Brad Matthews

Japan facing shortages of Asahi beer, other drinks following cyberattack

A cyberattack is wreaking havoc on the Japanese company that makes Asahi beer, with shortages of the beer and other products expected soon.

October 3, 2025

French union workers at Eiffel Tower, thousands nationwide return to work

Workers represented by multiple French unions, including those at the Eiffel Tower, returned to work following a day of strikes Thursday.

October 3, 2025

Over 1,000 silver and gold Spanish coins found in wreck off Florida’s ‘Treasure Coast’

Divers searching Spanish shipwrecks off Florida's "Treasure Coast" turned up more than 1,000 silver coins, and five gold coins, from a fleet that sank in 1715.

October 3, 2025

Team aims to find Amelia Earhart’s plane in Pacific nation of Kiribati

An expedition is going next month to the Pacific island nation of Kiribati to look for the plane of missing aviator Amelia Earhart.

October 3, 2025

Amazon drones crash into crane in Arizona; deliveries resuming

Two Amazon drones crashed into a crane in Tolleson, Arizona, this week, leading the retail giant to pause deliveries.

October 3, 2025

Immigration agents will be at Super Bowl, Homeland Security official says

Department of Homeland Security adviser Corey Lewandowski says Immigrations and Custom Enforcement agents will be at Super Bowl 60.

October 2, 2025

Colorado Bureau of Investigation reviewing Hunter S. Thompson’s 2005 suicide

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said this week that it is independently reviewing the case of journalist Hunter S. Thompson's 2005 suicide.

October 2, 2025

Federal judge throws out lawsuit that claimed Nirvana’s use of baby on album cover was child abuse

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit this week against the band Nirvana filed by the man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of its "Nevermind" album and claimed it was child pornography.

October 2, 2025

Butterfly symbol added to Maryland driver’s licenses and ID cards to signify nonvisible disabilities

A new Maryland law adds a butterfly symbol, representing a person's nonvisible disabilities, to driver's licenses and other forms of identification.

October 2, 2025

NBC content remains on YouTube TV on short-term extension of current deal

NBCUniversal and YouTube TV agreed to extend their current deal for the short term, keeping NBC, NBC Sports and other company content on the Google-owned streaming platform.

October 1, 2025

National Park Service tests autonomous AI-operated lawn mowers on the National Mall, other sites

The National Park Service is testing out the use of autonomous lawn mowers run by artificial intelligence at six national parks nationwide.

October 1, 2025

Civilian Navy employee charged with making false report of active shooter at N.J. military base

A Navy civilian employee is accused of reporting a fake shooting at New Jersey's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Tuesday so she and ostracized co-workers could "trauma bond."

October 1, 2025

‘Chunk’ wins Fat Bear Week after years of taking runner-up and in spite of jaw injury

Bear 32 finally captured Fat Bear Week on Tuesday after placing second in 2020, 2023 and 2024.

October 1, 2025

Amazon subsidiary Zoox to test its self-driving cars in D.C.

Zoox, an Amazon subsidiary, is bringing its self-driving cars to the District for test runs starting this year, the company announced Tuesday.

October 1, 2025

Two Montgomery County, Maryland, firefighters charged over flooding ball field next to station

Authorities have charged two Montgomery County Fire Rescue Service firefighters for their alleged role in flooding a ball field next to a fire station earlier this year.

September 30, 2025

Statue of Tina Turner unveiled near late singer’s hometown

A statue of the late singer Tina Turner was unveiled in Brownsville, Tennessee, recently, and some users online think it failed to capture her accurately.

September 30, 2025

No injuries after Secret Service car catches fire in Northwest D.C.

A Secret Service car caught fire Monday morning in the District. No one was injured and investigators ruled it was accidental.

September 30, 2025

NBCUniversal off YouTube TV if no deal reached

NBCUniversal's content will leave YouTube TV on Tuesday if they don't come to an agreement.

September 30, 2025

Some postal prices rising for holidays starting this weekend; stamps not affected

Certain U.S. Postal Service products will cost more for the holidays, with the new prices starting Sunday and lasting through Jan. 18.

September 30, 2025

New drone footage captures group of polar bears living at abandoned Russian weather station

Drone footage released this month shows a group of polar bears taking refuge from the Arctic summer in the buildings of an abandoned Russian weather station.

September 27, 2025