Brad Matthews

Small plane crashes onto New York highway, killing passenger, injuring pilot

A single-engine plane crashed onto New York Interstate 684 earlier this week after the pilot reported engine trouble. The sole passenger on the plane died, while the pilot was injured.

December 14, 2024

D.C. police arrest man for kidnapping after finding injured person bound with zip ties

D.C. police arrested 12 people, including one on a kidnapping charge, after they found an injured man with broken zip ties on his arms and legs in a home.

December 13, 2024

Millions of Stanley mugs recalled because they can burn you

The popular mug and cup maker Stanley is recalling 2.6 million of its travel mugs because they're a burn hazard.

December 13, 2024

Woman who accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 admits she made it all up

Crystal Mangum, who accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape after working as a stripper at an off-campus party they threw in 2006, admitted in a new interview the accusations were false and that she lied.

December 13, 2024

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore backs letting grocery stores sell beer, wine

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, says he will work with state legislators to write and pass a bill allowing grocery stores in the state to sell beer and wine.

December 13, 2024

Crisfield Seafood in Silver Spring closing after 79 years in business

Crisfield Seafood in Silver Spring, Maryland, which has been open since 1945, is closing its doors for good on Dec. 22.

December 13, 2024

Man accused of drug possession rescued from chimney by police he was fleeing

A man was rescued in Fall River, Massachusetts, after getting stuck in the chimney while attempting to flee police officers executing a search warrant for drug offenses.

December 12, 2024

Elton John denounces legalization of marijuana in Time interview

In an interview with Time magazine Wednesday, pop music legend Elton John said the legalization of marijuana was "one of the greatest mistakes of all time."

December 12, 2024

Humpback whale swims record 8,106 miles between eastern Pacific and western Indian oceans

An adult male humpback whale swam a record migration of 8,106 miles between breeding grounds off Colombia and waters off Tanzania, according to a new study.

December 12, 2024

Dean at Massachusetts high school accused of trafficking cocaine

The dean of students at Pittsfield (Massachusetts) High School was arrested and charged Wednesday after purportedly selling cocaine in the area.

December 12, 2024

Pair of dangerous insects intercepted by customs agents at Dulles

Customs and Border Protection agents at Washington Dulles International Airport found two voracious bugs in a shipment of flowers from South Africa.

December 12, 2024

U.S. life expectancy varies by over 20 years between longest and shortest-lived groups, study finds

A study published last month in the medical journal The Lancet found a gap of more than 20 years between U.S. demographics with the highest and lowest life expectancies.

December 11, 2024

Trump to be honored a second time as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year

President-elect Donald Trump will be Time Magazine's 2024 Person of the Year, beating out Vice President Kamala Harris and eight other people on the finalist shortlist.

December 11, 2024

Officials propose ‘threatened’ status for monarch butterflies under Endangered Species Act

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to list monarch butterflies as threatened, with species-specific protections under the Endangered Species Act.

December 11, 2024

Customers in 48 U.S. areas can now buy Hyundai cars via Amazon

Prospective Hyundai buyers in 48 areas in America are now able to look for, order, finance and schedule the pickup of cars at participating local dealerships via Amazon.

December 11, 2024

Malibu blaze blasts 4,000 acres; Cher, Dick Van Dyke among evacuees

The Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, that started Monday has grown to encompass nearly 4,000 acres. Residents remain under an evacuation order, with celebrities Cher and Dick Van Dyke also forced to flee.

December 11, 2024

British telecom company creates AI ‘granny’ to waste the time of phone scammers

British mobile phone company Virgin Media O2 has rolled out a new method to vex phone scammers, an artificial intelligence "granny" that keeps them tied up talking so they can't target real customers.

December 10, 2024

Burglars hit home of Bengals’ Burrow while he played on ‘Monday Night Football’

As Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow led his team to a Monday night road victory over the Dallas Cowboys, there was a break-in at his house in Anderson Township, Ohio.

December 10, 2024

Jamie Foxx reveals he suffered stroke that left him hospitalized with memory loss

In a new Netflix special, actor and comedian Jamie Foxx disclosed that he suffered a stroke from a brain bleed in 2023 that left him hospitalized and caused memory loss.

December 10, 2024

FTC sending $72 million in refunds to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted purchases

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than 629,000 refund payments worth $72 million to customers of Fortnite developer Epic Games who were charged for things they never wanted.

December 10, 2024