Brad Matthews

Man and dog escape unharmed after shark bites their paddleboard off California coast

A paddleboarder and his pooch have survived a close encounter with a shark off the coast of Pacific Grove, California.

August 11, 2022

San Francisco transit station uses hawk to scare pigeons away

Bay Area Rapid Transit in San Francisco has adopted a novel solution to dealing with pigeons and their droppings: using a bird of prey to scare them away.

August 11, 2022

New York landlord attempts to defeat the heat with an illegal rooftop pool

A New York City landlord tried to beat the heat by skirting rules with a rooftop pool, before the city's Department of Buildings had it drained.

August 11, 2022

Man attempts to break into Cincinnati FBI facility, car chase ends in standoff with police

An armed suspect attempted to break into the FBI Visitor Screening Facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, before fleeing the scene, resulting in a police chase that ended up in a standoff in a cornfield.

August 11, 2022

New York City plans to use tolls in 2023 to ease congested traffic in Manhattan’s business district

Drivers entering Manhattan's central business district could have to pay a toll as soon as the end of 2023, thanks to a proposed policy called congestion pricing.

August 11, 2022

30 Texas state police officers will be stationed in Uvalde schools to start the new school year

Uvalde students returning to school on Sept. 6 will see additional police officers protecting them, four months after a fatal shooting at an elementary school exposed security flaws and left the community reeling.

August 11, 2022

United Airlines makes a $10 million deposit for 100 flying four-person electric taxis

United Airlines is betting on a "Jetsons"-style future for commuters by putting down a $10 million deposit on a fleet of 100 flying four-person taxis from Archer Aviation.

August 10, 2022

Wild jaguar last seen in Arizona in 2015 resurfaces south of the border in Mexico

"El Jefe," a northern jaguar last spotted in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains in 2015, has been spotted again, this time in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Mexico's Sonora state.

August 10, 2022

Domino’s Pizza pulling out of Italy after seven years and low sales

The dominos have fallen for Domino's Pizza in Italy.

August 10, 2022

Cancer-causing chemicals contaminating water worldwide, University of Stockholm study says

There's rainwater everywhere, but none of it is safe to drink because of man-made "forever chemicals" worldwide, according to a new study from the University of Stockholm.

August 10, 2022

Beluga whale spotted in France’s Seine river euthanized due to breathing, eating issues

A stranded and starving beluga whale lifted from the French river Seine had to be euthanized on its way back to the sea Wednesday.

August 10, 2022

New scientific study suggests some spiders enter sleep state similar to humans

A new scientific study suggests that some spiders are capable of a state similar to a human's rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, which allows us to dream.

August 9, 2022

New York Democrats replace word ‘inmates’ with politically correct euphemism

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, has signed a bill replacing the word "inmate" in all state laws with the term "incarcerated individual."

August 9, 2022

New blood drive in New York partners with breweries to get donors in the door

The nonprofit New York Blood Center is offering a pint for a pint deal to the public in order to mitigate a blood shortage. Anyone who donates a pint of blood will receive a voucher for a pint of beer, cider, wine or a soft drink at a local brewery.

August 9, 2022

D.C. to begin cracking down on health code, tax and licensing violations at pot ‘gifting’ stores

The District's marijuana market may be getting less hazy starting this September, when a new Joint Cannabis Task Force will start cracking down on health, tax and licensing violations.

August 9, 2022

Rubber-soled boots may have saved woman’s life during White House lightning strike, her mom says

Boots are made for walking, but for Amber Escudero-Kontostathis, her Dr. Martens boots had a second, more important purpose -- saving her life.

August 9, 2022

Klondike hints the Choco Taco could return

The Choco Taco might not be dead after all.

August 5, 2022

Denver bans food truck in bustling downtown in effort to prevent shootings, police say

Denver has banned food trucks from a bustling area of downtown in the hope of limiting the number of shootings in the city.

August 5, 2022

Lightning strike grounds Southwest flights in Phoenix, hobbles carrier nationwide

Lightning struck a generator at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday, taking down Southwest Airlines' computer server and canceling hundreds of flights.

August 5, 2022

McDonald’s worker shot in the neck over cold fries has died

The New York McDonald's worker who was shot because a customer's french fries were cold has died from his injuries, police said Friday.

August 5, 2022