Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 of its Cybertrucks in the U.S. due to a cosmetic exterior trim panel that it said can “delaminate and detach from the vehicle,” potentially becoming a road hazard and “increasing the risk of a crash.” Tesla wrote in its filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday that the voluntary recall affects all Cybertrucks manufactured from November 2023 to February 27, 2025. […]
President Donald Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, with their conversation coming one day after Trump’s call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said after the call he rejected the 30-day total ceasefire proposed by the U.S. (and backed by Ukraine) though he agreed to a 30-day ceasefire against Ukraine’s energy and infrastructure. However, just hours after that call, Russia launched a series of drone strikes. Trump […]
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it was leaving interest rates unchanged at its March meeting, citing rising uncertainties over whether President Donald Trump’s policies could push up both inflation and unemployment. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which guides the central bank’s monetary policy moves, noted in its announcement that, “uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased” and added it’s focused on risks to both sides of its dual mandate […]
Four people have been killed and at least 200 injured in an outbreak of wildfires in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) said that the medical examiner’s office determined the deaths were due to the fires or high winds. Lincoln County, Garfield County, Haskell County and Pawnee County each reported one death A state of emergency remained in effect for 12 Oklahoma counties: Cleveland, Creek, Dewey, Grady, Lincoln, […]
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in Virginia shared to CSBS News that the family of missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, has sent a formal request to police in the Dominican Republic, requesting they declare their daughter dead — nearly two weeks after the 20-year-old went missing on a spring break trip in Punta Cana. In a letter to Dominican authorities obtained by PEOPLE, Konanki’s parents, Subbarayudu and […]
Retail chain Forever 21 announced it will enter bankruptcy proceedings for a second time, and is set to permanently close all its U.S. stores while it seeks a buyer for the company. The Los Angeles-based F21 as well as some of its U.S. subsidiaries entered into a plan with lenders for Chapter 11 protections in a Delaware U.S. bankruptcy court. In 2019, the fashion retailer filed for Chapter 11 in […]
Harvard University announced on Monday that it is making tuition free for families who earn less than $200,000 annually, aimed to make the Ivy League institute more affordable for middle-income families. The move comes as the Trump administration targets university funding as a part of a crackdown on diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) practices. Harvard, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, added that for families earning less than $100,000, the university […]
Per NBC News: at least 36 people have died across Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Alabama and Mississippi as powerful storm systems swept through the Midwest and South, with Sunday marking the third day of the damaging storm system. Millions of Americans across the country remain on alert for severe weather outbreaks as tornadoes and hail are expected across the Midwest and South, with the cross-country storm moving east. The […]
A California man was awarded $50 million in damages in a lawsuit against Starbucks, due to burns that he suffered while being handed a tray of hot drinks at a Starbucks location in southern California in 2020. Postmates driver Michael Garcia sued the cafe chain after being burned on Feb. 8, 2020 when a “scalding hot” cup of tea spilled into his lap after a Starbucks worker handed him a […]