Brad Matthews

Netflix is starting to phase out its lowest-costing ad-free subscription plan

People subscribing to the cheapest ad-free tier of Netflix will soon have to choose between ponying up more or paying less and having to watch advertising.

July 3, 2024

Heart lead singer Ann Wilson battling cancer, postpones band tour

Ann Wilson, whose rock band Heart produced the hits "Magic Man," "Barracuda" and "Crazy on You," announced on social media Tuesday that she's undergoing chemotherapy and postponing the band's tour until next year.

July 3, 2024

Woman dies after being pushed into a San Francisco commuter train; suspect arrested

A 74-year-old woman died in San Francisco this week after she was pushed into an oncoming Bay Area Rapid Transit train. The suspect, a transient, was arrested.

July 3, 2024

McDonald’s done with plant-based ‘meats’ due to lack of consumer interest

Plant-based protein items won't be sold at American McDonald's locations due to a lack of consumer demand, a company executive said recently.

July 2, 2024

Thousand-year-old ivory relic decorated with Christian motifs discovered in Austria

An ivory reliquary depicting Christian motifs dating back around 1,500 years was discovered in Irschen, Austria, the country's University of Innsbruck announced.

July 2, 2024

Jamie Foxx says he couldn’t remember the previous 20 days after waking up from 2023 illness

Actor Jamie Foxx shined new light on the 2023 illness that left him hospitalized, explaining to onlookers in Phoenix over the weekend that he woke up 20 days after first getting sick with no recollection of what happened.

July 2, 2024

Company behind Redbox DVD kiosks declares bankruptcy

Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the parent of Redbox DVD rental kiosks, filed for bankruptcy Friday. It has nearly $1 billion in debt owed to over 500 creditors.

July 2, 2024

North Carolina woman charged with involuntary manslaughter after daughter dies in hot car

A North Carolina woman was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter this week after police say she left her 8-year-old daughter in a hot car, causing her death.

June 29, 2024

2 killed in Cessna that crashes into Texas construction site

A twin-engine plane with three people aboard slammed into a construction site in McKinney, Texas, Thursday. The pilot and one passenger died, while another traveler remains hospitalized.

June 29, 2024

Utah man dies under raft amid rapid in Colorado’s Lodore Canyon

A 50-year-old man from Sandy, Utah, died after being pinned under a raft on the Green River at Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado, according to park rangers who recovered the body Friday.

June 29, 2024

Man chomped by shark in Florida, in critical condition

A man in northeast Florida was airlifted to a hospital with severe injuries after being bitten by a shark Friday.

June 29, 2024

Cases of mosquito-borne disease dengue fever rising in the Americas, CDC says

Dengue fever, the world's most common mosquito-spread disease, is spiking in the Americas, with 2,241 cases detected in the U.S. between Jan. 1 and Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week.

June 28, 2024

Illinois cave-in creates huge sinkhole in soccer field

A ground cave-in in Alton, Illinois, opened a sinkhole in a soccer field at the town's Gordon Moore Park.

June 28, 2024

Youth group hikers hospitalized in Utah after lightning strike

Lightning struck a puddle in Sevier County, Utah, on Thursday, injuring several hikers from a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints youth group standing near the puddle.

June 28, 2024

Storm creates meteotsunami waves on Lake Michigan

Fierce thunderstorms in Michigan this week produced a rare weather phenomenon, a meteotsunami, reaching as high as 7 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

June 28, 2024

New Jersey man struck dead by lightning after he went to warn beachgoers about oncoming storm

A local man who rushed onto a beach in Seaside Park, New Jersey, to warn beachgoers about a storm was struck dead by lightning.

June 27, 2024

Paris Hilton testifies before House panel about her abuse in youth rehab facilities

Celebrity Paris Hilton testified before the House Ways and Means Committee this week about her experience with abuse at youth residential facilities.

June 27, 2024

Country singer Willie Nelson missed another Outlaw Music Festival tour date due to illness

Country music legend Willie Nelson missed another tour date for the Outlaw Music Festival after having missed the first three performances last week on doctor's orders.

June 27, 2024

D.C.-area philanthropic group to create savings accounts for four cohorts of kids at two Md. schools

The Greater Washington Community Foundation is funding student savings accounts for four separate cohorts of children in Maryland, two at a school in Montgomery County and the other two at a school in Prince George's County.

June 26, 2024

Chiefs, Hallmark partnering for a holiday movie

A Hallmark Channel holiday movie will involve the Kansas City Chiefs and be filmed at the NFL team's Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, the two parties announced Tuesday.

June 26, 2024