Brad Matthews

‘Peace Out’: Aerosmith will hit it for the last time

Rock band Aerosmith announced its farewell "Peace Out" tour Monday.

May 2, 2023

Nicotine vapes banned for recreational use in Australia

Australia announced Tuesday that nicotine vapes will be banned for recreational use and will be available only as an anti-smoking aid with a prescription.

May 2, 2023

Man shot while intervening in scooter robbery in Northwest D.C.

A bystander who thwarted a scooter robbery in the 1400 block of S Street NW at around 7:30 p.m. Monday got shot for his trouble.

May 2, 2023

Vehicle collision on a walkway outside a Tennessee Volkswagen plant leaves one worker dead and two

A vehicle collision on a walkway just outside the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee early Saturday has left one worker dead, one critically injured, and another less severely injured.

April 29, 2023

California man convicted of murder for ramming car full of teenage doorbell pranksters

A California man was convicted of murder Friday for a 2020 incident, wherein he rammed his car into a 2002 Toyota Prius containing six teenage pranksters, three of whom died.

April 29, 2023

Italian officials taking precautions to protect Mount Vesuvius from celebrating Napoli soccer fans

Officials at the Vesuvius National Park Authority are closing down access to the crater of the Mount Vesuvius volcano due to the possibility of fans of soccer team Napoli celebrating there.

April 29, 2023

Texas Legislature passes $200 annual fee for electric vehicle drivers

The Texas Legislature passed a bill Thursday that would require the drivers of electric vehicles to pay a $200 annual fee.

April 29, 2023

D.C. woman arrested in connection to abduction of toddler at Tysons Corner Center

A D.C. woman was arrested by the Fairfax County Police Department, and is accused of abducting a three-year-old at Tysons Corner Center, law enforcement announced Friday.

April 29, 2023

California man arrested in Philadelphia for trying to fly to Ireland with 72 pounds of weed in check

A California man was arrested after customs agents at Philadelphia International Airport found more than 72 pounds of marijuana in baggage being loaded onto a passenger plane bound for Ireland.

April 28, 2023

Dutch court bans man from donating more sperm after he sired at least 550 children

A Dutch court banned a man Friday from donating any more of his sperm after his donations led to the siring of 550 to 600 children.

April 28, 2023

YouTube adds podcasts to its music app, will be installed gradually across the U.S.

YouTube Music users in the U.S. will now be able to listen to podcasts through that app instead of through the main YouTube app.

April 28, 2023

New Metrorail entrance gates built higher to deter fare evasion

New entrance gates at Metrorail stations will be 1 foot higher than previously expected to deter fare evaders, the agency announced at a board meeting Thursday.

April 28, 2023

17-year-old boy arrested for armed carjacking in Northeast D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 17-year-old boy Thursday in connection to two armed carjacking offenses that took place in the Northeast area of the District of Columbia.

April 28, 2023

Customs agents seize six gallons of ‘coma in a bottle’

Customs and Border Protection agents in Philadelphia seized six gallons of the industrial solvent gamma butyrolactone, known on the street as "coma in a bottle" and liquid ecstasy.

April 27, 2023

U.S. Postal Service worker robbed at gunpoint in D.C. suburb

A U.S. Postal Service worker was robbed at gunpoint in Olney in Montgomery County, Maryland.

April 27, 2023

Austria’s 319-year-old Wiener Zeitung newspaper to be taken out of daily print circulation

Austria's 319-year-old Wiener Zeitung newspaper will be leaving daily print circulation and going almost wholly online following a vote of the country's parliament Thursday.

April 27, 2023

Trio of Colorado teens charged with first-degree murder following rock-throwing incident

Three Colorado 18-year-olds have been charged with first-degree murder after a rock they are accused of throwing went through the windshield of Alexa Bartell, 20, and killed her.

April 27, 2023

Drug-laced grape juice sends 5 West Philadelphia schoolchildren to the hospital

Five West Philadelphia students at Crossroads Accelerated Academy went to the hospital Wednesday after drinking grape juice that had drugs in it.

April 27, 2023

South African game farm with almost 2,000 rhinos, hundreds of other wildlife species to be auctioned

A South African game reserve with 1,993 rhinos, 213 African buffalo, 112 antelope and other wildlife went to auction Wednesday.

April 27, 2023

Wendy’s chili coming to grocery store shelves

Consumers wondering "where's the beef?" will now be able to buy Wendy's chili in stores thanks to a partnership between the fast-food chain and food maker Conagra Brands.

April 26, 2023