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Palm Beach County lovers of Uber, fear not. The car service is sticking around, at least until September. The County Commission voted Tuesday afternoon...

Lance Cpl. Travis Williams' squad, front row, from left: Michael Cifuentes, Christopher Dyer, Justin Hoffman, Aaron Reed, Edward August Shroeder, Eric Bernholtz. Back row, from left: Grant Fraser, Nicholas Bloem, Timothy Bell,Brett Wightman, Travis Williams, David Kreuter.

Sole Survivor: Iraq Rescue Mission Ended In Tragedy

In our latest installment of the StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Lance Cpl. Travis Williams. In 2005, while serving in Iraq, Williams lost his 12-man squad lost his squad to an IED. He was the only survivor.

New York Police Draw Anger After Plainclothes Officers Throw Woman Into Unmarked Van

Online video shows men grabbing a woman during a demonstration and hauling her away in an unmarked van. Police said they arrested the woman on suspicion of damaging police cameras.

The first car Tesla released was the luxury Roadster, which had a six-figure price tag.

Tesla Preparing To Charge Into Affordable Car Market

The long-promised Model 3 will be revealed in March — and Elon Musk has confirmed to Bloomberg that it will, as planned, be sold for $35,000 before any tax incentives.

Darrell Brooks, center, makes his initial appearance, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 in Waukesha County Court in Waukesha, Wis. Prosecutors in Wisconsin have charged Brooks with intentional homicide in the deaths of at least five people who were killed when an SUV was driven into a Christmas parade.

The Waukesha death toll rises to 6, and the suspect faces homicide charges

A child who was injured in the attack on a Christmas parade in the Wisconsin city has died, prosecutors said as they filed five counts of first-degree intentional homicide against Darrell Brooks Jr.

911 calls in Lee County receive a technology upgrade

Effective immediately, residents and visitors can expect a more responsive 911 service due to an upgrade of Next Generation 911 technology. Now, first responders will be able to quickly locate the emergency with advanced location services. Call takers will have a map to show exactly where the call comes from and then will share that information with first responders.

Trapped Russian Submarine Rescued

A Russian mini-submarine trapped for three days 620 feet under the Pacific Ocean has surfaced; all seven crew members are alive and in good condition. They were freed after an unmanned British craft cut the undersea cable that had snarled the submarine.

A rare Chicago license plate is up for auction until Sunday.

A rare, first-of-its kind Chicago license plate is up for auction

Before Illinois took over the issuing of license plates, Chicago made plates from thin, stamped aluminum. Of those, the first-ever made is expected to sell for upwards of $4,000.

Cobalt is an important component of lithium ion batteries, like those in many electric vehicles

In Idaho, America's first, and only, cobalt mine in decades is opening

The first cobalt mine in the United States in decades opened Friday in Idaho amid rising demand for the metal, which is a key component in electric vehicle batteries.

Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Shawn Kemp, center, was booked into jail Wednesday, on a felony charge stemming from a shooting. He's seen here last year, at a WNBA game between the Seattle Storm and the Chicago Sky.

Former NBA star Shawn Kemp is released from jail after arrest in a drive-by shooting

People close to Kemp say the case is one of self-defense, after the former Seattle SuperSonics star allegedly tracked down a stolen iPhone.

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