Brad Matthews

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

Immigration officials deport gang member wanted in El Salvador for homicide

A Salvadoran national and 18th Street gang member wanted in El Salvador on three homicide charges was deported back there Friday by U.S. authorities.

February 18, 2023

Greenbelt police officer put on leave after being charged with violating Md. prostitution law

The Greenbelt Police Department is putting Officer Albert Murray on administrative leave due to his reception of criminal summons from the Prince George's County Police Department.

February 18, 2023

Diversity, equity and inclusion jobs on the chopping block in recent corporate layoffs

Diversity, equity, and inclusion workers across corporate America have found their positions on the chopping block in recent rounds of layoffs.

February 18, 2023

Californian charged with two counts of hate crime, accused of shooting two Jewish men

California man Jaime Tran was charged on two counts of hate crimes Friday, with authorities alleging Mr. Tran shot two Jewish men in two separate incidents.

February 18, 2023

NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce fined $1.4 million for promoting crypto without disclosing payment

NBA Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce will pay the Securities and Exchange Commission $1.4 million to settle charges that he was paid to promote a cryptocurrency and made false and misleading statements about the digital asset.

February 17, 2023

FTC sues companies over delivery of millions of robocalls

The Department of Justice has filed a complaint on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission alleging that a network of companies and individual defendants facilitated tens of millions of robocalls.

February 17, 2023

Fragmented meteorite strikes ground near McAllen, Texas

Residents of McAllen, Texas, and nearby localities were alarmed Wednesday when they heard a boom.

February 17, 2023

U.S. Forest Service to shoot feral cattle in Gila Wilderness by ground and air

Officials with the U.S. Forest Service have announced they are moving forward with a plan to destroy a herd of 50 to 150 feral cattle in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness by shooting them from the air.

February 17, 2023

JFK Airport unplugged: Electrical problems shutter terminal

Electrical trouble overnight Thursday closed Terminal 1 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

February 17, 2023