Life and times of Aretha Franklin

A timeline of major events in the life and work of Aretha Franklin.

Google clarifies how ‘location history’ setting works

Google has revised a help page that erroneously described how its “Location History” setting works, clarifying for users that it still tracks their location even if they turn the setting off.

 
Oklahoma boy repeatedly stabbed girl during assembly, police say

A boy stood up and repeatedly stabbed a 14-year-old girl during an assembly at an Oklahoma high school on the first day of classes Thursday and she was airlifted to a hospital, a local sheriff’s spokesman said.

Colorado River states dodge shortage declaration for another year

Forecasters now expect Lake Mead to finish the year with a surface elevation of 1,079 feet above sea level, four feet above the trigger point for a shortage. But the outlook for the following year has worsened somewhat.

Frontier Airlines flight diverted due to odor

A Frontier Airlines jetliner has arrived in Philadelphia nine hours after an odor forced it to land in North Carolina.

Kroger launches testing of driverless grocery deliveries in Arizona

At a time when big-box retailers are trying to offer the same conveniences as their online competitors, the biggest U.S. grocery chain is testing the use of driverless cars to deliver groceries in a Phoenix suburb.

Staff at North Las Vegas school dispute air conditioning problem

Taking issue with a Clark County School District spokesman’s suggestion that last week’s storm damaged the air conditioner at J.D. Smith Middle School, teachers say the balky system has been a problem for years.

NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne retiring after 15 seasons

The 38-year-old Kahne announced his intentions Thursday on Twitter, saying “I’m not sure what the future holds for me, but I’m at ease with the decision that I have made.”

 
Elon Musk wants to build tunnel to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

Traffic-weary baseball fans could someday travel to and from Dodger Stadium on a public transportation system underneath Los Angeles — if Elon Musk’s latest bold plan comes to fruition.

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