Brad Matthews

Arkansas plane crash kills five traveling to investigate Ohio metal plant explosion

A plane crash in Arkansas killed five environmental consultants aboard who were flying to Ohio to investigate a recent explosion at a metal plant.

February 24, 2023

Bindle water bottles recalled, production suspended after lead found in storage compartment

Bindle is recalling all of its two-compartment water bottles and has halted production of them because of the presence of lead in exposed soldering dots in the bottom storage compartment.

February 24, 2023

No charges filed against Metropolitan Police Department officer who shot civilian while off-duty

A Metropolitan Police Department officer will not face charges for his shooting last July of an armed civilian in Southwest D.C., the Justice Department announced Thursday.

February 24, 2023

Mother and daughter arrested, accused of smuggling nearly 700 pounds of meth

Customs and Border Protection agents in Southern California arrested a mother and daughter suspected of smuggling methamphetamine, the agency announced Thursday.

February 24, 2023

Customs and Border Protection agents intercept ottoman with ketamine inside

Customs and Border Protection officials stopped an international shipment of ketamine earlier this month, the agency announced Thursday.

February 23, 2023

Flight from Jacksonville to Reagan National diverted after Washington passenger charges cockpit

An American Eagle flight from Jacksonville to Washington was diverted to Raleigh, North Carolina, after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit.

February 23, 2023

Cosori Air Fryers recalled due to overheated wire fires

About 2 million Cosori Air Fryers sold across America are being recalled as burn hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday.

February 23, 2023

Businessman extradited from Peru to face money laundering charges

An international businessman was extradited to the U.S. from Peru Tuesday so he can be charged with money laundering and drug distribution.

February 23, 2023

Maryland man sentenced to 2 years in prison for participation in underground dogfighting ring

Charles Williams III of Capitol Heights, Maryland, on Tuesday was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to engage in dogfighting, the Justice Department announced.

February 23, 2023

Pentagon warns members of the military to avoid poppy seeds because of drug tests

The Pentagon is warning members of the military services to avoid consuming poppy seeds, which can cause positive drug test results for opiates.

February 22, 2023

Fire breaks out at a fed’s chief nuclear storehouse, no injuries reported

A fire broke out Wednesday in a building at a Department of Energy nuclear weapon and nuclear fuel depot in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

February 22, 2023

New Jersey experiences rare February tornado, the first in the state since 1999

Mercer County, New Jersey, was the site of a rare meteorological event Tuesday afternoon when a tornado touched down, the first to hit the state in February since 1999, and only the fifth to do so since 1950.

February 22, 2023

Family of Malcolm X aims to sue NYPD, federal agencies over handling of 1965 assassination

The family of Black political activist Malcolm X intends to sue the New York City Police Department, the FBI and the CIA over how they investigated his 1965 assassination.

February 22, 2023

U.S. returning 77 artifacts to Yemen pending unrest

Officials from the Justice, State and Homeland Security departments participated in a ceremony at the Yemeni Embassy Tuesday, returning 77 confiscated antiquities to the western Asian country in at least two years.

February 22, 2023

Enfamil plant-based powdered baby formula recalled due to possible bacterial contamination

Approximately 145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee powdered plant-based baby formula were recalled Sunday due to the possibility the cans were contaminated with the bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii.

February 21, 2023

First-generation, factory-sealed iPhone sells at auction for over 100 times original price

A factory-sealed first-generation iPhone from 2007 sold for $63,356.40 on Sunday at LCG Auctions, more than 100 times its original sales price of $599.

February 21, 2023

D.C. woman pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in August knifing

Alexis Hawkins pleaded guilty Friday to one count of voluntary manslaughter in the Aug. 14 stabbing death of Cynthia Stewart, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

February 21, 2023

Gunshots inside TV-famous Nevada brothel lead to hourslong armed standoff

An employee dispute at the Moonlite BunnyRanch, a legal brothel in Nevada, led to shots being fired and an hourslong standoff between authorities and a sex worker Monday night.

February 21, 2023

Explosion at Ohio metal plant leaves 1 worker dead, at least 12 hospitalized

An explosion at a metal recycling plant near Bedford, Ohio, Monday sent molten slag and debris airborne, injuring at least 12 workers on-site and leading to the death of another in the hospital.

February 21, 2023

Federal Aviation Administration seeks $175,000 against SpaceX for failure to submit data

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a civil penalty of $175,000 against SpaceX on the grounds that the company failed to submit collision avoidance data before a launch.

February 18, 2023