Brad Matthews

10-year deadly listeria outbreak linked to California cheesemaker

A listeria outbreak ongoing since 2014 that has killed two people and hospitalized 21 others has been linked to a California cheesemaker.

February 8, 2024

JetBlue planes collide at Boston airport; no one hurt

A collision between a pair of JetBlue Airbus planes on a deicing pad at Boston Logan International Airport Thursday led passengers to switch to new aircraft on both flights.

February 8, 2024

Philadelphia museum receives package with two potentially human fetuses

The Mutter Museum in Philadelphia received an anonymous package with no return address Tuesday. Inside were two bottles containing a pair of dead, possibly human fetuses.

February 8, 2024

Dam-busting bomb from World War II era unearthed at Florida airport

A 1,000-pound bomb made during World War II and used to break through dams and bridges has been unearthed at the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport in Florida.

February 7, 2024

U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on video game products in 2023

American consumers plunked down $57.2 billion on video games and related products in 2023, the video games industry's leading trade group announced Wednesday.

February 7, 2024

Las Vegas mayor says A’s must ‘figure out a way to stay in Oakland’

The Oakland A's are slated to relocate to Las Vegas, with a stadium planned on the site of the Tropicana Hotel. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman is standing somewhere between booing and cheering.

February 7, 2024

Crew member on Marvel’s ‘Wonder Man’ set falls to his death

A man working as a rigger in the crew of the upcoming Disney+ Marvel show "Wonder Man" died in a fall from the rafters Tuesday.

February 7, 2024

Former NBA star John Salley says he loves 2nd Amendment: ‘We’re Americans, we feel safer with guns’

Four-time NBA champion John Salley, in a recent interview, endorsed gun ownership as emblematic of American culture.

February 6, 2024

Sailor who was declared missing after being weeks overdue lands safely in Hawaii

A sailor who left California for Oahu in December and who was declared missing after being more than two weeks overdue landed safely in the islands over the weekend.

February 6, 2024

Computers at Chicago’s Lurie Children’s Hospital still down days after cyberattack

Following outages caused by a cyberattack last week, the phones, email and electronic systems at Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital remained down into this week.

February 6, 2024

Five moped-riding migrants arrested in New York for committing massive larceny

The New York Police Department arrested five illegal immigrants for using mopeds to carry out at least 62 cases of larceny.

February 6, 2024

‘CNN This Morning’ getting a new look, venue

CNN is modifying "CNN This Morning," the network announced Monday.

February 6, 2024

Washington bomb squad responds to report of a rocket meant to carry nuclear warheads at local house

Police in Washington sent a bomb squad to a local house after its owner tried donating a rocket built to carry nuclear warheads to the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

February 3, 2024

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattles central Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 1.86 miles underground 5 miles northwest of Prague, Oklahoma, Friday, setting off weaker aftershocks.

February 3, 2024

Coast Guard asks mariners for help searching for sailor missing from trip to Hawaii

The U.S. Coast Guard put out a notice Friday asking other seamen to look out for the Malulani sailboat scheduled to arrive in Hawaii two weeks ago.

February 3, 2024

D.C. grocery store adds security gates requiring shoppers to scan receipts

Local shoppers in D.C.'s Adams Morgan neighborhood spotted new security gates installed at the checkouts at a nearby Safeway, opening only when a receipt is scanned.

February 3, 2024

Indian police free pigeon suspected of being Chinese spy

A pigeon suspected of Chinese espionage was freed this week after being held in an Indian animal hospital for eight months.

February 2, 2024

Vandals graffiti at least 25 walls on abandoned building visible from Grammys red carpet

Vandals painted graffiti on at least 25 floors of an abandoned Los Angeles luxury complex that will be visible from the Grammy Awards' red carpet Sunday.

February 2, 2024

Fans ready to ‘Turn the Lights Back On’ with Billy Joel’s first new single since 2007

Singer and songwriter Billy Joel on Thursday released "Turn the Lights Back On," his first release of new music since 2007.

February 2, 2024

Darius Rucker, country singer and former member of Hootie & the Blowfish, arrested on drug charges

Country singer Darius Rucker of Hootie & the Blowfish fame was arrested Thursday on drug charges in Franklin, Tennessee, about 22 miles south of Nashville.

February 2, 2024