Brad Matthews

‘Pepper X’ dethrones Carolina Reaper, breaks record to become world’s hottest pepper

"Pepper X," a new variety of pepper that will cause more pain than bear spray, has toppled the Carolina Reaper to become the world's hottest pepper, according to Guinness World Records.

October 17, 2023

Ferrari to begin accepting cryptocurrency as payment for its luxury sports cars

Italian carmaker Ferrari has begun accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for its luxury sports cars in America and plans to start accepting them in Europe as well.

October 14, 2023

Minnesota fisherman breaks 53-year-old state record for heaviest coho salmon

A Minnesota fisherman recently broke a record for heaviest coho salmon caught that had been standing since 1970.

October 14, 2023

Pair of Massachusetts drivers killed in early morning wrong way crash on Interstate 95

A pair of drivers in Massachusetts died at the scene of a crash Saturday morning after one of them drove southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. Interstate 95.

October 14, 2023

Virginia fugitive Naseem Roulack escaped because guards were asleep, investigation finds

A Virginia Department of Corrections investigation found that escaped prisoner and fugitive, Naseem Roulack got away because his guards were asleep.

October 14, 2023

Brawl at an Illinois high school leads to 26 students being criminally charged, two as adults

A brawl at Alton High School in Madison County, Illinois, has led to 26 students being criminally charged, the Madison County State Attorney's Office announced on Facebook Friday.

October 14, 2023

Scientists say coin flips are not an exact 50/50 proposition

Coin flips, long thought to have exact 50/50 odds, are in fact weighted slightly toward one outcome, according to a new study by European researchers released this week.

October 13, 2023

Say goodbye to DVD and Blu-ray movies at Best Buy

Best Buy is getting out of the DVD and Blu-ray business in 2024, axing sales of the discs at both physical stores and online.

October 13, 2023

Body parts from an early 20th-century family mausoleum in Colorado stolen by grave robbers

Graver robbers have stolen body parts from a corpse in a crypt of a private family mausoleum in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

October 13, 2023

Brain-eating amoebas present in hot springs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area warns

Visitors to Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada are being warned against submerging themselves in the hot springs below the Hoover Dam due to the risk of infection by deadly brain-eating amoebas.

October 13, 2023

Grand Canyon National Park warns: ‘Love locks’ on fences hurt endangered condor

Grand Canyon National Park officials warned visitors to stop leaving padlocks, or "love locks," attached to fences because the discarded keys tossed in the canyon pose a risk to the critically endangered California condors that like to ingest them.

October 13, 2023

Metrobus to run overnight on some routes starting Dec. 17

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is slated to begin offering overnight bus service on some of its routes starting Dec. 17, the agency announced Thursday.

October 12, 2023

Ancient shark species identified from fossil found in Mammoth Cave National Park

A new species of ancient shark that lived around 350 million years ago has been identified from fossilized remains found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.

October 12, 2023

Body found 41 years ago in Arizona desert finally identified

Human remains found near Kingman, Arizona, on Sept. 9, 1982, have been linked to a California man.

October 12, 2023

Fat Bear Week has a champion: Salmon-devouring 128 Grazer

The votes are in. The winner of 2023's Fat Bear Week bracket held by Katmai National Park in Alaska and Explore.org is the adult female bear 128 Grazer.

October 12, 2023

Disney raises ticket and annual pass prices

The cost of tickets and annual passes for Disneyland and Walt Disney World are up, effective Wednesday.

October 12, 2023

Florida road crews uncover 19th-century boat

Archaeologists have almost finished unearthing a 19th-century wooden boat found by Florida road crews last week, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

October 11, 2023

Morgan State to wall off 90% of its campus after homecoming week shooting

In light of a shooting last week that left five injured amid homecoming activities, Baltimore's Morgan State University is enclosing 90% of its campus.

October 11, 2023

Brawl at Florida high school leads to the arrest of 11 students

After a brawl erupted at Matanzas High School in Flagler County, Florida, school resource officers arrested 11 students, three on felony charges.

October 11, 2023

Fire at London Luton International Airport parking garage halts flights, smoke injures six

A fire that broke out in a parking garage at London Luton International Airport Tuesday night injured six with smoke and left flights suspended into Wednesday afternoon.

October 11, 2023