Brad Matthews

Pet serval, exotic African wild cat, recaptured in Illinois after a month on the loose

A serval, a species of exotic African wild cat, that had escaped a month ago from his owner's Decatur, Illinois, apartment was recaptured.

November 15, 2023

1962 racecar sells at Sotheby’s for $51.7 million, the most expensive Ferrari ever

A 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO has been sold at RM Sotheby's for $51.7 million, making it the most expensive Ferrari ever sold at auction.

November 14, 2023

Hiker rescued on Colorado peak after getting caught in snow wearing only cotton hoodie

A hiker in Chaffee County, Colorado, had to be rescued after getting caught on a mountain by a snowstorm while wearing nothing over a cotton hoodie.

November 14, 2023

Bright flash, boom reported in rural Minnesota likely a meteor, officials say

Minnesota officials said reports of a bright light and booming sound in rural Beltrami County on Monday night were likely caused by a meteor.

November 14, 2023

Confederate ammo, other artifacts recovered from South Carolina river

Hundreds of artifacts, including Confederate ammunition dumped by Union soldiers in the Civil War, were recovered during a cleanup of the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina.

November 14, 2023

Firefighters in Riverside, California, hoist horse out of a canal

Firefighters rescued a horse from the Gage Canal in Riverside, California, after a veterinarian sedated the animal so they could lift it safely from the water with a crane.

November 14, 2023

Migrants saved by U.S. Coast Guard from sinking ship off Florida’s coast will be deported

The U.S. Coast Guard saved 34 migrants from a sinking vessel about 8 miles south of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Friday.

November 11, 2023

Babe Ruth rookie baseball card from 1914 to be auctioned off for millions

A Babe Ruth rookie baseball card from 1914 is due to be auctioned off by Robert Edward Auctions on Friday, and is expected to fetch millions of dollars.

November 11, 2023

At least 24 horses killed and one person injured in what New York police say was arson

A barn fire Thursday at the Tioga Downs racetrack and casino killed at least 24 horses and injured a person trying to save them. New York State Police say the fire was an act of arson.

November 11, 2023

Tiny organism may have turned a pond in a Maui wildlife refuge a vibrant shade of pink

A body of salty water at the Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge on the Hawaiian island of Maui has gone bright pink, possibly due to a tiny organism according to federal officials.

November 11, 2023

BMW rolls out self-driving system that lets drivers watch videos, write emails

A new BMW automated driving system that lets drivers take their eyes off the road for other activities such as writing emails or watching videos will soon be sold in Germany.

November 10, 2023

Alabama will be first U.S. jurisdiction to execute inmate using nitrogen

Alabama is set to execute a prisoner in January by nitrogen hypoxia, the first time that method of imposing the death penalty will be used in the U.S.

November 10, 2023

Mammal named for David Attenborough spotted for first time in 6 decades

An international team of researchers found an Attenborough's long-beaked echidna in Indonesia, the first time in 60 years the animal was seen.

November 10, 2023

Section of D.C.’s Fort Totten Park where World War I munitions were found to remain closed

Part of Fort Totten Park in D.C. will stay closed to the public after World War I-era munitions were found and more could be buried there, the National Park Service said.

November 10, 2023

MS-13 gang members in Maryland sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder

Two MS-13 members from a Maryland branch of the international gang were sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering.

November 10, 2023

Maya Kowalski’s family wins $211 million lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

The family of Maya Kowalski, the 17-year-old subject of Netflix's "Take Care of Maya," won more than $200 million against Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital Thursday in their lawsuit that alleged botched care and forced isolation of the girl led her mother to commit suicide.

November 9, 2023

Tracy Chapman wins Country Music Association Song of the Year honors for 35-year-old song ‘Fast Car’

Singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman took home the Song of the Year award at the 57th Annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night for her 1988 song "Fast Car."

November 9, 2023

New York University surgeons perform world’s first whole eye and partial face transplant

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health in New York have successfully performed the world's first whole eye and partial face transplant on a patient from Arkansas, the hospital announced Thursday.

November 9, 2023

Hunters nab ‘dinosaur,’ second-heaviest Burmese python ever caught in Florida

An impromptu group of hunters in the Florida Everglades captured a massive Burmese python, the second-heaviest snake ever caught in the state.

November 9, 2023

Maintenance worker dies after being electrocuted at Massachusetts AT&T facility

A subcontractor working on maintenance at an AT&T facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was pronounced dead at the hospital after being electrocuted on the job Tuesday.

November 8, 2023