Brad Matthews

Federal agencies propose rule that would require automatic brakes in vehicles weighing 10,000 lbs.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a proposed rule that would require any vehicle weighing more than 10,000 pounds to have automatic emergency brakes.

June 23, 2023

MLB commissioner tries to appease angry Oakland A’s fans

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred on Friday tried to walk back comments that appeared to criticize Oakland A's fans after their "reverse boycott" on June 13.

June 23, 2023

National Park Service evicting 94-year-old artist from Cape Cod shack he’s occupied for 77 years

A group of nine owners of beachfront dune shacks in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are protesting National Park Service plans to move ahead with 10-year leases to new owners.

June 23, 2023

Acid produced by algae causing brain damage and mass strandings of dolphins, sea lions in California

California beaches are choked with hundreds of dead sea lions and at least 100 dolphins, all of whom stranded themselves after consuming an acid produced by algae that gave them brain damage, according to wildlife specialists.

June 23, 2023

Chemical manufacturer 3M to pay $10.3 billion over contamination of drinking water

Chemical manufacturer 3M has announced it will pay $10.3 billion to resolve lawsuits by public drinking water providers over alleged contamination by its "forever chemicals."

June 23, 2023

NTSB hearing focuses on equipment that failed before fiery Ohio derailment

Equipment that failed before a freight train hauling toxic chemicals derailed in eastern Ohio is the focus Friday on the second day of a rare federal hearing in the small town closest to the accident.

June 23, 2023

4,000-year-old solar shrine uncovered in the Netherlands

Archaeologists in the Netherlands, uncovered a 4,000-year-old solar shrine used for around 800 years during the Bronze Age, archaeologists announced Wednesday.

June 22, 2023

D.C. bars could be open 24 hours a day for Women’s World Cup

The D.C. Council has passed an emergency resolution to allow city bars to stay open 24 hours a day during the Women's World Cup being held in Australia and New Zealand later this summer.

June 22, 2023

Henrico County man pleads guilty to mail theft from Richmond post office

A Henrico County, Virginia, man pleaded guilty this week to robbing blue mailboxes outside the Westhampton Post Office in Richmond on Dec. 19, 2022.

June 22, 2023

Overstock.com wins Bed Bath & Beyond assets with $21.5 million bid

Overstock.com bought the assets of bankrupt retailer Bed Bath & Beyond for $21.5 million at auction Wednesday, pending court approval that is expected to happen at a hearing Tuesday.

June 22, 2023

California man convicted of smuggling 1,500-year-old mosaic of Hercules

A California man was convicted Wednesday of falsely classifying and illegally importing from Syria a mosaic of Hercules dating back around 1,500 years.

June 22, 2023

Potbellied pig leads police on wild chase through Pennsylvania town

A potbellied pig led police on a wild chase through a central Pennsylvania town last week before being caught and placed in an animal sanctuary.

June 22, 2023

Repair-shop owner who paid ex-worker 91,500 oily pennies must pay damages, back pay to nine workers

The owner of a Peachtree City, Georgia, auto repair shop who paid a former employee's final wages with 91,500 oil-soaked pennies has been ordered to pay nearly $40,000 more to nine of his workers.

June 21, 2023

Amnesty International condemns U.K. extradition of Julian Assange to U.S.

Embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the support of Amnesty International, which condemned this weekend Britain's planned extradition of Mr. Assange to the United States.

June 21, 2023

California restaurateurs fined for priest-confession scam to trick workers

The owners of a pair of taco restaurants in Northern California were ordered to pay $140,000 in back pay and damages to 35 employees for bringing in a purported priest to extract confessions of workplace misconduct.

June 21, 2023

Part of Florida’s Broward County quarantined in effort to wipe out invasive snails

Florida agriculture officials are quarantining a section of Broward County to try to wipe out the giant African land snail, an invasive species that threatens the state's agriculture and can cause meningitis.

June 21, 2023

Oxon Hill man accused of DUI crash, fleeing with his wife and five kids in tow

An Oxon Hill, Maryland, man has been accused of day-drinking, driving, hitting an Anne Arundel County Police vehicle and then fleeing -- all while his wife and five kids were in the car with him.

June 20, 2023

Julius Caesar assassination square now open to the public

Friends, Romans, countrymen and tourists will now be able to walk through the Largo di Torre Argentina square near where Julius Caesar is believed to have been assassinated in 44 B.C.

June 20, 2023

Fire at NYC electric bike repair shop kills 4, injures 5

A fire at an electric bike repair shop in New York early Tuesday morning killed four and injured five.

June 20, 2023

Drunken Delta pilot arrested in Scotland before flight to New York

A Delta Air Lines pilot was arrested in Edinburgh, Scotland, at 10 a.m. local time Friday before a flight was set to take off for New York. He was accused of having alcohol over the legal blood limit in his system.

June 20, 2023