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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. because the front lights are too bright, which may cause a distraction to other drivers and increase the risk of a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes certain Cybertrucks with a model year between 2024 and 2026. The vehicles were made between Nov. 13, 2023, and Oct. 11, 2025, with operating software versions prior to 2025.38.3. The agency said that Tesla is not aware of any collisions, injuries, or fatalities related to the condition. Tesla, which is run…

By CLAIRE RUSH and JONATHAN MATTISE PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seth Todd was wearing an inflatable frog costume while protesting outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Building in Portland, Oregon, when a federal officer unleashed a torrent of chemical spray directly into the costume’s air vent. Video of the incident on Oct. 2 has spread, and puffed-out costumes — hippos in tutus, Mr. Potato Heads, dinosaurs — have quickly become a feature of protests against President Donald Trump’s administration, including the massive “No Kings” marches across the U.S. last weekend. Todd, 24, said that while the attention has been…

Here is the scoreboard of CIF Southern Section playoff events involving Inland teams for Wednesday, Oct. 22. CIF SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL First Round Division 1 Temecula Valley def. Oaks Christian, 22-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 Division 3 Burbank Burroughs def. Claremont, 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 Cypress def. Riverside Poly, 3-0 Village Christian def. Hemet, 21-25, 25-19, 26-24, 25-20 Millikan def. Summit, 3-0 Division 5 Ontario Christian def. Warren, 3-0 Sacred Heart of LA def. Grand Terrace 25-13, 24-26, 25-13, 26-24 Alta Loma def. Lancaster Desert Christian, 3-0 Placentia Valencia def. Jurupa Valley, 3-0 Corona def. Buckley, 25-15, 25-19, 17-25,…

By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer Clippy, the animated paper clip that annoyed Microsoft Office users nearly three decades ago, might have just been ahead of its time. Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence character called Mico (pronounced MEE’koh) on Thursday, a blob-shaped cartoon face that will embody the software giant’s Copilot virtual assistant and marks the latest attempt by tech companies to imbue their AI chatbots with more of a personality. Copilot’s cute new emoji-like exterior comes as AI developers face a crossroads in how they present their increasingly capable chatbots to consumers without causing harm or backlash. Some…

By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse. Premiums for job-based health insurance rose 6% in 2025 to an average of $26,993 a year for family coverage, according to an annual survey of employers released Oct. 22 by KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF…

SERIES SCHEDULE (all times PT) Game 1: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Friday, 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) Game 2: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Saturday, 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) Game 3: Blue Jays at Dodgers, Monday, 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) Game 4: Blue Jays at Dodgers, Tuesday, 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) x-Game 5: Blue Jays at Dodgers, Wednesday, 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) x-Game 6: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Friday (Oct. 31), 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) x-Game 7: Dodgers at Blue Jays, Saturday (Nov. 1), 5 p.m., FOX (Ch. 11) x- if necessary Season series: The Dodgers won, 2-1 TALE OF THE TAPE (OFFENSE) Blue…

By COLLIN BINKLEY, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of gradual growth, the number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions, leaving some campuses with Black populations as small as 2% of their freshman class, according to an Associated Press analysis. New enrollment figures from 20 selective colleges provide mounting evidence of a backslide in Black enrollment. On almost all of the campuses, Black students account for a smaller share of new students this fall than in 2023. At Princeton and some others,…

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time after failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. Zhao had asked Trump for a pardon previously. He has deep ties to World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture that the Republican president and his sons Eric and Donald Jr. launched in September. Trump’s most recent financial disclosure report reveals he made more than $57 million last year from World Liberty Financial, which has launched USD1, a stablecoin pegged at…

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, as the United States aims to fill a leadership vacuum in postwar Gaza. Trump, in an interview published Thursday, said he has discussed the potential for Barghouti’s release with White House aides. “I was literally being confronted with that question about 15 minutes before you called,” Trump told Time magazine interview when asked about Barghouti. “So I’ll be making a decision.” President Donald Trump speaks as he…

In one sense, the 2025 World Series is not a battle of equals. The Dodgers have been this far often enough in the last decade that their organizational strategy seems to be to use the regular season to prepare for October. They have veterans, players who have starred on the big stage, guys who have won rings but want more. The Toronto Blue Jays’ players are relative newbies, playing for a franchise that was once perched atop the baseball world – but here’s some perspective as to how long that’s been: When they last got to a World Series and…