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A Tesla driver was killed and a passenger was seriously injured Saturday when the car crashed into a fire truck parked on a Northern California freeway to protect a crew cleaning up another accident, firefighters said. Four firefighters who were in the truck when it was struck on Interstate 680 were being treated for minor injuries, said Tracie Dutter, deputy…

In this economy? is a wealth Series examining how people are getting by today, from buying a home to paying off debt to withdrawing crypto. We want to hear from readers how they’re maneuvering their finances, careers, and lifestyles in 2023. Email reporter Alicia Adamczyk with your story. Eric Sedeño didn’t get famous from dancing or cooking or any of…

Eagerly falling asleep only to reflect on that tense conversation with your boss or your partner’s uncertain text message? When you just want to get in the hay after a long day, it can be frustrating when your mind disagrees and keeps you awake. “I just can’t turn off my brain,” is the general feeling people give Dr. Wendy Troxel,…

When Microsoft announced a ChatGPT supported version of Bing, it came as no great surprise. After all, the software giant had invested billions in OpenAI, which makes the artificial intelligence chatbot, and hinted that it would pour even more money into the company in the years to come. What was surprising was how strange the new Bing was starting to…

Long COVID isn’t the only opportunity for the virus to wreak havoc later than expected. Even a mild case of COVID can put you at an increased risk of heart problems like heart failure and stroke for at least a year, according to a study by researchers at the Veterans Affairs Department. Deaths from heart attacks rose sharply during pandemic…

If someone says “Mr. Tesla” is obviously Elon Musk these days. But eventually the nickname went to Martin Eberhard, who co-founded the electric vehicle manufacturer in 2003. Eberhard ran Tesla Motors as CEO before Musk ousted him in 2007. Eberhard isn’t a big believer in autonomous driving — and he worries about Musk’s focus on it. In an interview published…

A recent outbreak of bird flu at a mink farm has reignited concerns about the virus spreading further to humans. Scientists have been keeping an eye on this bird flu virus since the 1950s, although it was not considered a threat to humans until a 1997 outbreak in Hong Kong among visitors to live poultry markets. As bird flu hits…

That concern — a real one, judging by Fox’s post-election ratings — played a key role in Fox failing to set the record for baseless fraud allegations, the network’s prosecutor claims. “It’s remarkable how poor ratings lead good journalists to do bad things,” Fox Washington news anchor Bill Sammon is quoted as saying in the filing. The details were added…

The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents pertaining to the FBI’s secret search for Civil War-era gold has one treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a cover-up – and just as determined to prove it. Dennis Parada fought a lawsuit to force the FBI to release records of his dig at Dents…

Former Theranos CEO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani returned to federal court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to stay out of jail while appealing a jury’s verdict that convicted him of using a blood test swindle to have directed his former boss and lover Elizabeth Holmes. US District Judge Edward Davila not only oversaw controversy over Balwani’s attempt to delay the…