Brad Matthews

Florida eyes penalties for drivers who cruise in the left lane

Florida state lawmakers are considering a ban on driving in the leftmost lane except when overtaking and passing other vehicles or exiting the highway.

March 17, 2023

Amazon Kindle Newsstand to end; subscriptions to be handled by publishers

Amazon is discontinuing Kindle Newsstand, which centralized a customer's magazine and newspaper subscriptions as well as single-issue purchases through an Amazon account.

March 17, 2023

YouTube TV boosts monthly cost by $8

The YouTube TV streaming service on Thursday announced that its monthly subscription price will rise from $64.99 to $72.99.

March 17, 2023

Federal investigation into 2022 Ohio refinery explosion finds BP at fault

An Occupational Safety Hazard Administration investigation into a September 2022 refinery explosion in Ohio found BP at fault for operational and training deficiencies.

March 16, 2023

Consumer Product Safety Commission issues warning for two carbon monoxide detectors sold on Amazon

The Consumer Product Safety Commission sent out a warning to consumers Thursday that two brands of carbon monoxide detectors sold on Amazon did not work.

March 16, 2023

Pfizer ‘recalls’ 4.2 million boxes of Nurtec migraine medicine due to lack of childproofing

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is "recalling" 4.2 million units of its migraine medication Nurtec because the single eight-count blister pack in each box is not adequately child-proofed.

March 16, 2023

New NASA spacesuit prototype unveiled at Houston Space Center

A prototype of the new NASA spacesuit, designed by Axiom Space for the planned Artemis III moon landing mission, was displayed at the Houston Space Center Wednesday.

March 16, 2023

Helicopter at Sacramento airport crashes after thief tries to take off with it

A helicopter crashed at the Sacramento Executive Airport early Wednesday after a man attempted to steal the aircraft.

March 16, 2023

Diamond Sports Group, operator of Bally Sports networks, files for Chapter 11

Diamond Sports Group, a Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary that operates 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday.

March 15, 2023

Czech freediver sets second world record after plunging 170 feet into frozen lake without wetsuit

Czech freediver David Vencl set his second Guinness world record Tuesday after plunging 170.9 feet through a hole in the ice into Lake Sils in Switzerland.

March 15, 2023

Metallica acquires vinyl record-pressing company in Northern Virginia

Hall-of-Fame rock band Metallica has acquired the majority interest in a Northern Virginia company that presses vinyl records, the manufacturer and the band announced this week.

March 15, 2023

Dallas crash involving stolen horses leaves teen, 2 horses dead

A car that hit teens riding three stolen horses left one 14-year-old rider and two of the horses dead.

March 15, 2023

Japanese gossip YouTuber expelled from upper house of Japan’s parliament for failing to show up

A Japanese celebrity gossip YouTuber became the first person expelled from Japan's parliament in over 70 years Wednesday after never showing up for work.

March 15, 2023

Grand jury indicts seven in $111 million fraud scheme involving stolen identities, tax refunds

A federal grand jury indicted six Texans and a Tennessean in a stolen identity tax refund conspiracy that claimed over $111 million in fraudulent refunds from the Internal Revenue Service.

March 14, 2023

Buffalo Wild Wings crows after boneless lawsuit tossed out by judge

Buffalo Wild Wings mocked the class-action lawsuit accusing the restaurant chain of passing off chicken nuggets as boneless wings after a judge dismissed the case.

March 14, 2023

Ocean salmon fishing off California coast halted until 2024

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Friday that the rest of the 2022-23 salmon fishing season off the Pacific Coast between Cape Falcon in northern Oregon and the Mexican border was canceled. Salmon fishing off California was halted until 2024.

March 14, 2023

Zebra shot dead by cops in Ohio after it bit elderly owner’s arm

A zebra in Pickaway County, Ohio, was shot dead by police Sunday after the animal bit its 72-year-old owner's arm.

March 14, 2023

Data management company to pay $3 million in settlement with feds over 2020 ransomware disclosures

Blackbaud Inc., which sells donor data management software to nonprofits, agreed Thursday to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $3 million in a settlement regarding disclosures of a 2020 ransomware attack.

March 11, 2023

Former District physician convicted of defrauding Medicare of millions of dollars

A Wilmington, Delaware man and former D.C. physician was convicted Friday on 11 counts of healthcare fraud, having wrongly charged Medicare millions for joint and nerve treatment.

March 11, 2023

Agents at Dulles intercept two D.C.-area men suspected of felony sex offenses in separate incidents

Border patrol agents at Dulles International Airport Friday arrested two D.C.-area men, both accused of felony sex offenses and both trying to travel to Central America, in separate incidents.

March 11, 2023