Brad Matthews

‘Transgender,’ ‘queer’ removed from Stonewall National Monument website

The National Park Service has removed the words "transgender" and "queer" from the website for the Stonewall National Monument in New York, a major landmark for the LGBTQ movement, as it complies with an executive order from President Trump.

February 14, 2025

WATCH: Kayaker swallowed by humpback whale and spit back out

A kayaker in the Strait of Magellan off the coast of Chile was knocked off his inflatable vessel by a humpback whale, which swallowed him whole.

February 14, 2025

Teen curfew takes effect at Maryland’s National Harbor after wave of juvenile crime

Unaccompanied minors are now not allowed out and about at National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland, from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays under a new county law created to help stop crime.

February 14, 2025

Asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says

The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December, has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth when it arrives in the planet's vicinity on Dec. 22, 2032, NASA said last week.

February 13, 2025

Hackers broke into Watergate Hotel’s network, stole personal data from hotel computers

There has been another Watergate break-in.

February 13, 2025

Content warnings on Disney+ before some older movies to be altered

Disney is changing the way it warns modern viewers about potentially offensive content in its older films streamed on Disney+. The move comes amid a rethink of diversity efforts at the company.

February 13, 2025

State Department buying $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles, originally listed as Teslas

The State Department released its procurement forecast for 2025, including its plans to buy $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles.

February 13, 2025

Truck cab found in sinkhole in Japan after two-week search

A truck cab that fell into a widening sinkhole in Yashio, Japan, late last month has been found. Officials believe the body of the unnamed 74-year-old driver who went missing when the truck fell in is still inside it.

February 12, 2025

California man gets four years in prison for making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls

An 18-year-old man from Lancaster, California, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for hundreds of "swatting" calls in which he made false threats of violence across the country.

February 12, 2025

Flu deaths outpace those caused by COVID-19 for first time since mid-March 2020

The weekly percentage of U.S. deaths caused by flu strains is now higher than the percentage of those who died by COVID-19 for the first time since March 2020.

February 12, 2025

E-ZPass customers in multiple states warned about smishing scam texts

Authorities in states that use E-ZPass to pay tolls have warned drivers about smishing texts asking them to click on links so they divulge personal and financial information.

February 12, 2025

Montgomery County Council approves ban on most plastic bags

After having a 5-cent tax on plastic bags for years, the Montgomery County Council in Maryland approved a partial ban on them at stores Tuesday.

February 12, 2025

Language learning app Duolingo kills off owl mascot

Duo, the owl mascot that reminds users of the Duolingo app to do their language lessons, is "dead," the company announced on social media Tuesday.

February 11, 2025

Unexploded World War II bombs found beneath children’s playground in U.K.

A cache of more than 170 unexploded practice bombs dating back to World War II has been found under a playground in the English town of Wooler in the U.K.

February 11, 2025

Thieves steal hundreds of eggs, other breakfast food from Seattle restaurant

A pair of burglars made away with hundreds of eggs, liquid egg products, bacon, ground beef and blueberries from a Seattle restaurant last week.

February 11, 2025

Shark attacks two American women swimming in the Bahamas

Two American tourists were injured, one seriously, in a shark attack while swimming in the Bimini island chain in the Bahamas last week.

February 11, 2025

In dig at Waffle House, Cracker Barrel announces they are keeping egg prices the same

After Waffle House implemented a 50-cent surcharge per egg at their locations this week, competitor Cracker Barrel said they would keep their egg prices the same.

February 8, 2025

311-year-old Stradivarius violin sells for $11 million

A Stradivarius violin made in 1714 was sold for $11.25 million by the Sotheby's auction house Friday, establishing a scholarship fund at the New England Conservatory of Music.

February 8, 2025

Federal officials use green laser to look for Black Hawk helicopter parts in Potomac River

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plane used a green laser Saturday to search the Potomac River for helicopter parts amid the investigation into the Jan. 29 collision.

February 8, 2025

The last straw from Trump: Out with paper, back to plastic

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Friday that, in the coming week, he would be signing an executive order to make the federal government go back to using plastic straws.

February 8, 2025