Brad Matthews

Ex-Office of Personnel Management employee pleads guilty to giving contracts to husband’s companies

A former U.S. Office of Personnel Management employee from D.C. pleaded guilty Friday to a conflict of interest violation that netted her and her husband over $10 million from the federal agency.

May 20, 2023

Driver of an 18-wheeler charged with DUI, manslaughter after crash killed seven

The driver of an 18-wheeler was arrested and charged with DUI and manslaughter in Oregon after crashing his truck Thursday into a Ford Econoline van and 18-wheeler, killing seven.

May 20, 2023

District 17-year-old charged as adult for pair of carjacking incidents

A District 17-year-old was charged as an adult with two armed carjackings and possession of an unregistered gun, unregistered ammo, and a large capacity ammo feeding device Friday.

May 20, 2023

Son wanted in hit and run, mother wanted for evidence tampering deported back to Texas from Mexico

A mother and son that had been hiding from the long arm of the law in Mexico since 2016 were deported back to Texas to face trial for evidence tampering and a hit-and-run respectively, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday.

May 20, 2023

Atlanta customs officials intercept nearly 200 pounds of ketamine headed from Sweden to Colorado

A shipment of a trash compactor and a shipment of thermos bottles sent from Sweden to Colorado were found to contain ketamine, Customs and Border Protection agents in Atlanta announced Thursday.

May 20, 2023

Earthquake in the South Pacific causes small tsunamis

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the South Pacific caused small tsunamis Friday.

May 19, 2023

Minor earthquake strikes New York City metro area

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck the New York City metropolitan area at 1:53 a.m. Friday.

May 19, 2023

Colombian President Petro retracts tweet announcing missing children had been found

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has officially retracted an announcement he made declaring that four missing siblings, purported survivors of a May 1 plane crash, had been found.

May 19, 2023

Hot dog! Oscar Mayer rolls out Frankmobile

After more than eight decades, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile has a new name: the Frankmobile.

May 19, 2023

Student charged with murder after two classmates die of fentanyl overdoses hours before graduation

A Tennessee high schooler has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of drug possession after two classmates died of overdoses this week.

May 19, 2023

First Chick-fil-A location to close permanently

The first ever Chick-fil-A location, which opened in the food court in the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta on Nov. 24, 1967, will have its last day of operation Saturday.

May 18, 2023

First full 3-D digital scan of Titanic provides new details about 111-year old wreck

Deep-sea mapping using a pair of submersibles has produced the first full three-dimensional digital scan of the Titanic, which sank on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912.

May 18, 2023

Missing children from plane crash in Colombian jungle reportedly found, might be alive

Four siblings who went missing in the Colombian jungle after a plane crash May 1 have reportedly been found, the country's Institute of Family Welfare announced Wednesday.

May 18, 2023

Mail carrier robbed of mailbox key at gunpoint in Anne Arundel County

A gun-wielding man robbed a U.S. Postal Service worker of a mailbox key Tuesday in Glen Burnie, Maryland.

May 18, 2023

Bowie Baysox plan a celebration of sale of Washington Commanders

The Bowie Baysox minor league baseball team is planning a celebration Thursday of the impending sale of the NFL's Washington Commanders.

May 17, 2023

Poultry giant Perdue brews up own batch for ‘beer-can chicken’

With the outdoor grilling season heating up, poultry giant Perdue has created its own beer for use in making "beer-can chicken," the company announced Wednesday.

May 17, 2023

Hollywood strippers all set to unionize

The performers at Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood, California, are projected to become America's only unionized strippers after their bosses withdrew their challenges to the union vote Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

Woman found dead in car at Yellowstone; driver arrested

A woman was found dead in a car driven into a snowbank at Yellowstone National Park Saturday. The driver was arrested at the scene by park rangers.

May 17, 2023

Marriott agrees with Texas to display resort fees

Marriott will now display resort fees as part of the prices it shows for future bookings on its website, going along with Texas' rules Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

California brokers charged in gold, silver investment fraud

California brokerage firm Red Rock Secured was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with a fraud scheme to peddle over-priced gold and silver coins for retirement investment plans.

May 16, 2023