Brad Matthews

Earthquake strikes off the coast of California in the North Pacific, not a tsunami threat

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck in the northern Pacific Ocean, hundreds of miles off the coast of California, on Tuesday night.

November 2, 2022

Border agents use pepper balls to disperse crowd of Venezuelan migrants

Customs and Border Patrol agents used pepper balls to push Venezuelan migrants back into Mexico after an agent was struck with a flagpole.

November 1, 2022

Hyundai recalls more 2018 Santa Fe SUVs over electric fire concerns

Hyundai is recalling over 44,000 2018 Santa Fe sport-utility vehicles due to reported malfunctions in the anti-lock braking system that can cause electrical fires.

November 1, 2022

United Airlines pilots reject new contract that would have given them 14.5% raises

Pilots for United Airlines voted to reject a tentative agreement between their Air Line Pilots Association-affiliated union and the air carrier Tuesday.

November 1, 2022

Federal judge blocks Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster merger

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Justice Department civil antitrust lawsuit blocking the merger of publishers Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House.

November 1, 2022

Delta Air Lines pilots vote, authorize future strike if negotiations fall through

Pilots at Delta Air Lines voted Monday to authorize a future strike if the union and airline can't come to an agreement on the contract.

November 1, 2022

Metro Transit Police to start issuing fare evasion citations in November

Starting Tuesday, Metro Transit Police will be issuing citations and related fines to people caught jumping fare gates or failing to tap fare boxes at the front of buses.

October 29, 2022

Political ad in Kansas accidentally included footage of Tiger Woods among violent criminals

An ad for a Kansas Attorney General candidate accidentally included footage of Tiger Woods' 2017 arrest for DUI.

October 29, 2022

Piet Mondrian painting has been hung in various galleries upside down for 75 years

Curators have discovered that the Piet Mondrian painting "New York City 1", currently displayed in a German museum, has been upside down for 75 years and will have to stay that way.

October 29, 2022

GM pausing ads on Twitter to evaluate the direction the platform will take under Musk

General Motors announced a temporary pause in Twitter advertising in order to evaluate the direction the platform takes under new owner Elon Musk.

October 29, 2022

California man imprisoned 38 years for murder released after DNA evidence is tested

A California man's life sentence for murder and attempted murder has been vacated after DNA evidence proved he did not commit the crime. The man was released from prison Friday.

October 29, 2022

Biden administration offers plans — including doing nothing — for drought-starved Colorado River

The Bureau of Reclamation, part of the Department of the Interior, has announced three options to protect the Colorado River by limiting releases from the Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams.

October 29, 2022

Bus driver charged with DWI, child endangerment after crashing with 44 kindergartners on board

A charter bus driver has been charged with commercial DWI and child endangerment after crashing while transporting 44 kindergarteers and four adults on a field trip.

October 28, 2022

Federal prison worker in California pleads guilty to sexually abusing inmate

A former officer at a federal prison for women in California pleaded guilty Thursday to abusive sexual contact with an inmate.

October 28, 2022

Trump praises Musk’s purchase of Twitter, says platform now in ‘sane hands’

Former President Donald Trump is praising Tesla founder Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter in a post on his platform, Truth Social.

October 28, 2022

Chrome will end support for Windows 7 and 8.1 users in 2023

The next version of Chrome will not be supported on Windows 7 and 8.1 personal computers, Google announced recently.

October 28, 2022

Climate activists strike again with attacks on Vermeer’s ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Netherlands

Climate activists continued with their art stunts Thursday when a protester glued his head to Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" in a Dutch gallery.

October 27, 2022

Drought in Ozarks unearths 1,100 feet of a cave used by spies during Civil War

Ongoing drought in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri has revealed 1,100 more feet within the Smallin Civil War Cave, which was used by Union spies during the war.

October 27, 2022

Honeywell settles 14-year legal battle with government over bulletproof vests

Honeywell International Inc. will pay $3.35 million to the U.S. government to settle a 14-year legal battle over material in bulletproof vests sold by the company.

October 27, 2022

Drug busts in Washington and California net 19 arrests, 1K pounds of meth, 330K fentanyl pills

A bust of three alleged drug trafficking groups that prosecutors say are responsible for smuggling more than 1,000 pounds of meth and 330,000 fentanyl pills resulted in the arrest of 19 defendants from Washington state and California.

October 27, 2022