Brad Matthews

Museum dedicated to go-go music will open in D.C. in February

A museum commemorating the history of the District of Columbia's own musical genre, go-go, will open in the Anacostia neighborhood in February.

November 22, 2024

Limited-edition Trump-branded guitars, some with autographs, now on sale

A new piece of merchandise branded around President-elect Donald Trump is on sale: a series of guitars, some of which are signed by Mr. Trump.

November 21, 2024

Elton John’s televangelist Broadway musical ‘Tammy Faye’ suffers quick closing curtain

Singer Elton John's latest Broadway offering, "Tammy Faye," based on the life of televangelist Tammy Faye Messner, announced it's bowing out fast.

November 21, 2024

American dead after possible methanol poisoning in Laos

A U.S. citizen and at least four other tourists from Australia, Denmark and Britain died in Laos this month after having drinks possibly spiked with methanol.

November 21, 2024

Officials propose giving giraffes endangered species protection

Due to a decline in wild populations in Africa, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to declare several giraffe subspecies endangered or threatened.

November 21, 2024

FDA says water infected with bacteria was used to make Tom’s of Maine toothpaste

A Tom's of Maine facility making toothpaste and other products with natural ingredients was found to have infected water, reported the Food and Drug Administration.

November 21, 2024

New Jersey teen charged with sparking 52-acre forest fire

A 14-year-old boy in New Jersey was charged with arson in connection with a 52-acre wildfire last month near Evesham Township, New Jersey.

November 15, 2024

GM lays off 1,000 workers worldwide, including 500 in Michigan

General Motors has laid off about 1,000 of its global employees, including 560 working at sites in Warren and Milford, Michigan.

November 15, 2024

Scientific American’s top editor resigns after election night tirade against Trump ‘fascists’

Scientific American's editor-in-chief, Laura Helmuth, announced her resignation after an election night social media outburst where she called Trump voters "fascists."

November 15, 2024

Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul at weigh-in for upcoming fight

Mike Tyson couldn't wait for his fight to start, so he slapped his opponent, YouTuber Jake Paul, at their weigh-in Thursday.

November 15, 2024

MLB’s Tampa Bay Rays to play at Yankees’ spring training field in 2025 after hurricane damage

MLB's Tampa Bay Rays will be playing at the Tampa spring training field of their American League East rivals the New York Yankees for the entirety of the 2025 season.

November 15, 2024

Musician and producer Quincy Jones’ cause of death confirmed to be pancreatic cancer

The death of musician and producer Quincy Jones, who died at 91 on Nov. 3, was due to pancreatic cancer.

November 14, 2024

Majority of shoppers say ‘shrinkflation’ common, according to Purdue survey

A majority of consumers at American grocery stores believe that "shrinkflation," which is when an item is reduced in size with the same price as before, is a common practice.

November 14, 2024

American Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn returns five years after her last competition

American alpine skier Lindsey Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist who retired from the sport in 2019, announced her impending return to the slopes on social media Thursday.

November 14, 2024

FBI raids home of CEO of betting site Polymarket

The FBI raided the home of Shayne Coplan, CEO of the prediction betting platform Polymarket, on Wednesday. Agents seized his phone and other personal electronics.

November 14, 2024

Bear attacking luxury cars in California? Police say costumed crooks staged wild fraud scheme

Four Los Angeles-area residents accused of using a bear costume and faking break-ins on their luxury cars to get insurance payouts were arrested Wednesday.

November 14, 2024

White supremacists protest Michigan performance of Anne Frank play with Nazi flags

A group of White supremacist demonstrators protested a performance of the play "The Diary of Anne Frank" in Howell, Michigan, by waving Nazi flags across the street from the venue.

November 13, 2024

Cult leader Charles Manson said he committed murders in Mexico in newly unearthed audio clip

Infamous cult leader Charles Manson said he committed multiple murders in Mexico in the 1960s in audio used in the upcoming Peacock documentary series "Making Manson."

November 13, 2024

Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years for holding American hostage for over 2 1/2 years

A pair of Somali pirates were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding American journalist Michael Scott Moore hostage from January 2012 to September 2014.

November 13, 2024

University of Rochester denounces ‘Wanted’ posters targeting Jews

A series of "Wanted" posters appeared over the weekend at the University of Rochester in New York aimed at Jewish faculty members.

November 13, 2024