Brad Matthews

Man arrested, accused of shooting two people during Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl parade

A man has been arrested after two women were shot Friday during the Super Bowl parade for the Philadelphia Eagles.

February 15, 2025

Americans owe $1.21 trillion in credit card debt, a record high

Americans continue to rack up debt, owing $1.21 trillion on their credit cards as of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

February 15, 2025

Man charged with trying to sell scrap of stolen F. Scott Fitzgerald statue

A man was accused of attempting to sell the scrap bronze of a statue of author F. Scott Fitzgerald that was stolen in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and he was arrested.

February 15, 2025

L.A. firefighter survives sweep into sea by floodwater, debris

A Los Angeles firefighter was able to escape a department vehicle with minor injuries after floodwater and debris from the region's recent fires pushed the car into the ocean off Malibu, California.

February 15, 2025

Woman loses both hands after being attacked by a shark in Turks & Caicos

A Canadian woman trying to take a picture of a shark in Turks & Caicos lost both of her hands and suffered a bite to her thigh when the shark attacked her.

February 15, 2025

Google Maps turns off reviews for Gulf of America

Google no longer lets users leave reviews for the Gulf of America after the company updated its maps to comply with the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

February 14, 2025

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon rants against working from home

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bashed work from home at a town hall with employees this week.

February 14, 2025

‘Transgender,’ ‘queer’ removed from Stonewall National Monument website

The National Park Service has removed the words "transgender" and "queer" from the website for the Stonewall National Monument in New York, a major landmark for the LGBTQ movement, as it complies with an executive order from President Trump.

February 14, 2025

WATCH: Kayaker swallowed by humpback whale and spit back out

A kayaker in the Strait of Magellan off the coast of Chile was knocked off his inflatable vessel by a humpback whale, which swallowed him whole.

February 14, 2025

Teen curfew takes effect at Maryland’s National Harbor after wave of juvenile crime

Unaccompanied minors are now not allowed out and about at National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland, from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays under a new county law created to help stop crime.

February 14, 2025

Asteroid could hit Earth in 2032, NASA says

The asteroid 2024 YR4, discovered in December, has a 2.3% chance of hitting the Earth when it arrives in the planet's vicinity on Dec. 22, 2032, NASA said last week.

February 13, 2025

Hackers broke into Watergate Hotel’s network, stole personal data from hotel computers

There has been another Watergate break-in.

February 13, 2025

Content warnings on Disney+ before some older movies to be altered

Disney is changing the way it warns modern viewers about potentially offensive content in its older films streamed on Disney+. The move comes amid a rethink of diversity efforts at the company.

February 13, 2025

State Department buying $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles, originally listed as Teslas

The State Department released its procurement forecast for 2025, including its plans to buy $400 million worth of armored electric vehicles.

February 13, 2025

Truck cab found in sinkhole in Japan after two-week search

A truck cab that fell into a widening sinkhole in Yashio, Japan, late last month has been found. Officials believe the body of the unnamed 74-year-old driver who went missing when the truck fell in is still inside it.

February 12, 2025

California man gets four years in prison for making hundreds of ‘swatting’ calls

An 18-year-old man from Lancaster, California, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday for hundreds of "swatting" calls in which he made false threats of violence across the country.

February 12, 2025

Flu deaths outpace those caused by COVID-19 for first time since mid-March 2020

The weekly percentage of U.S. deaths caused by flu strains is now higher than the percentage of those who died by COVID-19 for the first time since March 2020.

February 12, 2025

E-ZPass customers in multiple states warned about smishing scam texts

Authorities in states that use E-ZPass to pay tolls have warned drivers about smishing texts asking them to click on links so they divulge personal and financial information.

February 12, 2025

Montgomery County Council approves ban on most plastic bags

After having a 5-cent tax on plastic bags for years, the Montgomery County Council in Maryland approved a partial ban on them at stores Tuesday.

February 12, 2025

Language learning app Duolingo kills off owl mascot

Duo, the owl mascot that reminds users of the Duolingo app to do their language lessons, is "dead," the company announced on social media Tuesday.

February 11, 2025