Brad Matthews

Iowa Alzheimer’s facility fined $10,000 after woman wakes up in funeral home body bag

An Iowa residential care facility for Alzheimer's patients was fined $10,000 by state officials Wednesday after a woman woke up alive in a body bag at a funeral home.

February 3, 2023

Relatives of Ugandan decapitated in Utah awarded $10.6 million in damages

The husband and parents of a Ugandan activist decapitated by a swinging gate at Arches National Park in Utah were awarded $10.6 million in damages by a federal judge Monday.

February 3, 2023

New Jersey man arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktail at New Jersey synagogue

An arrest has been made in the attempted firebombing Sunday of a New Jersey synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.

February 2, 2023

Chief executive of illegal marijuana delivery service pleads guilty to money laundering

The former chief executive of JointVentures, a marijuana products delivery service, pleaded guilty to money laundering Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

February 2, 2023

A dozen squirrel monkeys stolen from Louisiana zoo

Intruders absconded with 12 of the 38 squirrel monkeys held at Zoosiana in Broussard, Louisiana, last weekend, the zoo announced Monday.

February 2, 2023

D.C. man charged in 2021 hit-and-run death of 2 pedestrians in East Potomac Park

Melvin Conley of the District of Columbia was arrested by the U.S. Park Police Tuesday in the April 24, 2021, vehicular death of two pedestrians in East Potomac Park.

February 2, 2023

Power outage hits LAX with pause in flights, security screenings

Passengers at Los Angeles International Airport were subject to delays and a pause in security screenings after a power outage Wednesday.

February 2, 2023

Four more suspects charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

An additional four suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were transferred into U.S. custody Tuesday, joining three others already charged and arrested in the killing, which was part of an unsuccessful coup attempt.

February 1, 2023

Homeless encampment at McPherson Square to be cleared nearly two months early

A homeless encampment occupying D.C.'s McPherson Square, originally slated to be cleared on April 12, will now be cleared by the National Park Service on Feb. 15 after a request from the D.C. Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Services.

February 1, 2023

Bacterially tainted eyedrops infect 50 in 11 states, causing 1 death

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging Americans to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears after the product was linked to an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

February 1, 2023

Missing radioactive capsule found along highway in western Australia

After a six-day search along Australia's Great Northern Highway, crews on Wednesday found a capsule containing radioactive cesium, used in mining gauges.

February 1, 2023

Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird

Dallas-based startup Colossal Biosciences, the first company to specialize in "de-extinction," the use of genetic engineering technology to bring back hybridized clones of extinct species, announced $150 million in new funding Tuesday devoted to bringing back the dodo.

January 31, 2023

Possible listeria contamination leads to recall of more than 50,000 pounds of sausage products

Rhode Island-based food company Daniele International is recalling 52,914 pounds of ready-to-eat sausage products due to possible listeria exposure, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced.

January 31, 2023

Radioactive capsule no bigger than a coin lost amid sands of western Australia

A coin-sized silver capsule containing the radioactive element cesium, used in mining gauges, has gone missing in western Australia.

January 31, 2023

Final Boeing 747 jet on the runway to Atlas Air

Boeing will deliver its last 747 model jet to cargo carrier Atlas Air Tuesday after over 50 years and 1,574 jets made.

January 31, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond to close 87 stores, plus all 50 Harmon beauty outlets and 5 Buy Buy Baby shops

Home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond is closing 87 more stores under that brand, along with all 50 Harmon beauty store locations and five Buy Buy Baby outlets.

January 31, 2023

Two women face theft and weapons charges after police find them in Kia previously reported stolen

A pair of D.C. area women are facing theft and weapons charges after Prince George's County Police Department officers found them Thursday in a Kia previously reported stolen on New Year's Day.

January 28, 2023

Remains of ancient Roman city found in Egyptian city of Luxor

The remains of a Roman city have been found near the Egyptian city of Luxor, containing residential and civic buildings dating back to the second and third centuries of the common era, Egyptian antiquities authorities announced Tuesday.

January 28, 2023

Border patrol agents in San Diego seize $4 million worth of narcotics in one day

Customs and Border Protection agents in San Diego performed three seizures Tuesday, netting nearly 300 pounds of narcotics, worth around $4 million in street value, the agency announced Friday.

January 28, 2023

North Carolina man pleads guilty to making 2021 bomb threat outside the Library of Congress

North Carolina resident Floyd Roseberry pleaded guilty Friday to one charge of threatening to use explosives during an hours-long standoff outside the Library of Congress in August 2021, the Justice Department announced.

January 28, 2023