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A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAmazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit issued a voluntary recall of its software for the second time in a month following a recent crash in San Francisco.On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was turning at low speed when it was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection. The person on the scooter declined medical attention after sustaining minor injuries as a result of the collision, Zoox said.”The Zoox vehicle was stopped at the time…

May 23, 2025, 05:47 PM ETScott McTominay proved there’s plenty of life after Manchester United, after ending his first season since leaving Old Trafford with a Serie A title and the league’s MVP award.The Scotland midfielder crowned a sensational debut season in Italy with the crucial opening goal in Napoli’s 2-0 win over Cagliari on Friday to seal the Serie A title by a single point over Inter Milan.Editor’s Picks1 RelatedMcTominay dropped to the pitch in tears when the match was done.”The sacrifice of every single player in this group is just incredible. The people deserve it, as they’ve been…

Crypto investor Nicholas Pinto attends President Donald Trump’s gala dinner for people who spent the most money on Trump’s meme coin, $TRUMP, in a contest, at Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, May 22, 2025.Nicholas PintoThe price of President Donald Trump’s meme coin plunged 16% as of Friday morning, just hours after he hosted a black-tie gala at his Virginia golf club for its biggest buyers — an elite crowd that spent a combined $148 million on the token for the chance to be there.It was billed as “the most exclusive invitation in the world.”Among the 220 attendees…

United Airline flight attendants picketed outside Terminal B at Logan Airport Thursday morning seeking a new contract.John Tlumacki | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines reached an “industry-leading” tentative labor deal for its 28,000 flight attendants, their union said Friday.The deal includes “40% of total economic improvements” in the first year and retroactive pay, a signing bonus, and quality of life improvements, like better scheduling and on-call time, the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said.The union did not provide further details about the deal.United flight attendants have not had a raise since 2020.The cabin crew members voted last year to authorize…

May 23, 2025, 04:48 PM ETNapoli clinched their second Serie A title in three seasons after edging Inter Milan thanks to a 2-0 home victory over Cagliari in a dramatic finale to the season on Friday.It sealed a fourth Italian championship for Napoli, and a record for coach Antonio Conte, who is the first coach to win Serie A with three clubs after earning titles with Inter Milan and Juventus.”Everyone contributed to this — but the coach most of all,” Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo said. “Napoli needed him to get back on top. He’s phenomenal.”Editor’s Picks1 RelatedComparing it with…

Four of the six Planned Parenthood clinics in Iowa and four in Minnesota will shut down in a year, the Midwestern affiliate operating them said Friday, blaming a freeze in federal funds, budget cuts proposed in Congress and state restrictions on abortion. The clinics closing in Iowa include the only Planned Parenthood facility in the state that provides abortion procedures, in Ames, home to Iowa State University. The others are in Cedar Rapids, Sioux City and the Des Moines suburb of Urbandale. Two of the clinics being shut down by Planned Parenthood North Central States are in the Minneapolis area,…

A water tower at the U.S. Steel Corp. Edgar Thomson Works steel mill in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 4, 2024.Justin Merriman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Friday cleared the merger of U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, after the Japanese steelmaker’s previous bid to acquire its U.S. rival had been blocked on national security grounds.”This will be a planned partnership between United States Steel and Nippon Steel, which will create at least 70,000 jobs, and add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.U.S. Steel’s headquarters will…

Jeff KassoufMay 23, 2025, 03:27 PM ETCloseJeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics.Racing Louisville FC midfielder Savannah DeMelo spoke publicly this week for the first time about being diagnosed with Graves’ disease and hyperthyroidism, describing her struggles managing the conditions last year but expressing confidence that she can continue to perform at a high level.Attention was drawn to DeMelo’s health during her team’s March 22 road game against Bay FC. DeMelo…

New York CNN  —  President Donald Trump announced a partnership between U.S. Steel and Japanese steelmaker Nippon that he says will keep the headquarters in Pittsburgh and draw $14 billion in investment toward the US economy. “This will be a planned partnership between United States Steel and Nippon Steel, which will create at least 70,000 jobs, and add $14 Billion Dollars to the U.S. Economy. The bulk of that Investment will occur in the next 14 months,” Trump posted on TruthSocial Friday. Trump will visit the steel plant next Friday for a “BIG rally,” he said. But Trump’s post included…

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A United Nations expert warned Friday at the conclusion of her two-week visit that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office is increasingly using criminal law against former prosecutors, judges, defense attorneys, journalists and others.Margaret Satterthwaite, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, traveled the country meeting with judges, lawyers, lawmakers and others, including Guatemala’s chief prosecutor.“The instrumental use of criminal law by the Prosecutor General’s Office appears to amount to a systematic pattern of intentional and severe deprivation of fundamental rights, targeted at specific groups,” Satterthwaite wrote in her preliminary report. “This persecution appears to…