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Ben Affleck stepped out for a lowkey outing with his two eldest children Violet and Fin in Los Angeles this week - after sparking rekindled romance rumors with ex Jennifer Garner.

"Alphabet's Waymo autonomous vehicles are programmed to follow the rules of the road..." notes the Washington Post. But while the cars obey speed limits and properly use their turn signals — they also "routinely violate parking rules." Waymo vehicles driving themselves received 589 tickets for parking violations in 2024, according to records from San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency... The robots incurred $65,065 in fines for violations such as obstructing traffic, disobeying street cleaning restrictions and parking in prohibited areas... [Waymo is responsible for 0.05% of the city's fines, according to statistics from the article.] Parking violations are one of the few ways to quantify how often self-driving companies' vehicles break the rules of the road... Some parking violations, such as overstaying in a paid spot, cause inconvenience but do not directly endanger other people. Others increase the risk of crashes, said Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety. Anytime a vehicle is obstructing the flow of traffic, other drivers might be forced to brake suddenly or change lanes, he said, creating risks for drivers, pedestrians or other road users... San Francisco transit operators lost 2 hours and 12 minutes of service time in 2024 because of Waymo vehicles blocking or colliding with transit vehicles, according to San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency records. Autonomous vehicles have obstructed firefighters responding to emergency scenes in San Francisco, triggering city officials to ask for tougher oversight from state regulators. The article adds that driverless Waymo vehicles in Los Angeles received 75 more tickets in 2024 — "with $543 in fines still outstanding, according to records from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation."

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Authorities in Idaho released the call on Friday following the quadruple homicide that happened following in Moscow , Idaho, on November 13 2022.

Alongside a heartwarming slideshow of family images, Sophie quipped: 'They say that "gut feelings are guardian angels, listen to them" … I couldn't agree more.'

Fashanu, who featured for the likes of Wimbledon and Aston Villa, is accused of criminal conspiracy, threat to life, intimidation, trespass, and obtaining by false pretence in Nigeria, where he now resides.

Slashdot has run nearly a dozen stories about Michael Mann, one of America's most prominent climate scientists and a co-creator of the famous "hockey stick" graph of spiking temperatures. In 2012 Mann sued two bloggers for defamation — and last year Mann finally won more than $1 million, reports the Washington Post. "A jury found that two conservative commentators had defamed him by alleging that he was like a child molester in the way he had 'molested and tortured' climate data." But "Now, a year after that ruling, the case has taken a turn that leaves Mann in the position of the one who owes money." On Wednesday, a judge sanctioned Mann's legal team for "bad-faith trial misconduct" for overstating how much the scientist lost in potential grant funding as a result of reputational harm. The lawyers had shown jurors a chart that listed one grant amount Mann didn't get at $9.7 million, though in other testimony Mann said it was worth $112,000. And when comparing Mann's grant income before and after the negative commentary, the lawyers cited a disparity of $2.8 million, but an amended calculation pegged it at $2.37 million. The climate scientist's legal team said it was preparing to fight the setbacks in court. Peter J. Fontaine, one of Mann's attorneys, wrote in an email that Mann "believes that the court committed errors of fact and law and will pursue these matters further." Fontaine emphasized that the original decision — that Mann was defamed by the commentary — still stands. "We have reviewed the recent rulings by the D.C. Superior Court and are pleased to note that the court has upheld the jury's verdict," he said. Thanks to Slashdot reader UsuallyReasonable for sharing the news.

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As the trade war between the US and Canada continues on, those over the northern border are calling for the drastic measure.

The fatal collision, which happened at around 23:15 on Friday night on Offoxey Road in Tong, near Shifnal, Shropshire, involved a silver Audi A1, West Mercia Police have said in their information appeal.

The Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association warned that outdated safety barriers aren't built to withstand the force of electric cars and are putting lives at risk.

The package is only available for a minimum of 80 guests.

It has been a strong part of Essex's identity for over 75 years

It is steeped in atmosphere with a "renowned" steak and mushroom pie

The trio were found hiding in fields after the botched kidnap attempt and failed to dodge arrest.

Have Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves gone mad? Genuinely, do they have any understanding of the economic and political catastrophe that is about to befall them?

The latest data released by the House of Commons Library shows 109,100 are currently being housed across the UK. Yet 59 of the 361 authorities accommodate none.

As unwelcome news goes, a cancer diagnosis rates highly. But probably worse is being told, as I was, that it is advanced and incurable.

This week newly-single Zara McDermott hit headlines when she was linked to One Direction superstar Louis Tomlinson - after her split from Sam Thompson late last year.

I wonder what will be the next excuse for shutting down and ruining the country? They can't use Covid again, as too many people are still cheesed off about the various ways in which they were fooled

On June 26 it will be ten years since the devastating attack at the Tunisian beach resort of Port El Kantaoui, in which an Islamic State-inspired gunman killed 38 holidaymakers.

"Cuba's power grid collapsed Friday night," reports CNN, "triggering a nationwide power outage and plunging its more than 10 million people into darkness." Video filmed by CNN in the capital Havana showed streets and buildings shrouded in total darkness, as people used electric torches to navigate the streets. By Saturday morning, the Cuban government officials said that "microsystems" — pockets of electricity — had been restored in some cities. However, it remains unclear when the island's power system would be fully online again and most people remained in the dark... It marks the latest in a series of failures on the Caribbean island struggling with creaking infrastructure, natural disasters and economic turmoil... For nearly a week in October, most of Cuba suffered near-total blackouts, the worst energy outages in decades. While Cubans are used to frequent power outages, to have another nationwide backcourt — the fourth in six months — was unsettling for many people who need electricity to cook and refrigerate food that otherwise spoils quickly in the tropical heat. "Many residents posted on online sites looking for propane, charcoal, and fuel for generators..."

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