Brad Matthews

Boys 12, 13, 14 years old arrested for alleged armed carjackings in D.C.

The Metropolitan Police Department arrested three boys ages 12, 13 and 14 over their purported roles in armed carjackings last year and last month.

April 3, 2025

Norovirus outbreak strikes Queen Mary 2 transatlantic cruise

The norovirus broke out on the Cunard Line's Queen Mary 2, leaving 224 cruise passengers and 17 crew sick with symptoms including diarrhea and vomiting.

April 2, 2025

Crater Lake, the nation’s deepest, to be closed to public access starting next year

Crater Lake National Park in Oregon is closing off access to its eponymous body of water next year in order to do repair, replacement and rehabilitation work on a marina and 1.1-mile trail.

April 2, 2025

Orangutan bites Seattle zoo worker during training

An employee of the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle was hospitalized over the weekend after being bitten on the hand by an orangutan during a routine training session.

April 2, 2025

Ford’s Theatre Society to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination

The 160th anniversary of the assassination of President Lincoln is on April 14, and both the Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service have planned activities to commemorate the tragedy.

April 2, 2025

Oscar Arias, former Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, says his U.S. visa revoked

Oscar Arias, a two-time former president of Costa Rica and winner of the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize, said Tuesday that the U.S. government rescinded his entry visa.

April 2, 2025

Marijuana legalization PAC aims to sway Trump with ads targeting Biden, Canada

A marijuana legalization political action committee is trying to get President Trump on board with seven-figure ads that go after former President Biden as well as tariff target Canada.

April 1, 2025

Air traffic controller charged with assault in fight at Reagan National control tower

An air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is facing assault and battery charges for his role in an altercation in the control tower last week.

April 1, 2025

Explosives found scattered near open suitcase in Texas park

Multiple homemade explosive devices were found near an open suitcase at a park in Texas, prompting a lockdown and an investigation by the FBI.

April 1, 2025

Trump’s meeting with Bill Maher at White House goes pleasantly, says Kid Rock

President Trump dined with an old nemesis, comedian Bill Maher, on Monday as a favor to musician Kid Rock.

April 1, 2025

Hooters files for bankruptcy, seeks franchisee buyout

National restaurant chain Hooters has filed for bankruptcy and aims to be bought out by franchisees, including the chain's founder.

April 1, 2025

Bloomberg’s use of AI summaries for its articles leads to numerous corrections

Bloomberg News rolled out the use of artificial intelligence-generated summaries for its articles in January -- but has had to add disclaimers for multiple articles that the summaries were in error.

March 29, 2025

Customer claims he was banned from Radio City Music Hall over shirt critical of owner

A man trying to go to New York City's Radio City Music Hall claims he was banned from entering due to the venue's surveillance system, which had him listed over a T-shirt he designed years ago.

March 29, 2025

Rapper Sean Kingston, his mother found guilty of wire fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty in their federal trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on four counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

March 29, 2025

QVC cutting 900 U.S. employees while turning out the lights in Florida

QVC Group, owner of the eponymous TV channel as well as HSN, announced this week it would lay off 900 U.S. employees.

March 29, 2025

Delta Air Lines plane involved in near miss with military aircraft near Reagan National Airport

A Delta Air Lines flight had to take evasive action after getting into a near-miss situation with military aircraft shortly after taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Friday.

March 29, 2025

Michigan resident dies after getting rabies from a transplanted organ

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed this week that a resident of the state died of rabies following an organ transplant in January.

March 28, 2025

Washington’s Metro to implement new ban on violent and sexual offenders starting in June

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will be implementing a new tiered system to ban people who commit violent or sexual offenses on its trains and buses starting on June 2.

March 28, 2025

Utah bans fluoridation of public water, allows doctors to prescribe fluoride

Utah became the first state to ban fluoridation of public water when Gov. Spencer Cox signed the new law Thursday.

March 28, 2025

Babysitter accused of stabbing toddler to death in Las Vegas

A babysitter was arrested in Las Vegas this week, accused of stabbing the 3-year-old girl she was watching to death.

March 28, 2025