Brad Matthews

Independent directors resign from 23andMe board after opposing move to privatize

The seven independent members of the board of personal genomics company 23andMe quit Tuesday amid opposition to CEO Anne Wojcicki's plan to take the company private.

September 19, 2024

More dengue fever hits Los Angeles County

Two more locally acquired cases of mosquito-borne dengue fever in Baldwin Park, California, are being investigated, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said Thursday.

September 19, 2024

New plan would add 15 new bathrooms to the National Mall for a total of 21

The National Park Service plans to add 15 restrooms to the National Mall, bringing the total number across the area to 21 with 175 total toilets.

September 19, 2024

12-year-old boy kills bear in Wisconsin to save his dad

A 12-year-old boy from River Falls, Wisconsin, is credited with saving his father's life by shooting an attacking black bear dead with his rifle.

September 18, 2024

Drugs for obesity could be used as a primary prevention tool for heart attacks, new study says

Certain drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes could also be used as a primary prevention method against heart attacks and stroke, according to a new study from AI health platform Dandelion Health.

September 18, 2024

New study brews excitement for coffee drinkers’ health

People who drink three cups of coffee a day have less chance of developing simultaneous heart and metabolic conditions, according to a new study published Tuesday in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

September 18, 2024

Medical waste leads officials to shut down swimming at beaches in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia

Medical waste including used needles washed up on beaches in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia over the weekend, prompting officials to temporarily ban swimming.

September 17, 2024

First public images released for planned Fallen Journalists Memorial on the National Mall

The first public images of the planned design for the Fallen Journalists Memorial on D.C.'s National Mall were released Tuesday.

September 17, 2024

Washington ranked top U.S. city for traveling solo

Travel website Kayak recently rated the District of Columbia its best U.S. destination for people touring by themselves. The city's concentration of museums and other cultural attractions helped place them No. 1.

September 17, 2024

Boy saved after getting stuck for nine hours between two boulders in New Hampshire

An 11-year-old boy in New Hampshire got trapped between two boulders near his school for nine hours before being rescued by firefighters Monday.

September 17, 2024

Minnesota bus driver charged with driving his bus while intoxicated with kids on board

A St. Louis County, Minnesota, bus driver was charged with two misdemeanor counts of driving while intoxicated earlier this week. He is accused of driving his bus containing at least 17 children hours after drinking heavily the night before.

September 14, 2024

NASA working on creating standard time zone for Moon that could be used elsewhere in solar system

NASA is working on discovering exactly what time it is on the moon by creating a standardized time zone. The space agency hopes to then use that standard elsewhere in the solar system.

September 14, 2024

Two people walked away OK after crashing plane onto Colorado golf course

A single-engine plane crashed onto a private golf course in Englewood, Colorado, earlier this week. The two people aboard were able to get up and walk away without any major injury.

September 14, 2024

Eleven feral burros found dead in Death Valley National Park

A group of eleven feral burros were recently found dead in Death Valley National Park. Park officials suspect toxic algae was to blame.

September 14, 2024

Caitlin Clark’s new Wilson basketball sells out online in under 40 minutes

WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark's new "Inspire" basketball from Wilson Sporting Goods sold out in less than 40 minutes.

September 13, 2024

WATCH: Video captures moment freight train smashes into stranded truck carrying howitzer

A truck carrying an M109 howitzer in Goose Creek, South Carolina, was struck by a CSX freight train Thursday.

September 13, 2024

Michigan to kill Canada geese instead of relocating them

Michigan is abandoning its program of relocating Canada geese and instead will start killing the birds, state officials said Thursday.

September 13, 2024

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul undergoing treatment for skin cancer

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday received treatment for skin cancer, specifically basal cell carcinoma.

September 13, 2024

NASA astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts traveling on Soyuz join others at International Space Station

A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, traveling together on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, increasing the number of people aboard to 12.

September 13, 2024

Ben & Jerry concoct Kamala Harris-themed coconut ice cream for MoveOn’s get-out-the-vote tour

The politically active co-founders of Ben & Jerry's ice cream have created a flavor based around Vice President Kamala Harris as part of a get-out-the-vote campaign with left-wing MoveOn.

September 12, 2024