MINNEAPOLIS – New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Williams made the biggest play of his young NFL career when he intercepted Case Keenum in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s divisional playoff game. No one will remember it. The moment that will define his day – and his rookie year – came […]
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CEO Jim Hackett is confident Ford isn’t falling behind rival automakers and tech firms
Ford CEO Jim Hackett has a message for those who think the automaker is falling behind other automakers or tech firms when it comes to developing self-driving cars and mobility services: Relax. “I am saying that Ford has nothing to worry about in terms of lagging there. Our technology is […]
And the North American Car of the Year is …
The Honda Accord was named the North American Car of Year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday. The Accord shared the award with the Volvo XC60 and Lincoln Navigator, which were named Utility of the Year and Truck of the Year, respectively. Honda appears to […]
Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dead at 46
Dolores O’Riordan, lead singer of Irish band The Cranberries, has died. She was 46. Publicist Lindsey Holmes says O’Riordan died suddenly Monday in London, where she was recording. The cause of death wasn’t immediately available. Holmes says the singer’s family is “devastated” by the news. The Limerick band became international […]
Steve Jobs changed the future of laptops 10 years ago today
“It’s the world’s thinnest notebook,” said Steve Jobs as he introduced the MacBook Air 10 years ago today. Apple‘s Macworld 2008 was a special one, taking place just days after the annual Consumer Electronics Show had ended and Bill Gates bid farewell to Microsoft. Jobs introduced the MacBook Air by […]
Adoption of voice-activated speakers is now outpacing that of smartphones in the US, study says
One in six adults in the United States own voice-activated smart speakers, according to research. The Smart Audio Report, which is based on data from NPR and Edison Research, said Monday that around 39 million U.S. adults own a smart speaker, and that the adoption rate of such speakers over […]
Pope Francis warns the world is at the brink of nuclear war
Pope Francis said on Monday he was really afraid about the danger of nuclear war and that the world now stood at “the very limit.” His comment, made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic […]
3 things Martin Luther King, Jr. learned from his mentor
We all admire Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the heroic way in which he lived his life. But who did this great reverend look up to? And most importantly, what did he learn from his mentor? One of Dr. King’s mentors was Ralph Bunche, a professor at Howard University […]
Washington DC subway train derails; no injuries were reported
A Washington D.C. subway train derailed early Monday, but none of the 60 passengers aboard were injured, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said. Around 6:40 a.m. (1140 GMT), a train derailed outside Farragut North Station in downtown Washington. The agency said in a posting on Twitter that “emergency personnel […]
Detroit Auto Show may be celebrating an era that’s about to end
DETROIT — Automakers have reason to celebrate as they gather this week at the Detroit auto show to unveil the new range of brawny trucks, high-tech cars and rugged sport-utility vehicles that will arrive in showrooms in the months ahead. They just ended 2017 with sales in the United States […]