Brad Matthews

Tesla winding down production of its Model S and Model X cars to make more robots

Electric carmaker Tesla said Thursday that it is phasing out production of its Model S and Model X cars over the next quarter.

January 29, 2026

American life expectancy reached an all-time high of 79 years in 2024

America's life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

January 29, 2026

Feds probing Waymo after robotaxi hits child in Los Angeles area

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Waymo after a robotaxi hit a child near a Los Angeles-area elementary school.

January 29, 2026

Air France plane in Phoenix evacuated over Jordanian man boarding with canceled ticket

Passengers evacuated from an Air France jet in Arizona after a Jordanian man, who boarded despite having a canceled ticket, refused to leave the plane.

January 29, 2026

Three cases of tuberculosis hit San Francisco high school

Officials confirmed this week that there are three cases of tuberculosis at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco.

January 29, 2026

UPS to cut 30,000 jobs amid continued reduction of volume of Amazon packages

UPS executives said Tuesday that they expect to cut 30,000 positions as part of cuts to the amount of Amazon packages that UPS ships each day.

January 28, 2026

Yale to eliminate costs for students with family assets and income under $100,000

All costs for Yale University undergraduate students whose families have less than $100,000 in assets and annual income will be waived, starting in the fall.

January 28, 2026

WSSC Water asking Montgomery, Prince George’s customers to limit water usage due to cold damage

The WSSC Water utility is asking customers to use less water after cold temperatures caused water main breaks and leaks.

January 28, 2026

Some side streets and alleys in D.C. still not plowed

Some District residents are still waiting for plows to clear their side residential streets or alleyways, days after the winter storm.

January 28, 2026

Mayor Bowser says fines to be waived for businesses, residents over uncleared sidewalks

Fines previously issued to businesses or residents in the District over a failure to clear their sidewalks of snow will be waived.

January 28, 2026

NASA high-altitude WB-57 research plane lands on belly at Houston airfield

A WB-57 plane used by NASA for high-altitude research landed with its landing gear up in Houston Tuesday, catching fire as a result. No one was injured.

January 27, 2026

DC Water still working to stop sewage spill into Potomac River, effort slowed by weather

DC Water is still working to stop overflowing sewage that resulted from a break in its Potomac Interceptor line last week and has been polluting the Potomac River.

January 27, 2026

Rapper Ye takes out Wall Street Journal ad to apologize for past antisemitism

Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal apologizing for antisemitic behavior that he attributed to bipolar disorder.

January 27, 2026

TikTok hit with power outage causing ‘cascading systems failure’

TikTok was grappling with technical difficulties Tuesday after a power outage at one of its data centers led to multiple bugs.

January 27, 2026

Pediatric group’s vaccination guidelines differ from CDC’s

The American Academy of Pediatrics released child vaccine recommendations Monday that differed from federal guidelines released earlier this month.

January 27, 2026

Five arrested, three charged with attempted murder in shooting of Indiana judge and his wife

Authorities arrested five people this week, three of whom are accused of attempted murder, in connection to the shooting of an Indiana judge.

January 24, 2026

Excavator machine falls off transport truck on I-395 in D.C., leading to hazmat response

The D.C. Fire and EMS Department had to send out its hazmat squad after an excavator fell off a truck going southbound on Interstate 395.

January 24, 2026

Climber’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ ascent of 1,667-foot tower in Taiwan delayed by rain

Alex Honnold put off plans to climb the 1,667-foot-tall Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan due to weather.

January 24, 2026

Car crashes through terminal entrance at Detroit airport, injuring 6

A car drove into the entrance of McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday, injuring six people.

January 24, 2026

Washington area due for 7-14 inches of snow plus sleet, freezing rain

The Washington area is expected to get between 7 and 14 inches of snow as well as ice as part of the major winter storm this weekend, the National Weather Service said Friday afternoon.

January 23, 2026