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CNET
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
'The Thursday Murder Club,' 'My Oxford Year' and More New Netflix Movies You Shouldn't Miss in August
Time for a family reunion! This August you can tune in to several films from the Fast and Furious franchise, about the group of street racers evading the law who are led by Vin Diesel's Dominic Toretto. If you haven't seen any of this series, start with The Fast and the Furious, the first film of the series co-starring Paul Walker, which is more focused on street racing than anything. But if you want the really juicy, ridiculous stunts the franchise is now known for, like cars jumping from one skyscraper to another (Fast & Furious 6), or one car towing a ten-ton bank safe through the streets of Rio (Fast Five), those are included, too. See below for the complete list of the Fast and Furious movies dropping on Netflix this month. The Fast and the Furious 2 Fast 2 Furious The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift Fast Five Fast & Furious 6 Furious 7 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Fiery street racing crash on 110 Freeway in South L.A. caught on video
Two suspected street racers caused a fiery crash on the 110 Freeway in South Los Angeles early Sunday morning, sending four vehicles careening across all northbound lanes. The chaos — caught on dramatic video — unfolded around 2:30 a.m. near Florence Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officials said the incident involved two separate collisions and is being investigated as a hit-and-run. Footage obtained by KTLA shows a white and a black sedan weaving dangerously between vehicles, appearing to race while recklessly cutting off other drivers. At the start of the video, the white car leads, with the black car close behind. As the white car swerves around an uninvolved driver, the black car attempts to follow — but fails destructively. The black sedan then cuts across three lanes and, instead of squeezing in between and beyond the two cars on either side, slams into the bystander on the right, triggering a violent chain reaction. The first car struck spins out, sending sparks flying across the freeway before slamming into a guardrail. On its way, it hits another car, which then shoots down the Gage Avenue exit at high speed. The force of the initial impact also sends the suspect vehicle ricocheting into another car on its left. That vehicle is pushed across five lanes before it appears to regain control near the center median. CHP and Los Angeles Fire Department crews arrived shortly after, shutting down all northbound lanes to assess damage and check for injuries. LAFD confirmed no one was transported from the scene. It remains unclear whether any arrests were made, but news stringer service reports that the black sedan and three other badly damaged vehicles were towed from the scene. The white sedan believed to be involved reportedly fled without stopping. Luis Zuniga contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
24-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Donk, Pro Street, VIP: The Fascinating Details Behind 3 of Custom Car Culture's Most Striking Styles
Modifying and repurposing cars goes back nearly as far as the automobile itself. And whether the changes are made with the intention of increasing performance and speed or for purely aesthetic personalization, the result is a specific look that sometimes gives rise to an entire automotive subculture. These cars have their own vernacular and rules, their own artistic practices. They are trend makers and arbiters of style, and they reflect the environments that birthed them. They're about so much more than themselves. Road & Track dug into the origins of three such car movements, following their narrative arc right up to today. This story originally appeared in Volume 30 of Road & Drag Scene As the name implies, Pro Street evolved from both the drag- and street-racing scenes. Its direct predecessors were the street freaks of the Seventies, American cars modified with drag parts for cruising and stoplight hijinks. Scott Sullivan's blue '67 Nova won Hot Rod magazine's Street Machine of the Year in 1979 and is commonly referred to as the first Pro Street car. Within a few years, the combination of elements from real-deal Pro Stock drag cars with less racy interiors and painted Eighties graphics firmly cemented Pro Street as a distinct subculture. Another blue Nova, Rick Dobbertin's '65, won Street Machine of the Year in 1982. It showed up with a twin-turbocharged, supercharged, and nitrous-injected 454, as well as 33-inch rear tires and a stubby little Dana 60 rear axle. According to Hot Rod, it was 'easily the most visually stupefying vehicle we've seen for the street in a long while.' That Nova ran and drove, but from then on, Pro Street veered toward show cars that demonstrated a builder's ability to realize the freakiest notebook sketches in metal. Read The Full Story Low And Lavish What came to be known as VIP, or its Japanese equivalent, bippu, began as a response to a changing environment. Namely, police crackdowns on outlandish performance cars. 'Everyone kind of points back to the origins of the culture being in the Osaka area,' says Myron Vernis, co-author of A Quiet Greatness: Japan's Most Astonishing Automobiles for the Collector and Enthusiast. 'Basically, as a result of the drifter guys and the sports-car guys getting harassed by the cops. They went to the other end and bought these very conservative-looking cars so that they could still have cool cars and not get abused by the authorities.' The earliest VIPs were 'rear-wheel-drive Nissans primarily, like Presidents, Glorias, Cedrics,' Vernis says, 'and then it kind of evolved into the Toyota Centurys and Crowns and things like that.' Read The Full Story Swagged Out Like Kleenex for tissues, Donk has become a generic term for custom cars riding high on big wheels. Within the scene, however, this generalization is frowned upon. Donk refers to a 1971–76 Chevy Caprice or Impala, exclusively. 'That's it,' says Sage Thomas, better known as Donkmaster, whose shop, In & Out Customs, is in Charleston, South Carolina. 'It can be a two-door or convertible, or four-door, or station wagon, but it has to be that year, specific. No other one.' There are no arguments about the preferred nomenclature, even if the origin of the word itself is uncertain. Read The Full Story A car-lover's community for ultimate access & unrivaled NOW Hearst Owned You Might Also Like You Need a Torque Wrench in Your Toolbox Tested: Best Car Interior Cleaners The Man Who Signs Every Car Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
CBS News
22-07-2025
- CBS News
Edina parents searching for answers after high-speed crash kills their son
An Edina, Minnesota, family is still trying to make sense of the sudden loss of their teenage son. Investigators said 18-year-old Finn Cronin was a passenger in Jeep involved in a street racing crash in Eagan, Minnesota, last month. The driver of that vehicle, 19-year-old Reed Schultz, also died. Cameras from the Minnesota Department of Transportation captured three young drivers racing, at what authorities say were speeds over 100 mph, on June 14. It ended tragically in the area of Highway 149 and Highway 55 in Eagan. "The car was split into two pieces right down the middle," said Finn Cronin's mother, Teresa Cronin. "We're still trying to piece it together, to be perfectly honest," said Finn Cronin's father, Chris Cronin. "The whole thing is just earth-shattering and life-changing for all of us," said Teresa Cronin. Finn Cronin died from his injuries, just over two weeks after the crash. Family comforted him in the hospital, holding his hand. "It gave us that time with him, peace, time all of us to be with him," said Teresa Cronin. "He was so broken that to try to touch him, even that was hard." Finn Cronin's parents said they don't know how their son ended up in the car, but they think he might have met the other drivers at a car show. They said their son was an empath, an artist and adrenaline junkie. "Because of that big heart, I mean, I just say it was just too vulnerable and precious for our world," said Teresa Cronin. Since the accident, there has been an outpouring of support in the family's Edina neighborhood. Their street is now adorned with blue ribbons in Finn's memory, and their home features a series of heartfelt messages. It's what's held them up. "We're overwhelmed with grief and gratitude. The support from the community, from our family, from our friends," said Chris Cronin. Authorities said one of the drivers, a 20-year-old, fled the scene. A search warrant said the man admitted to being involved in the crash, driving fast, going 90 mph and drinking alcohol. So far, there have been no charges in the case. "One night, driving home from the hospital, I said to Teresa, 'Do you have any anger towards anyone?' And she said, 'No, I just, my heart breaks for the parents of the other kid," said Chris Cronin. "Just a terribly unfortunate thing that happened to a bunch of kids that made a poor decision."
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Yahoo
Over 130 arrests, 100 vehicles seized in Peel police street racing campaign
Peel Regional Police's annual street racing campaign resulted in more than 130 arrests, 100 vehicles seized and 2,100 provincial and criminal charges laid, police said in a news release Monday. The multi-jurisdictional enforcement campaign looks to address street racing, stunt driving and illegal car rallies across the Greater Toronto Area. This year's operation led to over 684 vehicle investigations, police said in the news release. Between May and June, police say 86 stunt driving charges and 125 unnecessary noise charges were laid. "Street racing is illegal and puts lives at risk," Peel police Deputy Chief Marc Andrews said in the release. "Our officers remain vigilant around the clock and will continue to take a zero-tolerance approach to street racing and aggressive driving." In May, Peel police reported a 154 per cent increase in street racing-related charges since 2022: 2,100 in 2024 compared with 800 in 2022. Participants and spectators at illegal car rallies can be fined up to $800, police have said. Police highlighted examples of offences in Monday's release, including one from May in which officers observed a driver travelling at 209 km/h. Peel police are urging the public to report dangerous driving behaviours by contacting police or calling Crime Stoppers.
