faced complications during her recovery from shingles, including encephalitis, or swelling of the brain, and a condition known as Ramsay Hunt …

The IRS is working on its own version of a free electronic tax-filing system that could compete with tax-prep programs from the likes of Intuit’s TurboTax and H&R Block. The agency is rolling out a pilot program in early 2024, when it will invite some taxpayers to test out the …

A popular Ghanaian social media influencer has been extradited to the U.S. from the United Kingdom after being charged for her role in a lucrative romance scam targeting elderly Americans.  Prosecutors charged Mona Faiz Montrage, 30, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and money laundering, …

Washington — The FBI disrupted a 20-year-old sophisticated malware network used by the Russian government to collect sensitive information from hundreds of infected computers across 50 countries, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.  Dubbed “Operation Medusa,” the FBI says its court-authorized neutralization of the Kremlin-backed hackers in the U.S. succeeded, thanks …

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bagged gold and silver medals this weekend at his first jiu-jitsu tournament. A series of six photos, posted to Facebook and Instagram, shows the Meta founder grappling with two different opponents at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition, which was held Saturday at Woodside High School in Woodside, …

One person is dead and at least six other people were shot during a Cinco de Mayo party at a Mississippi restaurant late Friday night, police said. Ocean Springs Police Capt. Ryan LeMaire, in a news release, confirmed that seven people were shot at The Scratch Kitchen on Government Street. …