Brad Matthews

Elderly Arlington man arrested, accused of making firebombs

A Virginia man was arrested Friday after he made and set off multiple firebombs, according to the Arlington County Office of the Fire Marshal.

August 31, 2024

Turbulence jars United flight; 7 injured

Turbulence over Louisiana forced a United Airlines flight from Cancun, Mexico, to Chicago to make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, this week.

August 31, 2024

Toronto Zoo pauses orangutan exhibit after an escape

The orangutan exhibit at the Toronto Zoo has been closed to the public indefinitely after the male Kembali fled this week.

August 31, 2024

Toymaker Lego aiming to swap oil for renewable plastic in producing its bricks by 2032

Danish toy giant Lego wants to entirely replace the use of oil in making its iconic building bricks by 2032 by using renewable and recyclable plastics instead.

August 31, 2024

Wells Fargo employee in Arizona found dead in office cubicle four days after clocking in

A Wells Fargo employee was found dead in her cubicle at a Wells Fargo office in Tempe, Arizona, four days after she had last checked in for work.

August 30, 2024

Medical debt canceled for 62,000 D.C. residents

The medical debts of 62,000 District residents, $42 million in total, were canceled through the use of city taxpayer dollars and a national nonprofit fund.

August 30, 2024

Another backpacker dies in Grand Canyon National Park

A 60-year-old North Carolina man was found dead in Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park this week, the sixth person to die there in less than a month.

August 30, 2024

Multistate church’s congregation crashes after founder’s alleged child sex abuse

Gateway Church is seeing collapsing attendance in light of child sexual abuse allegations against founder Robert Morris, who left the multistate temple in June.

August 30, 2024

Canadian town ends prohibition after 120 years

The 120-year dry spell in Cardston, Canada, ended this week with the first alcoholic drinks being legally served in the town.

August 29, 2024

GameStop to offer retro games and consoles at select locations

Fans of older game consoles and games for them will now be able to buy them at select GameStop stores, the nationwide video game retailer announced this week.

August 29, 2024

Northeastern grocery chain Stop & Shop to stop selling cigarettes

Stop & Shop, a grocery chain with 360 stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, will stop selling cigarettes as of Saturday.

August 29, 2024

Polaris Dawn civilian spacewalk mission delayed after FAA demands probe into Falcon 9 booster rocket

The Polaris Dawn mission aiming for the first commercial spacewalk is now delayed indefinitely after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded the entire SpaceX fleet of Falcon 9 rockets.

August 28, 2024

Record amount of 401(k), individual retirement account holders have balances of $1 million or more

A record number of 401(k) and individual retirement account (IRA) holders have accumulated $1 million or more in their accounts, financial services company Fidelity Investments said.

August 28, 2024

Weight-loss drug Zepbound to be available for single-dose sale on manufacturer’s platform

Obesity medication Zepbound will be available to buy in 2.5-milligram and 5-milligram single-dose vials on manufacturer Eli Lilly's telehealth platform, the company has announced.

August 28, 2024

New Hampshire man dies from mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

A man from Hampstead, New Hampshire, died this month after contracting eastern equine encephalitis virus.

August 28, 2024

Chick-fil-A to launch streaming platform

Chick-fil-A, the home of the "original chicken sandwich," could soon be the creator of original content.

August 28, 2024

Signed Polaroid photo of Steve Jobs used as ID badge sells at auction for $12,501

A signed Polaroid photo of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs used as a temporary ID badge at his post-Apple venture NeXT sold at auction for $12,501 last week.

August 27, 2024

Rice University student found dead in dorm room in suspected murder-suicide

A student at Rice University in Houston was found dead in a dorm room Monday, the first day of classes for the 2024-25 school year, along with a man suspected of committing a murder-suicide.

August 27, 2024

Woman arrested for climbing near tiger exhibit at New Jersey zoo

A woman has been arrested and accused of illegally climbing over a fence and reaching her hand into a tiger enclosure at the Cohanzick Zoo in Bridgeton, New Jersey, this month.

August 27, 2024

Los Angeles 7-Eleven robbed of thousands in cash, cigarettes and lottery tickets by large mob

A Los Angeles 7-Eleven was ransacked by a large crowd Saturday morning, with people taking thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes, lottery tickets and other goods.

August 24, 2024