Brad Matthews

NASCAR driver Josh Williams suspended one race for parking his car at the finish line

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams has been suspended for one race for parking his car at the start and finish line during Saturday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

March 23, 2023

Skittles, icing, citrus soda could change due to California bill

The ingredients of manufactured food ranging from Skittles and Hot Tamales to corn tortillas, cake icing and citrus soda could have to be reworked if a California State Assembly bill passes.

March 23, 2023

Woman stopped with gun at Norfolk International Airport security checkpoint

Transportation Security Administration officers at Norfolk International Airport nabbed their seventh firearm of the year, the agency announced.

March 22, 2023

Six workers dead after car drives into construction zone on Baltimore Beltway

Six people were killed Wednesday when a car crashed into a work zone on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County and struck multiple construction workers.

March 22, 2023

Starbucks is debuting its ‘Oleato’ olive oil drinks in the U.S. this week

Coffee giant Starbucks is bringing its "Oleato" line of olive oil-infused coffee beverages to the U.S. starting Thursday after debuting the concoctions in Italy in February.

March 22, 2023

2 dolphins die and 6 euthanized after stranding themselves on Jersey Shore beach

Eight dolphins stranded themselves on a beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, Tuesday, two of which died and six of which had to be euthanized to prevent further suffering.

March 22, 2023

Asteroid as big as 310 feet in diameter to pass by Earth

A large asteroid that could be 140 to 310 feet in diameter will safely pass by Earth on Saturday afternoon.

March 22, 2023

Newport News prisoners break out of jail only to be caught at a nearby IHOP

A pair of prisoners at the jail in Newport News, Virginia, managed to tunnel through their cell wall and escape after hopping a subsequent security barrier.

March 21, 2023

Disney layoffs will include cuts to ESPN

A planned layoff of 4,000 Disney employees will include those who work for cable sports channel ESPN, one of the three primary business segments of the Walt Disney Company.

March 21, 2023

Two Illinois high schoolers on spring break die in sledding accident in Colorado

A sledding accident over the weekend at Colorado's Copper Mountain Ski Resort left two Fairbury, Illinois, high schoolers dead.

March 21, 2023

Idaho Legislature passes bill allowing firing squads when lethal injection drugs unavailable

The Idaho Senate approved a state House of Representatives bill Monday allowing the use of a firing squad to execute a prisoner only when lethal injection drugs are not available.

March 21, 2023

St. Francis College in Brooklyn to shut down Division I athletic program after 2023 season

Division I athletics will soon be no more at St. Francis College. The Brooklyn, New York, Catholic university announced Monday that the clocks would hit triple zeroes for its 21 sports teams after the spring 2023 semester.

March 21, 2023

Finland ranked as happiest country in the world for 6th year in a row

Finland was ranked as the happiest country in the world for a sixth consecutive year, while Taliban-ruled Afghanistan ranked as the least happy country, according to metrics released Monday.

March 21, 2023

Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossoms have reached the fifth stage of blooming

The wait for the full peak bloom of D.C.'s cherry blossoms is nearing its end. The National Park Service announced that the Tidal Basin cherry trees now had puffy white buds.

March 18, 2023

Unrestored copy of Detective Comics #27, the first Batman comic, going on sale at auction

An unrestored copy of Detective Comics #27, the May 1939 issue that first introduced Batman and Commissioner Gordon to readers worldwide, is going to auction at the end of March.

March 18, 2023

Ford is recalling nearly 1.3 million vehicles due to braking issue

Ford is recalling 1,280,726 vehicles, specifically 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and 2013-2018 Lincoln MKZ sedans, for a brake hose issue that can cause the leakage of brake fluid.

March 18, 2023

UFC fighter Jeff Molina comes out officially as bisexual after being outed by leaked video

UFC mixed martial arts fighter Jeff Molina became the first openly out LGBT male UFC fighter after coming out as bisexual on Twitter Friday.

March 18, 2023

Customs officials seize around $1.5 million in cocaine hidden inside shipment of watermelons

Customs and Border Protection officers in Calexico, California intercepted cocaine hidden inside a shipment of watermelons, the agency announced Friday.

March 18, 2023

Baby formula bandit busted for forging prescriptions, hawking formula to desperate moms

A New York man has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining specialty baby formula that he then sold on the black market.

March 17, 2023

FCC cracks down on spam texts, requires providers to block invalid, unused numbers

The Federal Communications Commission is cracking down on spam texts with a new rule requiring phone providers to block texts that appear to come from numbers unlikely to send the messages.

March 17, 2023