What’s Trending? Headlights, William Shatner, and Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Are your car’s headlights keeping you in the dark? The beams on most cars aren’t doing a good job of helping drivers see down a dark road at night. Only one model, the top trim level Toyota Prius V, earns a grade of good from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That car features LED headlights.

Tesla will unveil the long-awaited Model 3 later today. It’s the company’s first mass-market car. The price tag will be around $35,000, half the cost of the current Model S.

Actor William Shatner faces a $170-million paternity suit. Peter Sloan says Shatner had an affair with his birth mother in 1956. According to court documents, Sloan says Shatner admitted to being his father in 1984. The actor denies the claims.

Comedian and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg gets into the weed business. She’s launching a new medical marijuana company based in California. Her products will mainly target women who suffer from painful menstrual cramps. The company will sell so-called “discreet” versions of pot in the form of edible chocolate, liquid drops or bath-soaks.

The inductees for the 2016 Country Music Hall of Fame have been announced in Nashville. Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis and songwriter and producer Fred Foster will be inducted later this year. Daniels, best known for “Devil Went Down to Georgia,” said he was “flabbergasted” by the honor. Foster began his career by writing songs and later worked in promotion and distribution. In addition to founding Monument Records, he helped launch the careers of Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson.

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