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.
A group of people stole up to $100,000 worth of merchandise from a shopping mall in Los Angeles.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy have successfully rescued four missing divers off the coast of North Carolina.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.
Officials who set policies and fund programs can’t get money and other support needed to make a difference as the risk of extreme heat rises.
Alzheimer’s mainly affects the elderly, who are eligible for Medicare, but people under 65 — even, rarely, as young as their 30s — also can get diagnosed. They are more likely to have commercial coverage.
The vote by the state's Public Utilities Commission came despite reservations from city officials and residents spurred by erratic behavior that resulted in unmanned vehicles blocking traffic, including the path of emergency vehicles.
The teenager was airlifted to a hospital Tuesday for injuries including nine broken vertebrae, a ruptured spleen, a collapsed lung and a concussion. He was discharged Saturday.
Authorities are also warning that the effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning. Maui Police Chief John Pelletier said Saturday that crews with cadaver dogs have covered just 3% of the search area.
Some doctors say the drug should be held for three weeks before sedation to accommodate the delayed emptying of the stomach, which can cause patients to inhale food and liquid into their lungs.
More than a quarter of students missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year.
