Brad Matthews

Over 2,900 pounds of frozen catfish filets recalled because they were imported from India

Delight Foods, a food importer based in New Jersey and California, is recalling 2,961 pounds of catfish steaks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service announced Friday.

February 4, 2023

Forgetful traveler causes eighth TSA firearm seizure at Reagan National Airport this year

Transportation Security Administration officials at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stopped a Fredericksburg man from bringing a firearm onto his flight Friday.

February 4, 2023

Cereal producer to pay millions over 2018 salmonella outbreak linked to Illinois production facility

Food manufacturer Kerry Inc. pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of distributing adulterated cereal made in unsanitary conditions, in this case, Kellogg's Honey Smacks.

February 4, 2023

Customs agents in Detroit find a dolphin skull in unaccompanied international luggage

Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport were inspecting unaccompanied international luggage that was inadvertently separated from its owners last week when they found, of all things, an animal's skull.

February 4, 2023

Honda issues new ‘do not drive’ warning for older models with Takata airbag inflators

Honda and the U.S. government on Friday urged about 8,200 drivers traversing American roads in older vehicles that still have Takata Alpha airbag inflators.

February 3, 2023

Eye drops recalled after bacterial outbreak; 55 patients infected, one dead

Eye drops linked to a nationwide bacterial outbreak have been recalled after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the drops as a source of the infections.

February 3, 2023

Robbers target patrons of New York gay leather bar, steal thousands of dollars

A trio of men in their 30s and 40s who visited The Eagle, a New York City bar dedicated to the gay leather subculture, were robbed of thousands of dollars in separate heists in the fall of 2022.

February 3, 2023

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