Brad Matthews

Ancient shark species identified from fossil found in Mammoth Cave National Park

A new species of ancient shark that lived around 350 million years ago has been identified from fossilized remains found in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park.

October 12, 2023

Body found 41 years ago in Arizona desert finally identified

Human remains found near Kingman, Arizona, on Sept. 9, 1982, have been linked to a California man.

October 12, 2023

Fat Bear Week has a champion: Salmon-devouring 128 Grazer

The votes are in. The winner of 2023's Fat Bear Week bracket held by Katmai National Park in Alaska and Explore.org is the adult female bear 128 Grazer.

October 12, 2023

Disney raises ticket and annual pass prices

The cost of tickets and annual passes for Disneyland and Walt Disney World are up, effective Wednesday.

October 12, 2023

Florida road crews uncover 19th-century boat

Archaeologists have almost finished unearthing a 19th-century wooden boat found by Florida road crews last week, the Florida Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

October 11, 2023

Morgan State to wall off 90% of its campus after homecoming week shooting

In light of a shooting last week that left five injured amid homecoming activities, Baltimore's Morgan State University is enclosing 90% of its campus.

October 11, 2023

Brawl at Florida high school leads to the arrest of 11 students

After a brawl erupted at Matanzas High School in Flagler County, Florida, school resource officers arrested 11 students, three on felony charges.

October 11, 2023

Fire at London Luton International Airport parking garage halts flights, smoke injures six

A fire that broke out in a parking garage at London Luton International Airport Tuesday night injured six with smoke and left flights suspended into Wednesday afternoon.

October 11, 2023

Oh, my gourd! Pumpkin weighing 2,749 pounds wins annual contest and breaks world record

A pumpkin weighing more than 1.3 tons broke a world record for the heaviest pumpkin and won the 50th annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off held yearly in Half Moon Bay, California.

October 11, 2023

Italian archaeologists uncover immaculate frescoes in the ‘Tomb of Cerberus’

Archaeologists working in Giugliano, Italy, have uncovered a Roman-era tomb with immaculately preserved frescoes, including one featuring the mythical three-headed guard dog Cerberus.

October 10, 2023

Man suffers leg injury and is arrested after jumping into pool at 9/11 Memorial

A 33-year-old man hurt his leg after jumping down into the North Pool at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City on Monday.

October 10, 2023

Panic at pro-Israel vigil at University of Florida leads to stampede, injuring at least five

Panic erupted at a pro-Israel vigil held on the University of Florida campus Monday night, causing a stampede that injured at least five attendees.

October 10, 2023

Powerball prize reaches $1.73 billion, the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history

After Monday's drawing did not produce a winner, the Powerball jackpot rose to $1.73 billion. If won, it would be the second-largest jackpot in U.S. history.

October 10, 2023

Hackers compile database of people of Jewish descent using stolen 23andMe user data

Hackers on the website BreachForums stole user data from genealogy testing company 23andMe, targeting two particular groups: people of Jewish descent and people of Chinese descent.

October 7, 2023

Walgreens workers plan to walk out on job for three days next week

Workers at Walgreens pharmacies nationwide are planning to walk out on the job on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to protest their working conditions.

October 7, 2023

Baltimore’s Morgan State University canceled homecoming activities after shooting

Baltimore HBCU Morgan State University canceled most homecoming activities this week and postponed what it did not cancel after a shooting in between two events left five victims injured.

October 7, 2023

Nearly 1,000 songbirds died colliding with the lit-up windows of a Chicago convention center

Bright lights in Chicago confused migrating songbirds flying south for the winter, with nearly 1,000 colliding with the windows of the city's McCormick Place convention center and dying as a result.

October 7, 2023

R.M. Palmer was found liable for not evacuating workers before March explosion

An Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigation into the March 24, 2023, explosion at the R.M. Palmer factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, has found the company liable for failing to evacuate workers beforehand.

October 7, 2023

Towboat owner spots black bear on a boat floating in harbor in Naples, Florida

A Florida towboat business owner got a shock when he saw a black bear hanging out on a catamaran in the harbor of Naples, Florida earlier this week.

October 6, 2023

Arkansas health officials identify first locally acquired case of malaria in decades

Arkansas Department of Health officials have identified a case of locally acquired malaria, the first such case of the mosquito-borne disease in the state in decades.

October 6, 2023