Tesla cuts the price of its "Full Self Driving" system by a third to $8,000
Tesla knocked about a third off the price of its โFull Self Drivingโ system โ which canโt drive itself and so drivers must remain alert and be ready to intervene โ to $8,000 from $12,000, according to the company website.
Slain spa workers and customers mourned by families
The exception is 44-year-old Daoyou Feng, an employee at Youngs Asian Massage near Woodstock about whom little is known. Instead those relatives are mourning her death Tuesday at the Aromatherapy Spa in Atlanta. โFrom what I understand, he was at the spa that day doing some work for them,โ said Michelsโ younger brother, John Michels of Commerce, Michigan. โHe was actually looking to start his own massage spa. Family members said Yaun and her husband were first-time customers at Youngs, eager for a chance to unwind.
The Latest: Georgia sheriff's spokesman replaced on case
The statement did not give details about the status of Cherokee County Sheriffโs Office spokesman Capt. Six of the victims were women of Asian descent. โThese problems weโre facing right now are not new,โ Au said, referring to misogyny, anti-Asian discrimination and gun violence. But Cherokee County Sheriffโs Office spokesman Capt. Authorities have charged 21-year-old Robert Aaron Long with murder in the deaths of eight people, six of them women of Asian descent.
Man charged with killing 8 people at Georgia massage parlors
Shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs left multiple people dead, many of them women of Asian descent, authorities said. A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA โ A white gunman was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage parlors in an attack that sent terror through the Asian American community, which has increasingly been targeted during the coronavirus pandemic. But those statements spurred outrage and widespread skepticism given the locations and that six of the eight victims were women of Asian descent. AdThe attacks began when five people were shot at Youngs Asian Massage Parlor near Woodstock, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Atlanta, authorities said.
Georgia massage parlor shootings leave 8 dead; man captured
A 21-year-old man suspected in the shootings was taken into custody in southwest Georgia hours later after a manhunt, police said. Atlanta and Cherokee County authorities were working to confirm the cases are related. FBI spokesman Kevin Rowson said the agency was assisting Atlanta and Cherokee County authorities in the investigation. Long was then taken into custody โwithout incidentโ and was being held in the Crisp County jail for Cherokee County authorities who were expected to arrive soon to continue their investigation. Due to the shootings, Atlanta police said they dispatched officers to check nearby similar businesses and increased patrols in the area.
Ohio town unknowingly hosted alleged Capitol attack plotters
But it's a now-shuttered bar that brought the FBI and other investigators to Woodstock, Ohio, around 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of the state capital of Columbus, this month. Bedsheets and drapes cover the windows of The Jolly Roger Bar and Grill, except for a sliver where an โOPENโ sign flickers in red, white and blue. โJust shocked that it would be in the small town of Woodstock,โ said Pack, who lives near the town of fewer than 300 people. AdShe and her boyfriend Montana Siniff owned the two-story building where they lived and started the Jolly Roger. A Facebook page for the Jerry Morgan & Certified Outlaw Band indicates they played the Jolly Roger in 2019.
Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he's retired from touring
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)LOS ANGELES โ You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant. But it appears we've seen Arlo Guthrie tell us that in person for the last time. In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday he is retiring from performance immediately. He's canceled numerous shows he had planned around the country for the next year and said he won't be booking any more. Guthrie, who frequently declined to play โAlice's Restaurant Massacreeโ for audiences over the years, had planned to perform it at next year's shows.
2nd Georgia school closed for weeks as quarantines grow
Meanwhile, Georgiaโs largest school district struggled to launch online learning for its 180,000 students, as parents complained that their students repeatedly tried and failed to log into Gwinnett Countyโs online system. Cherokee County is the largest school district in Georgia thatโs currently offering face-to-face classes. The district announced it would close Woodstock High School until Aug. 31, a day after it made the same announcement at Etowah High School. Total deaths rose to nearly 4,500 on Wednesday, with 67 deaths a day reported to the state on average in the past week. The total number of cases rose past 225,000, as close to 3,500 cases a day continue to be confirmed.
18-year-old arrested after SWAT standoff ends peacefully
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A SWAT standoff in Jacksonville's Woodstock neighborhood ended peacefully Tuesday morning with the arrest of an 18-year-old. A woman told Jacksonville police that Follow showed up at her house Monday with a rifle and asked her to drive him somewhere. When she returned home Tuesday, she found a pile of her uniforms burning in front of the house, and Follow was inside the house, the report said. As he left the home, the officer could be heard over the loudspeaker saying, "you're doing the right thing." The standoff forced some nearby homes to be evacuated overnight and closed part of Commonwealth Avenue during rush hour.
Man shot, killed outside Woodstock apartment complex
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon outside of an apartment complex in the Woodstock neighborhood in Jacksonville. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened around 3:20 p.m. on Sophia Street. When JSO responded to the scene, officers found a man in his 20s with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators said Sunday they were trying to speak to witnesses and looking for video that may give clues as to who the shooter was. JSO asks anyone with information on the shooting to call 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
Teen shot in Woodstock area
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A teenage boy was shot and wounded Friday afternoon in the Woodstock area of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Police said the 17-year-old was shot once in the shoulder in a front yard along West Fifth Street, just east of Edgewood Avenue and two schools. The teen was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at the scene and then taken to a hospital. According to the Sheriff's Office, a person of interest was detained at a different location. Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org.
3 more arrests made in theft of solid gold toilet
"America", a fully-working solid gold toilet, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen at Blenheim Palace on Sept. 12 in Woodstock, England. His most notable piece being(CNN) - Police investigating the theft of a solid gold toilet from a stately home in the UK made three arrests Wednesday. The fully functioning toilet is a piece of art made entirely from 18-karat gold that was installed in Blenheim Palace, England, as part of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Police have been investigating its theft since Sept. 14 and previously made two arrests. "Firstly, it's plumbed in and secondly, a potential thief will have no idea who last used the toilet or what they ate.
4 arrested in connection with July murder in Woodstock area
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photos (from left to right) of Roosevelt Johnson, Ladorne Parker, Ronald Gilbert and Kari PopeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Four people were arrested in connection with the July death of a woman in the Woodstock neighborhood, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said. Police said the body of Mariah Bodiford, 29, was found about 8 p.m. July 15 along McDuff Avenue near the intersection of West Third Street. Roosevelt Johnson, 55, is charged with murder, tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ladorne Parker, 23, is charged with murder and accessory after the factRonald Gilbert, 45, is charged with accessory after the fact. Kari Pope, 38, is charged with accessory after the fact.
Solid gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace
"America", a fully-working solid gold toilet, created by artist Maurizio Cattelan, is seen at Blenheim Palace on Sept. 12 in Woodstock, England. The Italian artist is known as the prankster of the art world. His most notable piece being(CNN) - A toilet made entirely of 18-carat-gold has been stolen from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, the stately home where former prime minister Winston Churchill was born. The fully functioning toilet was installed as part of an exhibition by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled "Victory is Not an Option," which only opened to the public on Thursday. At Blenheim Palace, the toilet was installed in a room next to the one in which Churchill was born.
Couple Who Met on the Way to Woodstock Finally Have the Photo to Prove It
This couple has special reason to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock: They met on their way there! Judy and Jerry Griffin first met one day before the legendary music festival in upstate New York, where a half-million people gathered to rock out in 1969. Her car had broken down, so she and her friends got a ride with Jerry and his buddies. But when they'd tell people their origin story, they always lamented that they had no pictures from the festival. That was it, that was the first time, the only time that we've only seen a photograph of us at Woodstock and we've been looking," added Jerry.
Celebrate Woodstock's 50th anniversary with this playlist
Fifty years ago, hundreds of thousands of people descended to a farm in Bethel, New York, for Woodstock, a music festival that promised "Three days of Peace and Music." Not only were there three days of peace and music, Woodstock became a phenomenon that changed the landscape of culture forever. The festival was headlined by acts that defined the generation: Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, Jefferson Airplane and so many more. Today, these artists are revered and legendary, but in 1969, they were hip, modern and political during a time of cultural turmoil. Many people are flocking to Bethel this weekend to celebrate Woodstock's big birthday, but if you can't make it up to the farm, we made a playlist of songs from the artists who were there.