Brad Matthews

Netflix opening venues for fans to immersively experience their favorite shows

Netflix Houses are opening so fans of such features as "Stranger Things" and "Knives Out" can enjoy sets, food, merchandise and music from the shows that normally run on the streaming service.

June 19, 2024

L.A. school district orders pupils to hang up their phones

The Los Angeles Unified School District voted 5-2 Tuesday to ban all cellphone usage by students at district schools, expanding on a policy that ordered them off during instructional time.

June 19, 2024

Country singer George Strait sets record for biggest crowd at a ticketed U.S. concert

Country singer George Strait set the record for the largest attendance at a ticketed concert in the U.S. by drawing 110,905 fans to Kyle Field at Texas A&M University on Saturday.

June 18, 2024

Apple Pay Later loan program ends

Apple has stopped issuing loans through its buy now, pay later program. Consumers using Apple Pay will instead be able to get loan options from credit and debit cards as well as lenders.

June 18, 2024

You want ketchup with that ice cream? McDonald’s ending AI-powered drive-thrus amid order mishaps

Fast-food behemoth McDonald's is ending a multiyear trial of automated orders at its drive-thrus, wherein artificial intelligence provided by IBM took customer orders.

June 18, 2024

Insurance company Nationwide won’t renew 100,000 pet policies due to pricey vet care

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. isn't renewing about 100,000 policies covering pets in some states due to the rising cost of veterinary care.

June 18, 2024

Riders rescued after suspended upside down on Oregon theme park ride

A group of 28 riders aboard the AtmosFEAR attraction at the Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon, Friday were suspended upside down when the pendulum ride stalled.

June 15, 2024

Security guard at California CVS gunned down

A security guard at a CVS in Fremont, California, died of gunshot wounds Thursday, sustained in an 11 p.m. confrontation with a second person at the store.

June 15, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl ring has seeding error

The rings that the Kansas City Chiefs received Thursday for winning February's Super Bowl are highly detailed, but contain a seeding mistake.

June 15, 2024

Collision between crop-dusting planes in Texas kills 1, injures another

A pair of crop dusters collided over a field near Morton, Texas, Friday, with a pilot dying and another seriously hurt.

June 15, 2024

Unruly American Airlines passenger who had to be subdued with duct tape sued by FAA

An American Airlines passenger who tried opening the plane's front cabin door, had to be restrained with duct tape and was finally sedated is being sued by the federal government for not paying her $81,950 unruly passenger fine.

June 14, 2024

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon find 35 bottles full of preserved fruits

Archaeologists working at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate have found 35 bottles full of preserved fruits dating back more than 250 years.

June 14, 2024

Taylor Swift announces Eras Tour will end in December

Pop superstar Taylor Swift confirmed at a concert in Liverpool, England, Thursday that her Eras Tour will end in December. The show at the home of the Beatles was the tour's 100th.

June 14, 2024

Wells Fargo fires employees for faking work with keyboard simulators

More than a dozen Wells Fargo employees were terminated last month after an internal investigation uncovered simulated keyboard activity that made it appear as if they were working.

June 14, 2024

State Department launches beta program for people to renew their passports online

The State Department has launched the beta version of a new program that allows Americans to renew their passports online instead of doing it by physical mail.

June 13, 2024

American man dies, woman critically injured in hot-tub electrocution at Mexican resort

An American man has died and a woman was in critical condition after they were electrocuted by a hot tub at a seaside resort in Puerto Penasco in the Mexican state of Sonora.

June 13, 2024

Woman taken into custody after armed standoff at FBI building in Seattle

A woman armed with a handgun was taken into custody Wednesday after an hour-long standoff with police at the FBI building in Seattle.

June 13, 2024

Climate activists storm Congressional Baseball Game, arrested by Capitol Police

The Congressional Baseball Game held Wednesday at Nationals Park in the District of Columbia was interrupted by eight Climate Defiance protesters who rushed the field.

June 13, 2024

Marylander sentenced for cyberstalking victims

A North Bethesda, Maryland, man was sentenced in Virginia last week for cyberstalking people.

June 13, 2024

Elderly Oakland homeowner arrested after shooting suspected burglar

A 77-year-old Oakland homeowner is in custody after he shot and killed one of a trio of suspected burglars at his residence.

June 12, 2024