Brad Matthews

Disney’s $500 million lures Grammys away from CBS after 54-year run

Starting in 2027, the Grammys will air on ABC, Disney+ and Hulu, ending a 54-year partnership between the music awards and CBS.

October 31, 2024

Washington-area officials kick off new pedestrian, bicyclist safety campaign

A coalition of Washington-area governments has rolled out its new "Slow Down, Life Ahead" campaign, which will include increased traffic enforcement and messaging for drivers emphasizing safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

October 30, 2024

Mother and two children presumed dead after intentionally going over Niagara Falls

New York State Troopers were unable to find the bodies of a mother and her two children who reportedly went over Niagara Falls intentionally earlier this week.

October 30, 2024

Kush Kat meets its match as Canadian Mounties raid ‘candy’ operation

The Mounties took on the munchies ahead of Halloween this year, with Canadian investigators busting a group alleged to have made and sold marijuana edibles in packaging similar to legitimate snack and candy brands.

October 30, 2024

Dodgers’ Betts shrugs off interference by Yankees fans

Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts played down the fan interference against him in Los Angeles' 11-4 loss to the New York Yankees in Tuesday's Game 4 of the World Series.

October 30, 2024

Kids in Des Moines, Iowa, will go door-to-door on Halloween for first time in 85 years

Trick-or-treaters in Des Moines, Iowa, have made their rounds on Beggars' Night, the day before Halloween, since 1939. Now kids seeking candy will go out on Halloween itself.

October 30, 2024

Maryland, Delaware businesses sue feds over offshore wind project

Plaintiffs in Ocean City, Maryland, and Fenwick Island, Delaware, filed a suit against the Interior Department last week over a planned offshore wind energy project.

October 30, 2024

Pandas at play: National Zoo releases video of the new arrivals at their new home in the District

While the National Zoo's two new giant pandas are not due to meet the public until the beginning of next year, zoo officials released footage Friday of Bao Li and Qing Bao at play.

October 26, 2024

Apple offers bounty to anyone who hacks into new AI cloud servers

Tech colossus Apple is offering as much as $1 million to people who can hack into its new Private Cloud Compute system, meant to handle artificial intelligence requests too intensive for a personal device.

October 26, 2024

Wisconsin pizzeria owner apologizes for accidentally serving marijuana-laced food

The co-owner of a Wisconsin restaurant that sold pizza laced with THC, the chemical in marijuana, said he's sorry.

October 26, 2024

Fugitive Italian mafioso arrested in the Colombian hometown of drug lord Pablo Escobar

A fugitive Italian mafioso had his time on the lam ended earlier this week after his arrest in Medellin, Colombia, hometown and resting place of cartel leader Pablo Escobar.

October 26, 2024

Raccoon roams Sam’s Club bakery in Maryland, causing store to close

A Gaithersburg, Maryland, Sam's Club membership-only warehouse closed Friday after a raccoon got into the store's bakery section.

October 26, 2024

Two ancient high-elevation Silk Road cities uncovered in Uzbekistan

New detection technologies have helped a team of American and Uzbekistani researchers map a pair of cities that were once part of the ancient Silk Road trade route across Asia.

October 25, 2024

D.C. fire officials investigating after mopeds used by delivery drivers torched in Southeast

D.C. fire and police officials are investigating possible arson after four mopeds were found burning in Southeast early Thursday morning.

October 25, 2024

15-year-old boy in Washington accused of murdering five family members, trying to frame his brother

A 15-year-old boy in Fall City, Washington, was charged with killing almost his entire family Thursday after his attempt to frame his brother failed.

October 25, 2024

Wyoming park’s beloved mama grizzly killed by vehicle

Grizzly No. 399, a 28-year-old female bear known for bearing generations of cubs, was struck dead by a vehicle inside Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming this week.

October 25, 2024

Teen mother’s skull from 1866 found hidden in Illinois home wall finally identified

A human skull uncovered in the wall of a house in Illinois was DNA tested and confirmed to belong to a 17-year-old girl who died in 1866 after giving birth.

October 25, 2024

Neiman Marcus drops ‘Christmas’ from gift catalog title

After more than a century, luxury chain Neiman Marcus has stopped calling its annual gift catalog the "Christmas Book," instead opting to call it a "Holiday Book."

October 25, 2024

Man flees altercation, jumps on school bus carrying elementary students

A man got onto a Prince George's County school bus while three elementary school pupils were on it and caught a ride into the District on Wednesday, county police allege.

October 24, 2024

Man sues McDonald’s after contracting E. coli from Quarter Pounder in Colorado

A Colorado man who fell ill from E. coli after eating a McDonald's Quarter Pounder filed a lawsuit against the fast-food titan Wednesday.

October 24, 2024