Brad Matthews

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sees two fatal crashes

South Dakota public safety officials say there have been two fatal crashes so far at the 85th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which started Friday and runs through Sunday.

August 5, 2025

NASA aiming for nuclear reactor on the moon to eclipse China-Russia plan

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon for use by future U.S. spacefaring expeditions before the Chinese and the Russians build one of their own.

August 5, 2025

Raw milk sold by Florida farm sickens 21 people

Florida health officials on Monday issued a warning about drinking unpasteurized raw milk after it sickened 21 people, seven of whom were hospitalized.

August 5, 2025

National Park Service to reinstall statue of Confederate general that was torn down in D.C. in 2020

The National Park Service is restoring and reinstalling the statue of a Confederate general that was torn down in the District during the George Floyd protests of 2020.

August 5, 2025

Boy, 9, dies Tuesday in house fire in Suitland, Prince George’s County fire officials say

A 9-year-old boy died Tuesday morning after a fire at a single-family home in Suitland, the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department said.

August 5, 2025

Carbon monoxide leak at Ocean City, Maryland, hotel sickens 18, sends four to hospital

A boiler ventilation issue caused a carbon monoxide leak at an Ocean City, Maryland, hotel Friday that made 18 people sick including four hotel employees who went to the hospital.

August 2, 2025

Navy identifies sailor who went missing in Timor Sea near Australia

Navy officials identified the sailor Thursday from the USS George Washington who went missing, presumably overboard, in the Timor Sea near Australia earlier this week.

August 2, 2025

Yosemite hiker killed by falling branch

A woman hiking in Yosemite National Park in California was killed last month by a falling tree branch, the local sheriff's office confirmed this week.

August 2, 2025

Woman arrested in Hawaii for boat joyride during tsunami alert

Police in Honolulu arrested a woman this week for taking a boat from the city's harbor and going for a joyride despite a statewide tsunami warning.

August 2, 2025

California resident arrested, accused of sending over $1,600 to ISIS

Authorities arrested a Long Beach, California, man Friday, accusing him of giving material support to the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group.

August 2, 2025

NASCAR suspends Austin Hill for one Xfinity Series race for intentional crash

NASCAR suspended driver Austin Hill for one race this week for intentionally wrecking another driver's car in a race last weekend. NASCAR also stripped Hill of his 21 playoff points.

August 1, 2025

ChatGPT removes feature allowing search engines to find, display people’s conversations

OpenAI's artificial intelligence program ChatGPT no longer allows users to make their conversations with the AI discoverable by search engines.

August 1, 2025

Man’s car, phones, laptops stolen at gunpoint in Northwest D.C.

Three robbers are accused of stealing a Hyundai Sonata and $14,900 in electronics and other goods from a man in Northwest D.C. at gunpoint this week.

August 1, 2025

Mother sues port after otter drags toddler into water

The mother of a 2-year-old girl dragged by an otter into the water at a marina in Bremerton, Washington, last year is suing the town's port agency for gross negligence.

August 1, 2025

Newborn from embryo frozen in 1994 sets record as oldest baby

An American infant born over the weekend set a record for the world's oldest baby. The baby boy developed from an embryo frozen in 1994.

August 1, 2025

Teen dies in Maryland after being caught in storm drain during flood

A 13-year-old boy died in Mount Airy, Maryland, after floodwaters trapped him in a storm drain Thursday night.

August 1, 2025

Legionnaires’ disease kills one, sickens 21 others in New York City

A cluster of Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia, caused a person's death in New York City and made 21 others sick.

July 31, 2025

Radioactive wasp nest found at Energy Department site in South Carolina

Workers found and disposed of a radioactive wasp nest at an Energy Department site once used to make material for nuclear weapons.

July 31, 2025

F-35 fighter jet crashes near Navy base in California

An F-35 fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Naval Air Station Lemoore in central California. The pilot safely ejected, and no one on the ground was hurt, according to the base.

July 31, 2025

Man charged with dousing Virginia city councilman with gasoline, lighting him on fire

Police in Danville, Virginia, arrested a man accused of pouring gasoline on a city councilman and setting him on fire in a personal dispute.

July 31, 2025