Brad Matthews

Escaped bull wrangled off Arizona highway

After a bull escaped from an enclosure along a stretch of Interstate 17 in Arizona Friday, state troopers corralled it and returned it to its enclosure. No one was injured in the incident.

November 25, 2023

Iowa cop shoots 3 dogs to stop their attack on a woman

A police officer in Fort Dodge, Iowa, stopped three dogs attacking a woman Friday by shooting the canines dead.

November 25, 2023

Woman found dead in car submerged in lake in California

A woman has been found dead inside a car submerged in a lake in Irvine, California.

November 24, 2023

Horse found dead in Texas, shot in the head and with its legs bound

A horse was found dead in Texas on Thursday, shot in the head and with its legs tied up.

November 24, 2023

High school senior in Georgia comatose after batting cage accident

A high school senior in Georgia was left comatose after a freak accident inside a batting cage.

November 24, 2023

Norovirus outbreak at Northwestern University possibly linked to $1 burrito promotion at restaurant

An outbreak of norovirus among students at Northwestern University was possibly linked to a $1 burrito promotion at a local restaurant, say health officials in Evanston, Illinois.

November 24, 2023

Sheriff says death of Tucson girl from falling school gate deemed not a crime

The death of a girl in Tucson, Arizona, caused by a falling school gate was investigated by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and found not to be a crime.

November 24, 2023

Woman walking dog shot in abdomen during opening weekend of Wisconsin deer season

A woman walking her dog in Big Flatts, Wisconsin, was shot in the abdomen recently by a hunter who confused her dog for a deer. The state's deer season opened over the weekend.

November 23, 2023

Los Angeles police find remains of Guatemalan missing since June

The remains of a Guatemalan national missing since June were found buried in the backyard of a San Fernando Valley home, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Wednesday.

November 22, 2023

Pilot killed in single-engine plane crash near Plano, Texas, shopping center

A single-engine plane crashed Tuesday night near a shopping center in Plano, Texas, killing the pilot and igniting an unoccupied car.

November 22, 2023

Pair of motorcyclists rescued from Death Valley National Park via Navy helicopter following crash

A pair of motorcyclists, one of them injured in a crash, were airlifted to a hospital by a U.S. Navy helicopter out of Death Valley National Park in California.

November 22, 2023

Remains found in Maine confirmed to be man hiding from criminal probe since February 2022

A set of human remains found in Ellsworth, Maine, last week were confirmed Tuesday to belong to a man who had been missing since Feb. 9, 2022

November 21, 2023

‘Better late than never’: Overdue book finally returned 104 years later to Saint Paul Public Library

The Saint Paul Public Library is saying, "better late than never," after a copy of "Famous Composers Vol. 2" by Nathan Dole was returned 104 years after it was checked out.

November 21, 2023

Dolly Parton, other musicians headline NFL’s Thanksgiving Day halftime shows

Much like the Super Bowl, the National Football League's three Thanksgiving games will feature big-time musical acts at halftime, including country legend Dolly Parton.

November 21, 2023

Gusts topple light pole at California’s Disneyland, injuring 3 guests

Strong winds at Disneyland Monday toppled a light pole onto a walkway near the entrance to the Anaheim, California, theme park, injuring three people.

November 21, 2023

Rare snail originally extinct in the wild reintroduced into North Carolina pond, first in 20 years

The endangered magnificent ramshorn snail is living in the wild in North Carolina again for the first time in 20 years following the reintroduction of 2,860 of the slow-moving gastropods into a pond.

November 21, 2023

Underground explosion leaves Baltimore row house condemned

The basement of a rowhouse in South Baltimore exploded Saturday morning due to the combustive combination of a live wire and leaking natural gas.

November 18, 2023

Italy becomes first country worldwide to ban lab-grown meat

Italy became the first country in the world to ban the use, sale, import and export of lab-grown food including meat Thursday.

November 18, 2023

Texas woman accused of stabbing husband and driving herself and kids into a retention pond

A Texas woman was arrested Friday after, police claim, she stabbed her husband and drove herself and her three children into a retention pond in a nearby town.

November 18, 2023

Hiker missing in Big Bend National Park found alive

A hiker who had been missing in Texas' Big Bend National Park since Nov. 9 has since been found alive, the National Park Service announced Friday.

November 18, 2023