DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – Democratic state Sen. Nicole Mitchell’s stepmom took the witness stand Tuesday and said she felt “extremely violated” after she discovered her stepdaughter in her basement early one morning last spring. But Carol Mitchell, 75, struggled to answer questions by prosecutors and defense attorneys because of her Alzheimer’s disease, forgetting key dates and family members’ names. Her …
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Tesla is going to a rare trial after a woman died after a vehicle on Autopilot sent her 75 feet into the air. 04:49 ET, 15 Jul 2025Updated 16:16 ET, 15 Jul 2025 A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company has begun over the death of …
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A stem cell trial on a dozen Type 1 diabetes patients suffering from a severe form of the disease has provided at least a temporary cure for 10 participants. The remaining two also dramatically reduced the amount of insulin they require daily. The treatment, with an infusion called zimislecel, was created by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and has been the life’s work …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company began Monday in Miami where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a stargazing university student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying 75 feet through the air and severely injured her boyfriend. Lawyers for the plaintiff argue that Tesla’s driver-assistance …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk was not in a Miami courtroom Monday, but his name loomed large as a jury was selected for the federal trial of a civil lawsuit over the 2019 crash of a Tesla Model S that killed a pedestrian and left another badly injured when the car was in Autopilot mode. “Anything that involves Elon Musk is …
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Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk was not in a Miami courtroom Monday, but his name loomed large as a jury was selected for the federal trial of a civil lawsuit over the …
Read More »Tesla Faces First Federal Jury Trial Tied to Its Autopilot System The New York Times Elon Musk looms over jury selection in Tesla Autopilot fatality trial CNBC A lawsuit against Tesla and its driver-assistance technology goes to trial in Florida NPR Tesla faces federal trial over deadly Key Largo autopilot crash WPLG Local 10 As Elon Musk pushes Robotaxis, Tesla trial begins over fatal …
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A Hollywood executive’s son, charged with the murder of his wife and her parents, died in an apparent suicide over the weekend, just days before a court hearing to decide whether he should stand trial. Samuel Bond Haskell IV, 37, was found inside his cell at Twin Towers downtown jail Saturday with what investigators believe are self-inflicted injuries, according to …
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Tesla is on trial in Miami today in a case that accuses Elon Musk’s company of liability in a fatal crash involving Autopilot. The driver-assist system has come under scrutiny in the past for a number of fatal incidents, but Tesla has only rarely faced a jury trial over the question of whether Autopilot was at fault for someone’s death. …
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