Michigan city pays driver $1,000 to settle tire marking case Posted January 11, 2023 A Michigan city agreed to pay $1,000 to a driver to settle a lawsuit about marking tires to catch parking violators. The deal in Bay City followed a declaration in August 2022 …
NFL launches challenge to predict, prevent player injuries Posted January 10, 2023 The NFL is searching for a technology-driven game plan to help predict — and prevent — player injuries on the field. The league announced it is partnering with…
Microsoft strikes 10-year deal with Nintendo on Call of Duty Posted January 9, 2023 Microsoft agreed to make the hit video game Call of Duty available on Nintendo for 10 years should its $69 billion purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard go through
EU agrees deal to ban products which fuel deforestation Posted January 8, 2023 European Union lawmakers and governments reached a deal that would ban the import of products which contribute to deforestation around the world. The prelimina…
‘The Phantom of the Opera’ extends its long Broadway goodbye Posted January 7, 2023 The masked man of Broadway is going out strong. “The Phantom of the Opera” — Broadway’s longest-running show — has postponed its final performance by eight weeks, pushing its f…
Tesla delivers electric semis to PepsiCo at Nevada factory Posted January 6, 2023 Tesla delivered its first electric semis to PepsiCo, more than three years after Elon Musk said his company would start making the trucks. The Austin, Texas, company formally d…
Oxford Dictionaries names ‘goblin mode’ its word of the year Posted January 5, 2023 Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the…
Puerto Rico ex-cop sentenced in historic firearms robbery Posted January 4, 2023 A former Puerto Rican police officer found guilty of masterminding the U.S. territory’s biggest firearms robbery in history has been sentenced to…
‘Normal thing to do’: Japanese fans tidy up at World Cup Posted January 3, 2023 The sight of Japanese fans at a World Cup bagging trash after a match — win or lose — always surprises non-Japanese. Japanese players are famous for doing the sam…
Angels’ Ohtani voted majors’ top DH for 2nd straight year Posted January 2, 2023 Shohei Ohtani has been voted the majors' best designated hitter for the second consecutive season. The Los Angeles Angels' two-way slugger won the Edgar Martinez Outstanding De…