Brad Matthews

Pokemon fossil exhibition opens at Chicago museum, the first time it’s been displayed outside Japan

The Pokemon Fossil Museum, an exhibition featuring real fossils as well as sculptures of fossil creatures found in the Pokemon games, opened at Chicago's Field Museum Friday.

May 23, 2026

Leopard gets loose at Washington state zoo before returning safely to habitat

An 11-year-old female clouded leopard managed to slip her restraints during a show Friday at a zoo in Washington state and climb into a tree.

May 23, 2026

Pennsylvanian electrocuted while trying to strip wiring from power line

A man was found dead on Friday after he was electrocuted while trying to take wiring out of a power line, the Pennsylvania State Police said.

May 23, 2026

Person sent to trauma hospital after car collides with Baltimore light rail train

A person was hospitalized in Baltimore Friday night after a Maryland Transit Administration light rail train struck the car they were in.

May 23, 2026

Bowser orders renewed D.C. curfew, allows police to impose juvenile curfew zones

Mayor Muriel Bowser has put out an executive order establishing a nightly juvenile curfew and allowing police to declare curfew zones.

May 22, 2026

Waymo suspends robotaxi service to Atlanta and several Texas cities due to flooding

Severe weather and flooded roadways have led Waymo to temporarily stop its robotaxis in Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio.

May 22, 2026

Reopening of LaGuardia runway with sinkhole delayed to Memorial Day weekend

Officials at New York City's LaGuardia Airport pushed back the reopening of a runway closed due to a sinkhole to Saturday as inspections and repairs continue.

May 22, 2026

Maryland police seek suspects accused of bringing child to armed robbery of CVS

The Montgomery County Police Department said Thursday that it's looking for three adults who robbed a CVS with a child in tow.

May 22, 2026

Ex-Baltimore daycare worker, now in state prison, faces federal charges of sexually exploiting child

An incarcerated former Baltimore daycare worker is facing child sexual exploitation and child pornography charges from federal prosecutors.

May 21, 2026

Giant wooden statue of troll burns down in Austin, Texas

A statue of a troll made out of recycled wood caught fire and burned down at Pease Park in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.

May 21, 2026

British radio station apologizes for airing fake news that King Charles died

A British radio station said it was sorry for accidentally announcing that King Charles III died.

May 21, 2026

NYC’s LaGuardia Airport runway affected by sinkhole expected to reopen midday

The runway at LaGuardia Airport in Queens where a sinkhole was discovered Wednesday is projected to reopen around noon Thursday.

May 21, 2026

Schlitz, founded in 1849, will no longer be on tap

Pabst Brewing Co. has stopped the production of Schlitz beer and is letting a Wisconsin brewery gin up one last batch.

May 20, 2026

Meta lays off 10% of its 78,000-strong workforce, moves 7,000 into AI roles

Social media giant Meta laid off about 8,000 workers on Wednesday among its 78,000-person headcount.

May 20, 2026

56-year-old woman dies after falling down open manhole in Manhattan

A 56-year-old woman died from her injuries after falling about 10 feet into an open manhole in Manhattan late Monday night.

May 19, 2026

Two Americans accused of trespassing at Japanese zoo enclosure for famous baby macaque Punch

Two Americans are accused of trespassing in the monkey enclosure at the Japanese zoo housing the famous baby macaque Punch.

May 19, 2026

Southwest Airlines bans taking human, animal robots on board

Southwest Airlines now bans passengers from bringing humanoid or animal-like robots on board.

May 19, 2026

Two-seater Cessna plane makes emergency landing on Ocean City, Maryland, beach

A small airplane made an emergency landing Monday on a stretch of beach near Ocean City, Maryland, authorities said.

May 19, 2026

Strippers, massage parlor workers striking in Montreal ahead of Canadian Grand Prix

Sex workers are going on strike in Montreal the day before this year's Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix to try and get better working conditions.

May 16, 2026

Bees swarm White House’s North Lawn

A swarm of bees was seen buzzing Friday on the White House's North Lawn and the surrounding area.

May 16, 2026