Brad Matthews

Taliban punishes 4 men for cosplaying as characters from British show ‘Peaky Blinders’

Four Afghan men were summoned by the Taliban and made to enter a reform program after they walked around in public dressed as characters from the BBC's "Peaky Blinders."

December 10, 2025

State Department ditches Calibri font, goes back to Times New Roman after DEI switch

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered a switch back to Times New Roman from Calibri, undoing a Biden administration move undertaken for accessibility reasons.

December 10, 2025

Family of man who died after disturbance on cruise ship claims he was served 33 drinks

The family of a man who died after being restrained on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship last December is now suing, alleging that he was served too many drinks, given a sedative and restrained improperly.

December 9, 2025

Archaeologists find 2,000-year-old pleasure barge with Greek graffiti off coast of Egypt

A team of European underwater archaeologists announced Monday their discovery of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian pleasure barge off the country's coast.

December 9, 2025

Californian pleads guilty to 2 counts of grand larceny in $50K Pokemon card heist in Fairfax

A California man pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of grand larceny after stealing Pokemon cards worth thousands, as well as a designer bag, from a home in Fairfax, Virginia, in July.

December 9, 2025

Mother, grandmother arrested in Texas after 2-year-old spotted wandering barefoot in woods overnight

The mother and grandmother of a 2-year-old girl in San Antonio were arrested after cameras spotted the little girl barefoot and alone in a wooded area overnight.

December 9, 2025

Waymo recalling software for its self-driving cars amid federal probe

Waymo, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet, is recalling the software of its self-driving vehicles after officials in Austin said the vehicles did not stop for school buses.

December 6, 2025

Family of missing Virginia high school football coach urge him to come back, defend himself in court

The family of a missing Virginia high school football coach accused of possessing child pornography and soliciting a minor is now urging him to come home and face the allegations.

December 6, 2025

Tennessee woman arrested after her two young kids ate her THCA gummies

A Tennessee woman is facing child endangerment charges after her two children, ages 2 and 4, ate her legally purchased THCA gummies.

December 6, 2025

Serval-type cats found in Baltimore, where they’re illegal to own

A pair of serval-type cats were found in Baltimore, with one captured while the other returned to its owner's property.

December 6, 2025

18-year-old accused of lighting fire in Manhattan subway car, injuring homeless man

An 18-year-old in Manhattan is facing arson charges, accused of lighting a fire in a subway car near a sleeping homeless man who suffered critical burn injuries.

December 6, 2025

Three-year-old chess prodigy sets sights on becoming youngest grandmaster in history

A 3-year-old Indian boy is officially the 1,572nd-ranked player of rapid chess in the world, making him the youngest player ever ranked by the International Chess Federation.

December 5, 2025

Grocery stores could sell beer and wine under renewed Maryland legislation

The Maryland Consumer Freedom Coalition, backed by the Maryland Retailers Alliance trade association, is renewing its effort for the state to legalize beer and wine sales in grocery stores.

December 5, 2025

False alarm: U.S. Geological Survey alerts of Nevada quake were wrong

A U.S. Geological Survey alert system sent out an alert Thursday for a 5.9 earthquake in Nevada that didn't actually occur.

December 5, 2025

Window washers rescued from dangling basket 15 stories up at Tysons

Fairfax County firefighters rescued two window washers who were stuck in a basket about 15 stories up at Tysons Tower in Virginia. No one was injured.

December 5, 2025

Thief swallows diamond-encrusted pendant, police wait for nature to take its course

Police in Auckland, New Zealand, recovered a Faberge egg pendant that a 32-year-old man is accused of stealing and swallowing.

December 5, 2025

C-SPAN is now airing on YouTube TV

C-SPAN's three channels are now available on the YouTube TV platform, the privately funded nonprofit news network announced Thursday.

December 4, 2025

Chicago man charged with attempted murder, accused of pushing senior citizen onto tracks

A Chicago man is facing attempted murder charges, accused of pushing another person onto Chicago Transit Authority tracks in the suburbs as a train was approaching.

December 4, 2025

Marine at Camp Pendleton in California dies following vehicle mishap

A Marine died Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, 40 miles north of San Diego, after getting injured in a vehicle accident during training.

December 4, 2025

Virginia twins indicted, accused of trying to destroy government databases

Federal prosecutors announced an indictment against twin brothers living in Alexandria, Virginia, who are accused of a conspiracy to destroy government data hosted by a federal contractor.

December 4, 2025