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As Americans travel to spend the holidays with loved ones, lower and steadier gas prices are shaping up to be an early Christmas gift after years of sticker shock.GasBuddy projects the national average gas price on Christmas Day will hover around $2.79 a gallon, down from $3 a year ago, saving drivers more than half a billion dollars over the holiday week.The projected 2025 price puts Christmas gas costs roughly […]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a swipe at Waymo after its self-driving cars stopped moving at intersections in San Francisco, causing traffic jams during a widespread blackout over the weekend.Waymo temporarily suspended its autonomous ride-hailing service in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday after a massive power outage knocked out electricity to about 130,000 homes and businesses. Video was shared online of Waymo self-driving cars appearing to be stalled […]

The Powerball jackpot surged to an estimated $1.6 billion ahead of Monday night's drawing, making it the fifth-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.The pot grew after no ticket matched all six numbers from Saturday night's drawing.The white balls were 4, 5, 28, 52 and 69. The red Powerball was 20 and the Power Play multiplier was 3.It now has an estimated cash value of $735.3 million, according to the lottery.AMERICANS […]

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled more than 13,000 above-ground pools due to a "drowning hazard."The Dec. 18 recalls affect roughly 13,400 Blue Wave pools and 80 SerenLife Home brand pools, described to be 48 inches tall or higher.CPSC said it identified a design flaw in both products. The compression strap that wraps around the exterior of the pools can be used as a foothold, the agency […]

Parents in Western New York are raising alarms over cold rides and breakdowns after officials mandated that all school bus purchases must be electric by 2027.Local outlet WIVB reported that the law has drawn the ire of parents in the Lake Shore Central School District. The station received "several calls" over the electric buses, with parents claiming that their children are freezing when they come home from school.Per WIVB, the […]

Google executive Royal Hansen responded to some lawmakers' calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S., emphasizing the need to develop and use the technology responsibly rather than fall behind other countries."It's really… this idea of being responsible as we invest in and develop AI because there's a lot of upside to using AI well, whether it's in energy production or healthcare or science," he told […]

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett praised Thursday’s consumer price index (CPI) report, which showed inflation rose less than expected."It was just an absolute blockbuster report," Hassett told "Varney & Co.""Before the numbers come out, we look at the forecast from everybody we can find on Bloomberg. We've looked at 61 forecasts, and this number came in better than every single one of them," he added.TRUMP TOUTS BRINGING […]

Grocery delivery giant Instacart will pay $60 million in consumer refunds under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after the agency accused the company of misleading shoppers and driving up grocery costs for Americans.The FTC alleged Thursday that Instacart falsely advertised free delivery on first orders, implied full refunds that were not provided and enrolled consumers in paid subscriptions without clear consent, claims the company disputes."Instacart misled consumers […]

Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, 55, was among seven people killed in a plane crash in North Carolina on Thursday.Biffle, his wife and two children, and three others were aboard a Cessna C550 owned by Biffle when it crashed at Statesville Regional Airport.According to Spotrac, Biffle made more than $58 million in career earnings. Spotrac's data ranges from 2002 through 2015, as NASCAR has not disclosed winnings since 2016, Biffle's […]