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UK leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk

Jan. 06, 2025 21:00 PM EST

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “lies and misinformation” that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk. The billionaire Tesla CEO has taken an intense and erratic interest...

Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as his father muses anew about the US taking control of it

Jan. 06, 2025 18:54 PM EST

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory as his father has continued to stoke seemingly far-fetched suggestions that the U.S. could take control of it. The younger Trump is going for a day trip to shoot video content for...

Tesla data helped police after Las Vegas truck explosion, but experts have wider privacy concerns

Jan. 04, 2025 09:01 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Your car is spying on you. That is one takeaway from the fast, detailed data that Tesla collected on the driver of one of its Cybertrucks that exploded in Las Vegas earlier this week. Privacy data experts say the deep dive by Elon Musk’s company was impressive,...

Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan

Jan. 04, 2025 06:51 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Year's Day confided to a former girlfriend who had served as an Army nurse that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. ...

Soldier who blew up Tesla at Trump hotel left note saying blast was to be a 'wake up call' for US

Jan. 03, 2025 22:09 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A highly decorated Army soldier who fatally shot himself in a Tesla Cybertruck just before it blew up outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left notes saying the New Year's Day explosion was a stunt to serve as a “wake up call” for the country’s ills, investigators said...

Musk is 'misjudged and certainly misinformed' over UK grooming attacks, says senior minister

Jan. 03, 2025 08:12 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — A senior British politician pushed back Friday on Elon Musk's criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandal. In recent days, Musk has shared and reacted to posts on his X platform that have been critical of the British government after it...

Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, officials say

Jan. 02, 2025 20:01 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday. The explosion caused minor injuries to seven...

Stock market today: Wall Street opens 2025 with more modest losses

Jan. 02, 2025 17:21 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes slipped on Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of its stellar 2024. The index pinballed through the day between an early gain of...

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

Jan. 02, 2025 14:01 PM EST

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla posted its first annual sales drop in more than a dozen years Thursday, sinking a stock that has soared since Donald Trump’s victory on optimism Elon Musk’s close relationship to the president-elect will help the company. Tesla’s global vehicle sales...

Firework mortars, gas cannisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel

Jan. 01, 2025 22:55 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Firework mortars and camp fuel canisters were found stuffed into the back of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, killing a suspect inside the vehicle and sparking an intense investigation into possible...