Sheep graze on a solar farm owned by SB Energy on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Buckholts, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Solar farms are booming in the U.S.

BUCKHOLTS, Texas (AP) — On rural Texas farmland, beneath hundreds of rows of solar panels, a troop of stocky sheep rummage through the pasture, casually bumping into one another as they remain committed to a single task: chewing grass. What You Need To Know The booming solar industry has found an unlikely mascot in sheep…

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Clouds are reflected above the company logo on the hood of a Tesla vehicle outside a showroom in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

U.S. opens another Tesla probe

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators have opened an investigation into 2.6 million Teslas after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app. What You Need To Know The National Highway Traffic Safety…

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Associated Press reporter Michael Liedtke sits in the back of a Cruise driverless taxi that picked him up in San Francisco's Mission District, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

U.S. proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles

DETROIT — In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles. What You Need To Know The government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for self-driving vehicles But a rule from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration putting the plan in…

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