Brad Matthews

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

Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes right under San Francisco International Airport

Residents of California's Bay Area were rattled Friday when a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 1.3 miles north of Millbrae, with an epicenter right under San Francisco International Airport.

October 28, 2023

Maryland announces state-funded service year option for high school graduates

High school graduates in Maryland will now have the option to do a public service year which will be funded by the state government.

October 28, 2023

One of two missing fisherman from a Washington-based fishing boat found alive

A Canadian vessel rescued a fisherman floating on a raft miles west of Vancouver Island this week. The man was one of two who had been missing from a Washington-based fishing boat.

October 28, 2023

San Francisco drug dealers could face murder charges for fentanyl overdoses

A partnership between the California government and San Francisco could see some of the city's drug dealers charged with murder for overdoses from opioids, including fentanyl.

October 28, 2023

Buck crashes through the window of a Noodles & Company in Wisconsin

Lunchtime diners at a restaurant in Wisconsin got a shock when a buck burst through a glass window and charged through the store.

October 27, 2023

Fisherman nets more than $100,000 for catching 10,000 northern pikeminnows

A Pacific Northwest fisherman netted $107,800 for catching 10,755 Northern pikeminnows as part of a government-sponsored program to cull the fish, which prey on young salmon and steelhead trout.

October 27, 2023