Brad Matthews

Former British defense secretary calls Royal Navy’s submarine name change ‘woke nonsense’

Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.'s Parliament and defense secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy "woke nonsense" to avoid offending the French.

January 28, 2025

Starbucks bringing back self-serve milk and sugar, free refills on certain drinks

In a reversal of a COVID-19 policy, coffee chain Starbucks has brought back self-serve milks and sugars effective Monday. The chain is also offering free refills for certain customers.

January 28, 2025

Gulf of America, Mount McKinley are set to appear in Google Maps

Google Maps will be using President Trump's new names, including the Gulf of America, once the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System is updated.

January 28, 2025

South African trampled to death by elephant while protecting his grandchildren

A South African man died over the weekend after being trampled by an elephant while he tried to save his grandson at the country's Kruger National Park.

January 28, 2025

American Airlines worker killed in accident at Charlotte airport

A vehicle at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina struck and killed an American Airlines employee on Monday.

January 28, 2025

Anne Arundel County high school student hospitalized after stabbing

Meade High School in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, spent much of Thursday under lockdown after a 17-year-old boy attending the school was stabbed.

January 23, 2025

Firefighters continue to battle three blazes in Los Angeles and Ventura County, California

Efforts continued Thursday to contain and suppress multiple Los Angeles-area fires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires that started on Jan. 7 and the Hughes fire that broke out Wednesday.

January 23, 2025

National Zoo’s new pandas to make their public debut Friday

The District's latest star attractions are ready for their close-up: 3-year-old pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao will make their first public appearance Friday at the National Zoo.

January 23, 2025

Two musicals nominated for best picture and leading actress Oscars for first time in decades

The 97th Academy Awards' nominations were released Thursday, with two musicals in the running for best picture and best actress for the first time since the 1960s.

January 23, 2025

Roof of Mobile Civic Center in Alabama caves in under snow’s weight

The roof of the Mobile Civic Center in Alabama collapsed due to record snowfall.

January 23, 2025

New blaze in Los Angeles County, called the Hughes fire, spreads to more than 5,000 acres

A new wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County, California, Wednesday, called the Hughes fire that has already grown to more than 5,000 acres in size.

January 22, 2025

Netflix raising its prices despite growth in subscribers and revenues

Streaming giant Netflix has raised the monthly prices for all of its subscription tiers, after a year in which the company made 52% more in operating income.

January 22, 2025

Greek police investigating ancient statue found in bag near trash cans

Police in Greece are investigating the discovery of a 2,000-year-old statue in a black bag near some trash cans in a suburban municipality in the Thessaloniki region on Saturday.

January 22, 2025

Victims of crash that sent truck plunging into Potomac River ID’d

The two men killed in Thursday's crash on the Arlington Memorial Bridge that sent a pickup truck through a barrier and into the chilly Potomac River have been identified.

January 22, 2025

Stranded in Death Valley: Belgian tourist’s hiking adventure goes wrong

A Belgian man had to be rescued by park rangers in Death Valley National Park in California after going too far alone into a canyon and ending up in a steep gully.

January 21, 2025

New option for treatment-resistant depression gets FDA green light

Johnson & Johnson medication Spravato, a ketamine-based nasal spray, was approved Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration for use as a sole treatment for depression.

January 21, 2025

New fires break out in Southern California

San Diego County is the latest to get hit with wildfires, with the Pala, Riverview and Lilac blazes breaking out Tuesday.

January 21, 2025

Black Eyed Peas cancel Las Vegas concerts

The Black Eyed Peas' residency at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas for later this year has been canceled. The group cited "current circumstances."

January 21, 2025

Frigid temperatures in Missouri produce loud sounds due to frost quakes

Missourians noted hearing bangs and crashes the past couple of days, the result of frost quakes from freezing weather.

January 21, 2025

Georgia officials put kibosh on poultry shows, swaps, sales after bird flu detection

Bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia on Friday, so state agriculture officials ordered a halt to multiple poultry-related activities to stop the spread.

January 18, 2025