Brad Matthews

McDonald’s plays on nostalgia with new meal deal offering a collectible cup

Adults too old for a McDonald's Happy Meal now have their own merchandise to collect. The fast-food giant is offering a new meal deal and line of six collectible cups starting Tuesday.

August 14, 2024

911 dispatchers in D.C. will receive $800 bonus for showing up for all of their scheduled shifts

Emergency call center dispatchers in the District will get an $800 bonus if they show up for all of their scheduled shifts for a given month, officials said Tuesday in an internal email.

August 14, 2024

Raging bull meant for slaughterhouse causes car crash before being shot, killed

An enraged bull in Massachusetts escaped being sent to a slaughterhouse Monday before causing a multi-car crash, charging police, getting shot in the leg and being euthanized.

August 13, 2024

Ex-school lunch chief gets nine years in prison for theft of $1.5 million in chicken wings

The former food service director of an Illinois school district has been sentenced to nine years in prison for using district money over 19 months to buy herself $1.5 million in chicken wings.

August 13, 2024

Double Arch, rock formation as old as the dinosaurs, collapses in Utah

The Double Arch formation at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah collapsed last week. National Park Service officials theorize erosion was the culprit.

August 13, 2024

California man succumbs to heat in Death Valley National Park

Officials at Death Valley National Park in California confirmed Monday that heat exposure caused the death of a man in the park earlier this month, the second such death there this summer.

August 13, 2024

‘Kill a tourist’ graffiti scrawled on a wall on Spanish island popular with vacationers

Graffiti reading "kill a tourist" was spray-painted on a wall in Manacor, on the Spanish island of Majorca, prompting denunciation from some local officials.

August 1, 2024

CrowdStrike sued by shareholders in aftermath of global Microsoft outage

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is being sued by investors who claim the company made false statements ahead of a software update that crashed Windows-using computers worldwide last month.

August 1, 2024

Taylor Swift concertgoers in Warsaw told not to worry about sirens

Taylor Swift fans in Warsaw for her concert were urged not to worry about sirens echoing in the Polish capital on Thursday as part of a World War II commemoration.

August 1, 2024

Taco Bell stretching AI voice to hundreds of drive-thrus

Fast-food chain Taco Bell is expanding artificial intelligence voice capability to hundreds of U.S. locations by the end of 2024, parent company Yum! Brands announced Wednesday.

August 1, 2024

Task force arrests 14 accused of trying to buy sex, rescues 10 victims at San Diego Comic-Con

The California Justice Department broke up sex trafficking during this year's San Diego Comic-Con, arresting 14 alleged buyers and saving 10 victims, including a 16-year-old girl.

August 1, 2024

Wearable AI and Bluetooth ‘Friend’ necklace to be available to consumers in 2025

Need something to lend an ear? The founder of a new wearable necklace called "Friend" says it will be shipping to consumers starting in 2025, listening to owners using Bluetooth and texting them messages.

July 31, 2024

Another ammo vending machine pops up, this time in Colorado

A vending machine that dispenses ammunition for shotguns, handguns and rifles is operating at a store in Buena Vista, Colorado.

July 31, 2024

WATCH: Rhode Island beachgoers stunned by ‘dragonfly apocalypse’

A swarm of dragonflies startled beachgoers over the weekend at Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, in what one witness described as a "dragonfly apocalypse."

July 30, 2024

DC Circulator bus to be phased out starting in October, stop running after end of year

The DC Circulator will reach the end of the road on Dec. 31.

July 30, 2024

Additional sections of blade fall off Vineyard Wind turbine near Nantucket

More pieces of blade fell off an offshore Vineyard Wind turbine near Nantucket, Massachusetts, Monday. The rotary engine first experienced damage on July 13.

July 30, 2024

McDonald’s checking its prices after first sales drop since 2020

Fast-food behemoth McDonald's is rethinking the prices on its menu amid its first drop in global sales since 2020, CEO Chris Kempczinski indicated on the company's second-quarter earnings call Monday.

July 30, 2024

Northbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 15 in California remain closed due to ongoing battery fire

A truck hauling lithium batteries overturned on U.S. Interstate 15 near Baker, California, Friday, causing a battery fire that has blocked the northbound lanes for over a day.

July 27, 2024

Three members of Gospel Music Hall of Fame quartet The Nelons among 7 killed in Wyoming plane crash

A single-engine plane crash in Gillette, Wyoming, Friday killed all seven people aboard, including three members of a gospel music group called The Nelons.

July 27, 2024

Two scuba divers drifting 38 hours at sea finally rescued

The U.S. Coast Guard saved a pair of scuba divers after they spent 38 hours off the coast of Matagorda, Texas, this week.

July 27, 2024