AUTONOMOUS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES
Florida excavation company Tomahawk announced that it's planning to roll out autonomous dump trucks to help with the construction of a housing development. The trucks are made by California-based company Teleo, which says full automation on construction vehicles is still years away, but that its truck can operate with limited supervision by a human operator.
SUNNY D WITH ALCOHOL
SunnyD, known for its popularity among kids, is releasing an alcoholic seltzer drink. The SunnyD Vodka Seltzer comes in a four-pack for $9.99 and will begin sales at Walmart on Saturday, March 11. Each drink is 95 calories. The company joins a growing number of drink brands that have released an alcoholic option to keep up with rising demand for hard seltzers.
The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations that it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans.
Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with airstrikes on Thursday, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge, and the country's defense minister told ground troops to “be ready” to invade, though he didn’t say when.
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has made his case for major U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed's target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market.
According to a new survey from the Federal Reserve, income inequality grew during the pandemic.
Cheddar News checks in with your coast-to-coast weather forecast for Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.
The suspect accused of orchestrating the killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur will be arraigned Thursday on a murder charge. Duane Davis is expected to plead not guilty to murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
Authorities say a U.S. marine was killed Wednesday night in an incident at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
A Russian-American journalist working for a U.S. government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and charged with failing to register as a “foreign agent,” her employer said Thursday.
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
