Brad Matthews

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is America’s most stolen car, new report says

The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is now the most stolen car in the U.S., according to a new Highway Loss Data Institute report. Teslas, on the other hand, are among the least stolen.

August 7, 2025

Flesh-eating bacteria kill at least 9 in Louisiana, Florida

At least nine people in Louisiana and Florida died this year after getting infected by the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, state health authorities said.

August 7, 2025

New Zealand pilots rescue 3 from U.S. Antarctic Program base

The Royal New Zealand Air Force evacuated three people needing medical care from a U.S. National Science Foundation base in Antarctica this week.

August 7, 2025

D.C. police arrest 81-year-old man for attacking street vendor with machete

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested an 81-year-old man in Northwest D.C., accusing him of assaulting a street vendor with a machete.

August 7, 2025

NFL gets 10% stake in ESPN, which will take over the NFL Network

The National Football League and ESPN announced a deal that would give the league a 10% stake in ESPN in exchange for ESPN control of the NFL Network and other media rights.

August 6, 2025

80-year-old British bomb found at Dresden bridge site prompts evacuation

Workers clearing a collapsed bridge in Dresden, Germany, found a World War II-era British bomb, which an explosives team defused on-site Wednesday.

August 6, 2025

Carriage horse dies suddenly on Manhattan street, sparking calls for industry ban

A 15-year-old mare pulling carriages in New York City collapsed and died Tuesday. City officials are trying to find out why the horse perished.

August 6, 2025

Body of man who went missing in 1997 found in glacier in Pakistan

A shepherd in Pakistan recently found the mummified body of a man who went missing in 1997 while fleeing a family feud.

August 6, 2025

Grizzly bear charges Seattle Kraken mascot during shoot in Alaska

The mascot and a player from the NHL's Seattle Kraken were doing a promotional shoot in an Alaskan river recently when a grizzly bear ran toward them, prompting them to flee.

August 6, 2025

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sees two fatal crashes

South Dakota public safety officials say there have been two fatal crashes so far at the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which started Friday and runs through Sunday.

August 5, 2025

NASA aiming for nuclear reactor on the moon to eclipse China-Russia plan

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon for use by future U.S. spacefaring expeditions before the Chinese and the Russians build one of their own.

August 5, 2025

Raw milk sold by Florida farm sickens 21 people

Florida health officials on Monday issued a warning about drinking unpasteurized raw milk after it sickened 21 people, seven of whom were hospitalized.

August 5, 2025

National Park Service to reinstall statue of Confederate general that was torn down in D.C. in 2020

The National Park Service is restoring and reinstalling the statue of a Confederate general that was torn down in the District during the George Floyd protests of 2020.

August 5, 2025

Boy, 9, dies Tuesday in house fire in Suitland, Prince George’s County fire officials say

A 9-year-old boy died Tuesday morning after a fire at a single-family home in Suitland, the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department said.

August 5, 2025

Carbon monoxide leak at Ocean City, Maryland, hotel sickens 18, sends four to hospital

A boiler ventilation issue caused a carbon monoxide leak at an Ocean City, Maryland, hotel Friday that made 18 people sick including four hotel employees who went to the hospital.

August 2, 2025

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Timor Sea near Australia

Navy officials identified the sailor Thursday from the USS George Washington who went missing, presumably overboard, in the Timor Sea near Australia earlier this week.

August 2, 2025

Yosemite hiker killed by falling branch

A woman hiking in Yosemite National Park in California was killed last month by a falling tree branch, the local sheriff's office confirmed this week.

August 2, 2025

Woman arrested in Hawaii for boat joyride during tsunami alert

Police in Honolulu arrested a woman this week for taking a boat from the city's harbor and going for a joyride despite a statewide tsunami warning.

August 2, 2025

California resident arrested, accused of sending over $1,600 to ISIS

Authorities arrested a Long Beach, California, man Friday, accusing him of giving material support to the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.

August 2, 2025

NASCAR suspends Austin Hill for one Xfinity Series race for intentional crash

NASCAR suspended driver Austin Hill for one race this week for intentionally wrecking another driver's car in a race last weekend. NASCAR also stripped Hill of his 21 playoff points.

August 1, 2025