Brad Matthews

Colombian President Petro retracts tweet announcing missing children had been found

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has officially retracted an announcement he made declaring that four missing siblings, purported survivors of a May 1 plane crash, had been found.

May 19, 2023

Hot dog! Oscar Mayer rolls out Frankmobile

After more than eight decades, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has a new name: the Frankmobile.

May 19, 2023

Student charged with murder after two classmates die of fentanyl overdoses hours before graduation

A Tennessee high schooler has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of drug possession after two classmates died of overdoses this week.

May 19, 2023

First Chick-fil-A location to close permanently

The first ever Chick-fil-A location, which opened in the food court in the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta on Nov. 24, 1967, will have its last day of operation Saturday.

May 18, 2023

First full 3-D digital scan of Titanic provides new details about 111-year old wreck

Deep-sea mapping using a pair of submersibles has produced the first full three-dimensional digital scan of the Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912.

May 18, 2023

Missing children from plane crash in Colombian jungle reportedly found, might be alive

Four siblings who went missing in the Colombian jungle after a plane crash May 1 have reportedly been found, the country's Institute of Family Welfare announced Wednesday.

May 18, 2023

Mail carrier robbed of mailbox key at gunpoint in Anne Arundel County

A gun-wielding man robbed a U.S. Postal Service worker of a mailbox key Tuesday in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

May 18, 2023

Bowie Baysox plan a celebration of sale of Washington Commanders

The Bowie Baysox minor league baseball team is planning a celebration Thursday of the impending sale of the NFL's Washington Commanders.

May 17, 2023

Poultry giant Perdue brews up own batch for ‘beer-can chicken’

With the outdoor grilling season heating up, poultry giant Perdue has created its own beer for use in making "beer-can chicken," the company announced Wednesday.

May 17, 2023

Hollywood strippers all set to unionize

The performers at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, California, are projected to become America's only unionized strippers after their bosses withdrew their challenges to the union vote Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

Woman found dead in car at Yellowstone; driver arrested

A woman was found dead in a car driven into a snowbank at Yellowstone National Park Saturday. The driver was arrested at the scene by park rangers.

May 17, 2023

Marriott agrees with Texas to display resort fees

Marriott will now display resort fees as part of the prices it shows for future bookings on its website, going along with Texas' rules Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

California brokers charged in gold, silver investment fraud

California brokerage firm Red Rock Secured was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with a fraud scheme to peddle over-priced gold and silver coins for retirement investment plans.

May 16, 2023

Former Vice Chairman of D.C. Police Union pleads guilty to time and attendance fraud

A former Metropolitan Police Department officer and police union official has pleaded guilty to time and attendance fraud related to his second job at three D.C. Whole Foods locations.

May 16, 2023

Taco Bell files petition to end ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark held by rival Taco John’s

"Taco Tuesday" is more than a meme -- it's held as a federal trademark by the Taco John's chain in 49 states.

May 16, 2023

Bee swarm in Los Angeles suburb injures 3, sending them to the hospital

A swarm of bees in Encino, California, Monday led to the injury and hospitalization of two men, one of them a Los Angeles Police Department volunteer.

May 16, 2023

12-year-old Texan charged with murder, accused of fatally shooting Sonic employee

A 12-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Sonic Drive-In employee Matthew Davis, 32, in Keene, Texas, Saturday.

May 16, 2023

Maryland man facing 14 criminal and 19 traffic charges, accused of kidnapping woman via U-Haul

A Prince George's County man is facing 14 criminal charges and 19 traffic charges. Maryland State Police accuse him of kidnapping a woman using a U-Haul, and later crashing the vehicle.

May 13, 2023

Kenyan pastoralists kill one of Africa’s oldest lions to protect their livestock

The oldest male lion in Kenya's Amboseli National Park ecosystem, and one of the oldest such specimens on the entire continent, was killed by farmers to protect their livestock.

May 13, 2023

U.S. Postal Service rolling out new high-security boxes, replacing arrow keys with electronic locks

After a spike in robberies of mail carriers nationwide, the U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it is rolling out high-security blue collection boxes and replacing arrow keys with electronic locks.

May 13, 2023