Brad Matthews

Travelers left stranded in Hawaii when tsunami warning forced cruise ships to set sail early

A tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia forced cruise ships to flee Hawaii without some of the passengers aboard.

July 31, 2025

Navy calls off search for sailor in Timor Sea between Australia, Indonesia and East Timor

The Navy on Wednesday called off the search for a sailor who went missing in the Timor Sea between Australia, Indonesia and East Timor earlier this week.

July 31, 2025

Australian government to limit YouTube for kids under 16

The Australian government is including YouTube in its planned social media restriction for children under 16, saying platforms that don't comply will be fined millions of dollars.

July 30, 2025

ChatGPT will test users’ knowledge in new ‘study mode’

OpenAI announced Wednesday a new "study mode" that leads ChatGPT users through their queries step-by-step instead of immediately providing an answer.

July 30, 2025

Airline pilot arrested for sex crimes against a child

A Delta Airlines pilot was arrested at a San Francisco airport on charges of sex crimes against a child.

July 29, 2025

Two girls killed, two others in critical condition after sailboat collides with barge near Miami

Two girls were killed and two others were critically injured when a sailboat operated by a Miami sailing camp collided with a barge Monday.

July 29, 2025

Spirit Airlines to furlough 270 pilots, demote some captains

Months after exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Spirit Airlines is planning to furlough 270 pilots during the fall and demote another 140 from captaincy to being first officers, according to reports.

July 29, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne funeral procession to be held in his British hometown

Birmingham, England, will hold a funerary procession Wednesday for rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who grew up there and died last week at 76.

July 29, 2025

Army cadet from New Jersey dies after training at Fort Knox

A U.S. Army cadet from New Jersey went unresponsive while training at Fort Knox in Kentucky last week and was later pronounced dead.

July 29, 2025

Texas man accused of killing wife after police find her body in closet during a welfare check

A McKinney, Texas, man is facing murder charges after police went to his house to perform a welfare check and found his wife dead in a closet.

July 26, 2025

Swimmer, 18, dies at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland

An 18-year-old man swimming at Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland died while doing so after struggling and falling unconscious.

July 26, 2025

Florida woman tried taking turtles on a plane via her bra, TSA says

A Florida woman flying out of Miami recently tried taking turtles past a TSA checkpoint by hiding them in her bra. She didn't succeed.

July 26, 2025

Feds charge 3 D.C. teens as adults for Capitol Hill robberies

Three D.C. juveniles are facing federal charges as adults in connection with a robbery spree in the Capitol Hill neighborhood in December.

July 26, 2025

Southwest jet dives to avoid another plane; 2 flight attendants injured

A Southwest Airlines flight dived to avoid another plane while flying from Burbank, California, to Las Vegas on Friday. Two flight attendants were injured in the maneuver.

July 26, 2025

Crew member on Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas dies after jumping off boat

A South African man working on Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas cruise ship died in The Bahamas when he jumped off the boat, allegedly after stabbing another crew member.

July 25, 2025

Fairfax police arrest man accused of burglarizing a home and stealing Pokemon cards

Fairfax County police have arrested a man accused of a burglary and theft of Pokemon cards that authorities connected to a robbery elsewhere in the area.

July 25, 2025

Family identifies boy who died of brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina

The family of a boy who died in the hospital after being infected by the brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri have identified him as 12-year-old Jaysen Carr.

July 25, 2025

Florida man arrested in Chuck E. Cheese costume, accused of stealing debit card

Police in Tallahassee, Florida, arrested a man dressed as the character Chuck E. Cheese after a customer of the restaurant accused him of stealing and using her debit card.

July 25, 2025

9-year-old child dies at Hersheypark’s water attraction

A 9-year-old child died Thursday while at The Boardwalk at Hersheypark, the water area in the Pennsylvania theme attraction.

July 25, 2025

We’re Number One! Washington metro region has nation’s worst traffic, according to study

The Washington metropolitan area ranks worst in the nation for traffic due to commutes and weekday congestion, according to a new ConsumerAffairs study.

July 24, 2025