Brad Matthews

Teen shatters window of sweltering hot car to save little girl banging on the window

An 18-year-old Good Samaritan saved a little girl's life in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this week when he heard her banging on the window of a hot Toyota van.

September 9, 2023

Young girl finds 2.95-carat diamond during birthday visit to Arkansas state park

A young girl visiting Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park on her birthday recently found a 2.95-carat golden brown diamond, the second-largest gemstone unearthed at the park this year.

September 9, 2023

Florida State University system becomes the first to allow use of Classic Learning Test on admission

The Florida State University system voted Friday to allow the use of the Classic Learning Test for admission, becoming the first state system in the nation to do so.

September 9, 2023

Las Vegas rapper arrested in connection with 2021 slaying due to lyrics in new song, warrant says

A Las Vegas rapper arrested recently in connection with a 2021 killing was taken in by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department due in part to lyrics in a new song and music video released in July.

September 8, 2023

Montgomery County Police arrest five for violent brawl after high school football game

Five teens have been arrested and accused of involvement in a mass brawl outside a Bethesda, Maryland, Metro station after a high school football game, the Montgomery County Police Department announced Friday.

September 8, 2023

Fallon apologizes to staff amid report saying ‘Tonight Show’ has toxic workplace

Following a Rolling Stone story in which employees of NBC's "Tonight" show made claims of a toxic office environment, host Jimmy Fallon apologized to staff in a Zoom call Thursday night.

September 8, 2023

Manhunt continues in Pennsylvania for escaped murderer; video shows prison breakout

As Pennsylvania police continue to search for escaped murderer and Brazilian national Danelo Cavalcante, prison authorities have released video showing how the inmate managed to climb over a wall with barbed wire.

September 8, 2023

Too many tourists? Visitors to Venice, Italy about to get hit with entrance fees for day trips

Venice will try out an entrance fee for day trippers to the Italian municipality's Old City for a 30-day period in spring 2024, city officials announced Tuesday.

September 7, 2023

Virginia school system gets serious about concussions with baseline testing ahead of sports season

Inova will provide 14,000 Loudoun County Public Schools high school athletes with a free baseline concussion test for the 2023-2024 school year, the health system and school system said Thursday.

September 7, 2023

Arizona Goodwill employee finds skull with fake eye inside box of donated items

A worker at a Goodyear, Arizona, Goodwill made a macabre discovery in a box of donated items Tuesday: a human skull with a fake glass green eye.

September 7, 2023

South African conservation nonprofit buys rhino breeding farm, plans to rewild 2,000 animals

South African conservation nonprofit African Parks will release 2,000 southern white rhinoceroses into the wild over the next decade after purchasing the largest captive rhino breeding outfit in the world, the group said recently.

September 7, 2023

Grizzly bear that killed a hiker two months ago is shot dead in Montana after house break-in

A female grizzly bear that had fatally mauled a hiker two months ago in Montana and attacked another person in Idaho was shot dead after breaking into a home recently near Yellowstone National Park, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said Wednesday.

September 7, 2023

New Jersey man charged with criminal mischief for using drone to drop neon-green sea dye into pools

A New Jersey man has been charged with using a drone multiple times to drop neon-green dye into area pools, the local Absecon Police Department announced Monday.

September 6, 2023

Stick shift stymies carjacking attempt in Arlington, Virginia

A trio of suspected car thieves in Arlington, Virginia, left without their ill-gotten gains Monday after realizing the car they were trying to take had manual transmission.

September 6, 2023

Florida man faces criminal charges over fourth attempt to run on hamster wheel-like craft on ocean

A Florida man is now facing federal criminal charges after his failed fourth attempt to use a floating hamster wheel-esque device to traverse the ocean was thwarted by the Coast Guard.

September 6, 2023

California about to be first state to ban caste discrimination

California is on the verge of becoming the first state to ban caste discrimination, as legislators voted Tuesday to forward SB403 to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat.

September 6, 2023

U.S. auto safety regulators urge recall of 52 million air bag inflators due to shrapnel risk

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made an initial decision Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators should be recalled due to a safety defect that causes shrapnel to be ejected toward passengers.

September 6, 2023

FAA imposes temporary ground stop of United Airlines flights at carrier’s request

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a temporary ground stop on all United Airlines flights Tuesday afternoon at the request of the airline.

September 5, 2023

Beach lifeguards in Ocean City, Maryland, make nearly 400 rescues over Labor Day weekend

Ocean City, Maryland, beach lifeguards put the labor into Labor Day weekend, making 380 ocean rescues of swimmers over the course of Saturday and Sunday.

September 5, 2023

Delaware State Police to pay $50K to man who was stopped from warning motorists about speed trap

Delaware State Police will pay a $50,000 judgment to a man who filed a lawsuit after they stopped him from warning motorists about a radar speed trap by tearing up his sign.

September 5, 2023