Brad Matthews

Stanley Black & Decker recalls fiberglass sledgehammers because loose heads may strike users

Stanley Black & Decker has recalled 2.2 million DeWalt, Stanley, and Craftsman brand fiberglass sledgehammers due to the risk of the hammer head loosening and striking the user.

April 20, 2023

Indian climber rescued after falling into crevasse while climbing Nepal’s Mount Annapurna

An Indian climber who had fallen into a crevasse while descending Nepal's Mount Annapurna, the world's 10th-highest peak, was rescued Thursday after three days of searching.

April 20, 2023

McDonald’s puts Big Mac sauce on the menu

Consumers will no longer need two all-beef patties, lettuce, cheese, pickles, or onions on a sesame seed bun to enjoy Big Mac sauce.

April 20, 2023

Composite Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton sold at Swiss auction for $6.2 million, less than expected

A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, the third to ever go to auction, has been sold by Swiss auction house Koller but fetched less than projected.

April 20, 2023

Woman sentenced for trying to poison friend with cheesecake, steal her identity

A Russian national living in New York who attempted to give a Ukrainian lookalike friend poisoned cheesecake in order to steal her identity was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday.

April 19, 2023

Two Pennsylvania sisters, missing for three years, found

A pair of Pennsylvania sisters, missing for over three years were finally found Wednesday and their mother arrested on suspicion of defying a court order on their custody.

April 19, 2023

Washington inmate escapes by impersonating cellmate, but gets recaptured

A case of mistaken identity helped a Cowlitz County, Washington, prison inmate temporarily escape the long arm of the law.

April 19, 2023

Woman’s posed picture on tracks at Auschwitz-Birkenau criticized by museum

A photo of a woman posing on the train tracks leading into the Auschwitz concentration camp was condemned by the memorial and museum that runs the complex.

April 19, 2023

Lightning strike kills boater on Florida’s Indian River

Lightning that struck a boat on the Indian River in Florida's Brevard County killed the pilot and injured a passenger who required hospitalization.

April 19, 2023

Federal officials order all-terrain vehicle parts maker to pay for false ‘Made in the USA’ claims

The Federal Trade Commission announced a consent order and six-figure monetary penalty Tuesday with motocross and all-terrain vehicle parts maker Cycra over the company's false "Made in the USA" claims.

April 18, 2023

2,000-year-old bust of Roman general, once sold at Goodwill for $35, to return to Germany

A bust of a Roman general and politician, more than 2,000 years old and once sold at an Austin, Texas, Goodwill for $35, will return to Germany in May.

April 18, 2023

Shaq finally served court documents in FTX lawsuit

Former basketball star and current NBA TV analyst Shaquille O'Neal was served court documents Sunday for a FTX class-action lawsuit in which he is a defendant.

April 18, 2023

McDonald’s hopes customers will be lovin’ burger changes

Fast-food colossus McDonald's is rolling out changes to its signature burgers in order to stay fresh, including making cheese meltier and buns softer.

April 18, 2023

Just Stop Oil activists interrupt World Snooker Championship by coating playing table in paint

Activists with Just Stop Oil disrupted the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, England, Monday night by pouring orange powdered paint onto a green-clothed playing table.

April 18, 2023

Florida legislature removes unanimous jury requirement for death penalty

The Florida House of Representatives passed a law Thursday that would allow the imposition of the death penalty so long as at least eight out of 12 jurors approved the punishment.

April 15, 2023

Man struck, killed after walking onto tracks and into rail tunnel at Pentagon City Metro station

A man was struck and killed by a Metrorail train Saturday morning at the Blue Line Pentagon City station.

April 15, 2023

Salvadoran man convicted of illegal re-entry into the United States after prior removal

A Salvadoran national was convicted of illegally re-entering the U.S. and living in North Chesterfield, Virginia, having previously been deported following felony drug convictions.

April 15, 2023

Aspiring hitman arrested by FBI after being fooled by a parody hitman rental website

A Tennessee Air National Guardsman was arrested Wednesday and charged Thursday with the use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.

April 15, 2023

Adobe settles suit with Justice Department over kickback claims

Adobe has settled with the Justice Department for $3 million, resolving claims that the software company made kickback payments in order to secure sales of their software to the General Services Administration.

April 15, 2023

Alaskan flights halted as precaution due to ash drifting from Russian volcano

Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of flights on Thursday and Friday due to volcanic ash drifting over from the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

April 14, 2023