Brad Matthews

NASA spacecraft doing a flyby finds two asteroids in one

NASA's Lucy spacecraft did a flyby of the Dinkinesh asteroid in the main belt of the space rocks beyond Mars and confirmed that the asteroid was in fact a pair.

November 3, 2023

Driver crashes gate at South Carolina nuclear plant

A driver plowed through a gate at a South Carolina nuclear plant Thursday night, struck barricades and then drove through a fence while attempting to hit security guards.

November 3, 2023

Water taxi saves the day for Seattle, thwarting loose barge

A cargo barge got loose Thursday and was stopped from hitting land near the Seattle Great Wheel and Aquarium by a quick-thinking sea taxi captain.

November 3, 2023

Massachusetts police investigating after mother finds sewing needles in son’s Halloween candy

A mom in Sandwich, Massachusetts, found two sewing needles in two pieces of her son's Halloween candy, prompting a police investigation.

November 3, 2023

San Francisco cracking down on illegal license plate covers that obscure numbers

San Francisco is cracking down on the sale of illegal license plate covers, which obscure the numbers on the plates in an effort to stymie law enforcement.

November 2, 2023

Scientists find that the bodies of starfish are all head and no torso

Using genetics-based methods, a multinational team of scientists said in a study published this week in the journal Nature that starfish are all head and no torso.

November 2, 2023

2,000-year-old Roman road used by the real Macbeth unearthed in Scotland

A Roman road dating to the 1st century was unearthed in a garden near Stirling, Scotland. The road, city officials said Thursday, was used by centuries of leaders, including the real Macbeth.

November 2, 2023

Italian PM Meloni’s office says she regrets her frank talk in unknowing call with Russian pranksters

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's office said she regrets the unwitting comments she made about Ukraine "fatigue" and European migration in a call with two Russian pranksters.

November 2, 2023

Fire rips Rockville strip mall

A strip mall in Rockville, Maryland, caught fire Thursday, engulfing an auto body shop, a laundromat and several parked vehicles.

November 2, 2023

Corpse stuffed into a suitcase found floating in lake in Oakland

A police investigation is underway after a corpse was found stuffed into a suitcase floating on Lake Merritt in Oakland, California.

November 1, 2023

Trick-or-treating kid in New York gets 600-milligram pack of weed edibles

A trick-or-treating child in Massena, New York, received an unsafe sweet on Halloween -- a pack of weed edibles.

November 1, 2023

Flat tire strands 71 passengers on monorail at Disney World’s EPCOT

A flat tire on one of the monorail trains at Walt Disney World Tuesday left the vehicle stranded. The 71 passengers aboard were eventually evacuated after an 80-minute wait.

November 1, 2023

Man almost drowns as lawnmower crashes into pond

A man in Fairfield, Ohio, is in critical condition after the lawnmower he was riding flipped into a pond, nearly causing him to drown.

November 1, 2023

Alligator off Florida coast wrangled and sent back to Everglades

Beachgoers in Hillsboro Beach, part of Miami, were surprised to see an alligator swimming in the ocean, and wildlife officials came to remove the reptile.

November 1, 2023

Pilot rescued after crashing a small plane into the Florida Everglades

A pilot was rescued after crashing a small plane into the Florida Everglades on Tuesday.

October 31, 2023

Climber rescued after knee was stuck 12 hours in crack in a Utah cliff face

A man climbing a cliff face in Utah's Indian Creek climbing area slipped and got his knee stuck in a crack. He would go on to be rescued after spending 12 hours trapped up on the rock.

October 31, 2023

Portion of Blue Ridge Parkway closed after visitors try to feed and hold a young bear

The National Park Service has closed an 8-mile portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway indefinitely following multiple attempts by visitors to feed and hold a young bear.

October 31, 2023

Foreign tourists braking to avoid tarantula cause crash in Death Valley National Park

A tarantula spotted crossing California State Route 190 in Death Valley National Park caused a crash between two Swiss tourists in a camper van and a Canadian motorcyclist.

October 31, 2023

Monet painting will draw at least $65 million at auction

A Claude Monet painting of water lilies on a pond in Giverny, France, is up for auction at the Christie's auction house in November and will fetch at least $65 million.

October 31, 2023

18th-century British theater token offering free shows for life auctioned off

An 18th-century theater token offering free shows for life to a Bristol, United Kingdom, theater was auctioned off Saturday.

October 28, 2023