Brad Matthews

Compounded alternatives to Ozempic, Wegovy disallowed by FDA

Starting Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration will crack down on outsourcing facilities that make or distribute compounded alternatives to brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy.

May 22, 2025

Second escapee from Pennsylvania youth rehabilitation center arrested in D.C. after shooting

An 18-year-old, one of three escapees from a D.C. youth rehabilitation center in Pennsylvania, has been arrested in Southeast after his alleged involvement in a shooting and robbery.

May 22, 2025

Teen girl in the District accidentally shoots herself while recording social-media video

A 14-year-old girl in the District died from a gunshot injury Wednesday after, police say, she accidentally shot herself while trying to shoot a video for social media.

May 22, 2025

California man accused of luring cats to kill them

Prosecutors have charged a Santa Ana, California, man with luring cats with food to kidnap and then kill them.

May 22, 2025

Coast Guard suspends search for shrimp boaters missing off coast of Washington

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for three boaters whose vessel sank Wednesday off the coast of Washington. One other boater was rescued.

May 22, 2025

Bloomberg terminal outage delays European stock trades

The Bloomberg terminal that offers markets and stock data to traders worldwide suffered an outage Wednesday morning, with U.K. and European traders particularly affected.

May 21, 2025

U.S. military man accused of fake bomb threat against Hawaiian Airlines flight

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from San Diego to Honolulu was stopped after a U.S. military service member said the person next to him had a bomb, police said.

May 21, 2025

Magnet regulations need to be tighter to stop children swallowing them, new study claims

A ban on small high-powered magnets would be the most effective way to stop children from swallowing them, according to a new study by U.S.-based researchers.

May 21, 2025

Sharper blades could help reduce onion-slicing tears, scientists conclude

Sharper blades cause onions to release fewer tear-producing particles when they're cut, Cornell University scientists conclude in a new study.

May 21, 2025

Bills are only NFL team favored in every game

The Buffalo Bills are the only NFL team to be favored in all of their games in the early betting lines for the upcoming season.

May 20, 2025

Capuchin monkeys on Panamanian island caught kidnapping howler monkeys

Multiple male capuchin monkeys are kidnapping infant howler monkeys for unknown purposes, researchers said in a study published this week in the journal Current Biology.

May 20, 2025

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles to race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

All six Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles will race each other at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the "Wienie 500," parent company Kraft Heinz announced Tuesday.

May 20, 2025

Bust of Jim Morrison stolen from Paris cemetery found by authorities by chance

French police say they have found a bust of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison that was stolen from his grave in Paris in 1988.

May 20, 2025

Three teens flee detention center in Pennsylvania, drive a stolen car to D.C., commit robbery

Three teenagers ran away Sunday from a D.C. juvenile detention facility in Pennsylvania, drove a stolen car into the District and robbed someone, authorities said Monday.

May 20, 2025

WMATA working on system to allow riders to tap their credit cards directly for rides

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is testing a system that would allow riders to tap their credit or debit card directly to pay for a ride instead of a SmarTrip card.

May 17, 2025

Pre-Civil War mansion in Louisiana gutted by fire

The mansion at Nottoway Plantation, a 166-year-old building in White Castle, Louisiana, was destroyed in a fire Thursday.

May 17, 2025

U.S. consumers warned of Chinese-made faucets with lead exposure

A number of Chinese-made faucets sold online can flush lead into drinking water, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission urges people to stop using them.

May 17, 2025

U.S. measles cases rise to 1,024 this year

There have been 1,024 cases of measles confirmed in the U.S. in 2025, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

May 17, 2025

Jacksonville International Airport shuttered for hours following parking garage fire

A fire broke out in a parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport Friday, damaging multiple cars and causing the airport to close for a few hours. No injuries have been reported.

May 17, 2025

Two climbers die on Mount Everest in the first deaths of the 2025 spring climbing season

An Indian man and a Filipino man who were part of the same climbing expedition died on Mount Everest. They are the first two foreigners to die on the Nepali summit this season.

May 16, 2025