Day: April 3, 2023

The 2024 Ford Mustang’s ‘drift brake’ is ready to rock

9:47 pm April 3, 2023

The 2024 Ford Mustang is coming at you fast. And sideways. The new pony car goes on sale this summer and Ford is showing off one of its signature features. It’s an electronic drift brake that can lock up the rear wheels to make it easier to initiate a drift, like those seen in the […]

Gold coins from 15th century found near Richard III battlefield are going up for auction

9:47 pm April 3, 2023

Gold coins thought to be from the 15th century have been found scattered across farmland in Leicestershire, England. The location of the coins was just 10 miles from the battlefield where Richard III was killed — Bosworth Field. Coins were found in the fall of 2021 and were reported to the British Museum and Portable […]

Mainers cut out 1,776-foot ice disk in frozen lake, set new world record

9:42 pm April 3, 2023

Volunteers cut a big ol’ circle in a frozen lake and set it in motion, claiming a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel. With a diameter of 1,776 feet, the giant piece of ice estimated at 146,000 tons moved slowly like a Lazy Susan to hoots, hollers […]

Wisconsin Supreme Court race spending tops $42M, Protasiewicz holds $6M advantage

9:16 pm April 3, 2023

Spending on the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race has topped $42 million, nearly triple the previous national record for a court race, with the Democratic-backed candidate having a roughly $6 million advantage, according to a report released on Monday just before polls opened. The winner in Tuesday’s election between Democratic-backed Janet Protasiewicz and Republican-backed […]

Health officials report Nevada as state with most superbug fungus infections

9:14 pm April 3, 2023

Federal public health officials have identified southern Nevada as the place in the U.S. with the highest number of cases of a potentially lethal fungus that is resistant to common antibiotics, and can be a major risk for hospital and nursing home patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked and found that in […]