Brad Matthews

Missouri cop survives deadly chemicals after opening drug take-back box

A police officer in Missouri was exposed to arsenic and cyanide while emptying the Excelsior Springs Police Department's prescription drug take-back box last week.

October 27, 2023

Two bears injure their owner and temporarily escape from her Indiana home

A pair of black bears in Clinton Falls, Indiana, injured their owner in an escape from her house earlier this week. The bears ultimately returned to her home before tranquilizers were used.

October 27, 2023

Bear attacks security guard inside Colorado ski resort

A security guard at the St. Regis Aspen ski resort in Aspen, Colorado, was injured Monday when a bear that had snuck into the resort's kitchen attacked him.

October 25, 2023

Improvised anti-dent bumpers mistaken for bombs, spark building evacuations in Tennessee

A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, man's improvised pair of rubber bumpers attached to his car door were mistaken for bombs Tuesday, leading nearby buildings to be evacuated by police.

October 25, 2023

New Jersey school district says boo to Halloween activities

Halloween is off the table during school hours for students in New Jersey's South Orange-Maplewood School District due to concerns about fairness.

October 25, 2023

Twelve-year-old child behind fake bomb threats to Montgomery County schools can’t be charged

The Montgomery County Police Department said Wednesday that a 12-year-old child was behind a string of recent fake bomb threats to county schools, but said criminal charges cannot be brought because of the suspect's age.

October 25, 2023

Salmonella outbreak linked to diced onion product infects 73 people in 22 states

A salmonella outbreak linked to precut onions has infected 73 people in 22 states in the past three months, although no deaths have been reported, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

October 25, 2023

Barred owl rescued after getting stuck in sculpture at National Gallery of Art

Workers at the National Gallery of Art saved a barred owl recently after the bird got stuck in a sculpture at the gallery's outdoor garden.

October 24, 2023

Georgia authorities identify ‘Jane Doe’ corpse found in a dumpster in 1988

A woman who was found dead in a dumpster in Millen, Georgia, in 1988 has been identified as a South Korean national.

October 24, 2023

Electrocution at Florida fountain leaves 1 dead, 4 hospitalized

An electrocution incident at a fountain in Jupiter, Florida, left three juveniles and one adult hospitalized and another adult dead.

October 24, 2023

High school freshman in Virginia wins national contest for his cancer-fighting soap

A Fairfax County teenager who invented an inexpensive soap that combats skin cancer has won a national contest for young scientists.

October 24, 2023

Wash. state senator arrested at Hong Kong airport over carry-on firearm; TSA missed gun in Portland

Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson was arrested recently at Hong Kong International Airport after he self-reported a firearm in his carry-on to customs officials.

October 24, 2023

N.Y. 18-year-old catches tennis ball dropped from over 469 feet in the air, breaking world record

An 18-year-old in New York broke the world record for the highest catch of a tennis ball this summer, nabbing a ball dropped from 469 feet and 6.2 inches in the air.

October 21, 2023

Juveniles indicted, accused of pouring stolen acid on slides at Massachusetts playground

A pair of juveniles were indicted for a summer incident in which stolen acid was poured on slides at a playground by a grand jury in Hampden County, Massachusetts this week.

October 21, 2023

Tractor-trailer rollover in Connecticut kills eight cattle, with six more euthanized

A tractor-trailer rollover on U.S. Interstate 84 in Newtown, Connecticut, early on Thursday morning killed eight cattle, with six more being euthanized after the fact.

October 21, 2023

Air France pilot falls to his death while hiking California’s Mount Whitney

An Air France pilot and French national who was declared missing while hiking Mount Whitney in California has been found dead from a fall.

October 21, 2023

Black bear cub caught in Alaska grocery store, ultimately euthanized

An unexpected visitor showed up at a Petersburg, Alaska, grocery store looking for the bare necessities this week -- a black bear cub.

October 21, 2023

Germany gets back 18th century Austrian painting looted during World War II

An 18th-century painting by Austrian artist Johann Lauterer has been returned to Germany after the FBI's Art Crime Team recovered it from a Chicago resident.

October 20, 2023

CVS to remove ineffective cold medicines after FDA panel says main ingredient doesn’t work

CVS is taking off its shelves cold medicines that contain a decongestant that a Food and Drug Administration panel says doesn't work.

October 20, 2023

Demolition team uncovers Gunther beer bottle with a message from 1955

A man doing a hazardous material survey of a home in Delaware made a surprising find behind a wall -- a beer bottle with a message from 1955 scrawled on it.

October 20, 2023