Brad Matthews

Sharper blades could help reduce onion-slicing tears, scientists conclude

Sharper blades cause onions to release fewer tear-producing particles when they're cut, Cornell University scientists conclude in a new study.

May 21, 2025

Bills are only NFL team favored in every game

The Buffalo Bills are the only NFL team to be favored in all of their games in the early betting lines for the upcoming season.

May 20, 2025

Capuchin monkeys on Panamanian island caught kidnapping howler monkeys

Multiple male capuchin monkeys are kidnapping infant howler monkeys for unknown purposes, researchers said in a study published this week in the journal Current Biology.

May 20, 2025

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race each other at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the "Wienie 500," parent company Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday.

May 20, 2025

Bust of Jim Morrison stolen from Paris cemetery found by authorities by chance

French police say they have found a bust of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave in Paris in 1988.

May 20, 2025

Three teens flee detention center in Pennsylvania, drive a stolen car to D.C., commit robbery

Three teenagers ran away Sunday from a D.C. juvenile detention facility in Pennsylvania, drove a stolen car into the District and robbed someone, authorities said Monday.

May 20, 2025

WMATA working on system to allow riders to tap their credit cards directly for rides

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is testing a system that would allow riders to tap their credit or debit card directly to pay for a ride instead of a SmarTrip card.

May 17, 2025

Pre-Civil War mansion in Louisiana gutted by fire

The mansion at Nottoway Plantation, a 166-year-old building in White Castle, Louisiana, was destroyed in a fire Thursday.

May 17, 2025

U.S. consumers warned of Chinese-made faucets with lead exposure

A number of Chinese-made faucets sold online can flush lead into drinking water, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges people to stop using them.

May 17, 2025

U.S. measles cases rise to 1,024 this year

There have been 1,024 cases of measles confirmed in the U.S. in 2025, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 17, 2025

Jacksonville International Airport shuttered for hours following parking garage fire

A fire broke out in a parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport Friday, damaging multiple cars and causing the airport to close for a few hours. No injuries have been reported.

May 17, 2025

Two climbers die on Mount Everest in the first deaths of the 2025 spring climbing season

An Indian man and a Filipino man who were part of the same climbing expedition died on Mount Everest. They are the first two foreigners to die on the Nepali summit this season.

May 16, 2025

‘Marathon’ video game maker investigating how artist’s work got in the game without her permission

Bungie, the developers of the upcoming video game "Marathon," are investigating after an artist's work ended up in the game without her permission.

May 16, 2025

Toddler in Montgomery County survives fall from 15th floor

A 2-year-old boy in Silver Spring, Maryland, fell from a 15th-floor apartment balcony, hit bushes on the ground and lived with an injury.

May 16, 2025

Bruce Springsteen opens European tour by calling Trump presidency ‘treasonous’

Rock star Bruce Springsteen opened his latest tour in Manchester, England, by excoriating the Trump White House.

May 16, 2025

Hundreds fired at Voice of America

The Trump administration axed hundreds of contractors at taxpayer-funded Voice of America on Thursday, cuts that represent a third of the international broadcaster's staff.

May 16, 2025

Unionized Starbucks workers on strike over chain’s new uniform policy

National coffee chain Starbucks implemented a new uniform policy this week, and employees at the chain's unionized stores are on strike in opposition to the change.

May 15, 2025

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder arrested at protest at U.S. Senate

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen was arrested at a Senate hearing while protesting against U.S. funding of the Israeli war against Hamas.

May 15, 2025

Florida man faces charges after grandchild brings his gun to Maryland elementary school

A Crestview, Florida, man is facing criminal charges after his grandchild took his gun to a Charles County, Maryland, public school and fired it. No one was injured.

May 15, 2025

Harvard copy of Magna Carta is an original

What Harvard University thought was a cheap, unofficial copy of the Magna Carta it owns is in fact a rare original of the document from an updated edition issued by King Edward I of England in 1300.

May 15, 2025