Brad Matthews

8,200-year-old archaeological site uncovered at New Mexico’s Holloman Air Force Base

Members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron have unearthed an 8,200-year-old archaeological site at a road cut within the borders of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

April 2, 2024

Meningococcal disease, deaths rising, says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert that cases of meningococcal disease and resulting deaths are on the rise.

April 2, 2024

Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona, which sank during Pearl Harbor attack, dies

Lou Conter, the last known survivor of the battleship Arizona that sank amid the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, died Monday at age 102.

April 2, 2024

Costa Mesa cops return $800,000 of weed seized from legal manufacturer

Police in Costa Mesa, California, were ordered by a court to return drugs worth $800,000 wholesale to a legal marijuana manufacturer.

March 28, 2024

Airliner evacuated in Charlotte because of the smell of smoke in the cabin

Frontier Airlines flight 1759 was parked Thursday at the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina when it was evacuated due to a strong odor.

March 28, 2024

Robodog keeps home barricade showdown from turning bloody

A robot dog is being credited with averting bloodshed and taking bullets while being used by Massachusetts State Police troopers during a house barricade incident this month.

March 28, 2024

Tomb near Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Hefner up at auction

A burial crypt near the tombs of Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner in Los Angeles is being auctioned off by Julien's Auctions on Saturday.

March 28, 2024

Federal prosecutors in New York accuse former Mongolian prime minister of embezzlement

Federal prosecutors in New York accused former Prime Minister of Mongolia Sukhbaatar Batbold Tuesday of buying two luxury apartments in Manhattan with embezzled money.

March 27, 2024

College student studying to be an electrical line worker dies after training pole fails

A 19-year-old college student learning to be an electrical line worker died this week in Oroville, California, after a training pole failed, causing him and the pole to fall to the ground.

March 27, 2024

33 kayakers rescued near cave by Tennessee’s Nickajack Lake

Thirty-three kayakers on Tennessee's Nickajack Lake, some of them children, were rescued this week after getting stranded near a cave by high winds and choppy waters.

March 27, 2024

Mike Tyson chews on sales, selling ear-shaped weed in New York

In a callback to his infamous biting of Evander Holyfield, boxer Mike Tyson is selling marijuana edibles in New York shaped like ears with a bite taken out of them.

March 27, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard rescues Florida man from life raft off Puerto Rican coast

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a Florida man from a life raft off Puerto Rico and flew him to safety this weekend after he had fled his boat from fear that the larger vessel would capsize.

March 26, 2024

Escaped Eurasian eagle owl Flaco died of herpes, poisoning

Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl who became famous after escaping from a vandalized zoo exhibit and roaming New York City, died in February due to herpes and poison, according to a new necropsy.

March 26, 2024

Train rider dead after purportedly pushed onto New York subway tracks; accused perpetrator arrested

A New York City subway rider died Monday after possibly being pushed onto the tracks in a station in East Harlem. An oncoming train was unable to stop and ran over the unidentified person.

March 26, 2024

Krispy Kreme will provide McDonald’s with fresh doughnuts daily

After a trial run where Krispy Kreme doughnuts showed up at select McDonald's locations in Kentucky and Indiana, availability is expanding nationwide, the companies announced Tuesday.

March 26, 2024

Man dies after falling off ledge onto Massachusetts Turnpike

A man died of his injuries at the hospital Friday after falling 20 feet off a ledge onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate Highway 90 in Boston.

March 23, 2024

Feds aim to fine Spirit Airlines $146,500 over shaky packaging

The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $146,500 fine against Spirit Airlines Friday, saying the company tried to ship a compressed air cylinder in a damaged container.

March 23, 2024

Hiker missing in California found dead in Los Padres National Forest

A hiker missing from the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in Carmel Valley, California, was found dead Friday at the base of a waterfall in the Ventana Wilderness inside Los Padres National Forest.

March 23, 2024

Mega Millions jackpot vaults over $1 billion

After nobody hit the jackpot Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot is up to $1.1 billion. If a player wins it Tuesday, it will be the fifth-largest jackpot in the lottery's history.

March 23, 2024

Delaware bill to legalize human composting moves to governor’s desk

The Delaware legislature has approved legislation that would allow residents to compost dead bodies instead of traditional burial in a casket or cremation.

March 22, 2024