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an officer is heard screaming while pulling Nichols out of his car. Officers are seen pinning Nichols to the ground on his side while grabbing his arms and giving him contradictory orders. "You guys are really doing a lot right now," Nichols is heard saying during the encounter. Police officers talk after the attack on Tyre Nichols during an arrest in Memphis, Tenn. on Jan. 7. One officer claims that during the initial traffic stop, he repeatedly tried to get Nichols to stop driving.

☆ A Tesla driver said he's still a loyal FSD user even after his car swerved off the road and crashed into another vehicle while using Autopilot
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla driver Dave Key continues to use Autopilot even after he got into an accident with it, The New York Times reported. The 69-year-old crashed into a police car while using Autopilot in 2018. The Tesla driver said he had a "false sense of security" during the incident and was distracted by the scenery. Key isn't the only Tesla driver to report issues with the software but continue to support Elon Musk's vision for the company. Insider previously reported that a Tesla driver took a 6,392 mile road trip primarily using Autopilot and FSD and continues to view the program as a "lifesaver" despite encountering bugs in the software.

☆ The S&P 500 could fall another 22% and investors' view of more downside for stocks is too mild, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The S&P 500 could sink by more than investors anticipate, Morgan Stanley warned on Monday. Investors see the S&P 500 sitting at 3,500-3,600. The S&P 500 tumbled 19% in 2022 but has been pushing higher as 2023 trade gets underway. The S&P 500 was pushing its rally into a second consecutive session on Monday, up by more than 1% to around 3,945. "The bottom line, we don't think a 3,500-3,600 S&P 500 is consistent with the consensus view for a mild recession.

☆ I drove Mercedes-Benz's $141,000 Tesla rival. I loved its luxurious interior and extra-long range, but it's not perfect.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Pro: Super luxurious interiorThe 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580. Pro: A comfortable, silky-smooth rideThe 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580. Con: Weird, mushy brakesThe 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580. Pro: Rear-wheel steeringThe 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580. Con: No front trunkThe 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580.

A white father and son have been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including attempted murder, 10 months after a Black FedEx driver alleged he was chased and shot at after dropping off a package in a Mississippi city. The population of Brookhaven is about 59% Black and 39% white, according to the most recent census data. Gregory Case was originally arrested in February on investigation of conspiracy and Brandon Case on suspicion of aggravated assault. As he was leaving, he said, a man in a white pickup truck began following him closely while honking his horn. The white men — including a father and son — were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

☆ Gabby Petito’s family awarded $3M in wrongful death lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Juliette Arcodia | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida judge awarded Gabby Petito’s family $3 million after they filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the parents of Brian Laundrie, who they believe killed the 22-year-old last year. "The Petito family lost their daughter, and they were also denied the opportunity to confront her killer. No amount of money is sufficient to compensate the Petito family for the loss of their daughter, Gabby, at the hands of Brian Laundrie," said Patrick Reilly, an attorney for Petito's family. Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie. Petito's family also filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Moab police, saying the department’s alleged negligence and failure to issue a domestic violence citation led to her death.

BAMBERG, S.C. — Pamela Pinckney was in the hospital, bruised and in pain from several broken bones, when a lawyer named Alex Murdaugh offered his help. Pinckney estimates Murdaugh and his alleged co-conspirators pocketed $1 million owed to her family. Pamela Pinckney remained hospitalized as she endured several operations. Alex Murdaugh told me and my entire Pinckney family that he has our best interests, we don’t have anything to worry about and we’re like family to him,” Pinckney said. Alex Murdaugh is escorted out of the Collation County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on July 20, 2022.

☆ Factbox: Tesla's Autopilot faces unprecedented scrutiny
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Hyunjoo Jin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

This is scheduled to be the first civil lawsuit related to Autopilot that goes to trial. The NTSB said drivers relied too heavily on the Autopilot system, while Tesla failed to restrict the use of Autopilot or to adequately monitor driver attentiveness. NHTSA INVESTIGATIONIn June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration upgraded its defect investigation into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with Autopilot, a required step before it could seek a recall. The auto safety regulator is reviewing whether Tesla vehicles adequately ensure drivers are paying attention. Since 2016, NHTSA has opened nearly 40 special investigations involving 19 deaths in crashes involving Tesla vehicles.

☆ Jesse Watters' rise at Fox, from Bill O'Reilly's ambush man to Tucker Carlson wannabe
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Noah Hurowitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

At the time, Watters was best known for pulling off elaborately planned ambush interviews on "The O'Reilly Factor," then Fox News' top-rated show. When Grim picked his phone up and trained it again on Watters, the smile was gone from Watters' face. Watters on the set of his show "Jesse Watters Primetime." In early 2022, "Jesse Watters Primetime" debuted, airing right before "Hannity." Watters, whose entire career has been at Fox News, might be a safer bet, according to Muto, the former O'Reilly producer.

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The probe into the August crash that killed U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., and three others faulted the driver of the SUV she was riding in for trying to make an unsafe pass. Potts had slowed to create distance with the flat-bed, then accelerated to 82 mph to make the pass, sheriff's investigators said in a statement. "The Toyota was then observed accelerating to a high rate of speed, closing the distance to the unidentified truck," the sheriff's office said. There was no evidence that phones were being used prior to or during the crash, and there was no indication of mechanical failures, the sheriff's office said. Indiana Republicans picked Rudy Yakym, an executive with Elkhart distribution company Kem Krest, to replace Walorski on the ballot.

☆ The International Space Station swerved to avoid colliding with shrapnel from a Russian anti-satellite missile test
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-20 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test threatened to collide with the International Space Station. The International Space Station regularly conducts avoidance maneuvers to dodge such debris. In November 2021, Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapons test which destroyed the Soviet-era Cosmos 1408 satellite and launched more than 1,500 pieces of debris through space. The ISS conducts such avoidance maneuvers to swerve around space debris on a fairly regular basis, including incidents in November and December of last year. Last year an unknown piece of debris struck the robotic arm of the space station, puncturing a hole through it.

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