Brad Matthews

Service member, two others charged in bomb plot, Jewish religious buildings vandalism

A group of three Pittsburgh-area suspects was charged Tuesday in a case involving a bomb plot and the vandalism of Jewish buildings.

April 23, 2025

‘Conclave,’ movie about papal election, sees streaming numbers soar after Pope Francis’ death

Pope Francis died Monday, starting the process of electing the next head of the Catholic Church. That pontiff selection is exactly the theme of "Conclave," and the 2024 movie has seen its streaming numbers boom in recent days.

April 23, 2025

Bezos sells Seattle-area mansion for $63 million, highest price in Washington state history

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos recently sold a Seattle-area mansion for $63 million, setting a new record for the priciest home sale in Washington state history.

April 22, 2025

Six men charged for dragging woman from town-hall meeting in Idaho

A group of six men, five of them security guards, have been criminally charged over their roles in dragging a heckler out of a town-hall meeting in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in February.

April 22, 2025

Innocence Project says it has evidence to exonerate Scott Peterson in wife’s murder

The Los Angeles Innocence Project says it has evidence that will clear Scott Peterson, who was convicted in 2004 for the killing of his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson.

April 22, 2025

Email pretending it’s a Google subpoena alert is a phishing scam

Gmail users should be careful about clicking on a "subpoena alert" email that looks like it's from Google but really is a phishing scam.

April 22, 2025

School parents, alumni raise $15 million to save Maryland’s Sandy Spring Friends School

A Quaker school in Montgomery County, Maryland, could have a second lease on life after a group of parents and school alumni raised $15 million in just days to cover a financial shortfall.

April 22, 2025

Fyre Festival 2 postponed with location access in doubt

Fyre Festival 2, the planned sequel to the infamous 2017 failed music and arts festival in the Bahamas, has been postponed due to problems securing a location.

April 17, 2025

Fairfax County Public Schools trying out weapons-detection system

Fairfax County Public Schools is deploying free-standing weapons detection scanners that are more sensitive than traditional metal detectors at high schools and secondary schools.

April 17, 2025

New Eli Lilly-made GLP-1 pill could work as well as its injectable Mounjaro, Zepbound

A new pill taken orally could be as effective for type 2 diabetes and weight loss as comparable injectable products, Eli Lilly announced Thursday.

April 17, 2025

United Airlines flight forced to return to Denver after a rabbit got sucked into plane engine

A United Airlines flight had to return to Denver after a rabbit got sucked into an engine while the plane was taking off, causing a fire.

April 17, 2025

District man charged with stabbing Metro Transit Police officer at Navy Yard

A District man has been charged with stabbing a Metro Transit Police Department officer who tried to stop him from evading his fare at the Navy Yard Metrorail station.

April 16, 2025

American pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued unharmed following fatal shootout

An American pastor kidnapped from a South African church by armed men during services last week was rescued by police following a shootout.

April 16, 2025

FAA testing drones in Cape May, New Jersey

The Federal Aviation Administration began drone-detection testing in Cape May, New Jersey, this week, flying more than 100 commercial drones to see if safety systems pick up on their presence.

April 16, 2025

Metro Transit Police officer stabbed in the face at Navy Yard station

A Metro Transit Police Department officer was stabbed in the face when attempting to enforce fares at the Navy Yard Metrorail station, which serves the Washington Nationals' stadium.

April 16, 2025

Keystone pipeline reopens at reduced pressure following North Dakota oil spill

The Keystone oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. has reopened at reduced pressure, after being closed for six days following an oil spill in North Dakota.

April 16, 2025

Kennedy Center lighting up nightly in red, white and blue

The Kennedy Center in the District of Columbia will be cloaked in red, white and blue lights each night as a patriotic tribute to the nation, the performing arts institution announced Tuesday.

April 16, 2025

Spain’s Sagrada Familia designer advances toward Catholic sainthood

Antoni Gaudi, architect of Barcelona's still-unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica, was declared "Venerable" Monday, close to Catholic sainthood.

April 16, 2025

Person with measles visited Five Guys location in Northwest D.C., health officials say

A person confirmed to have measles visited the Five Guys restaurant at 1400 I Street Northwest this month while they were contagious, D.C. Health announced Monday.

April 15, 2025

Florida women arrested, accused of selling human remains on Facebook

Two Florida women were arrested last week over accusations they bought human bones and sold them on Facebook Marketplace.

April 15, 2025