David Matthews
New York Daily News
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Pet zebra put down after nearly biting off Ohio man’s arm
A Ohio man was hospitalized on Sunday with a nearly severed arm after being attacked by his pet zebra. → Read More
Jonathan Majors to star as Dennis Rodman in new movie about infamous trip to Las Vegas
Jonathan Majors next turn will be as “The Worm” in a movie about the NBA star’s infamous trip to Las Vegas during the Chicago Bulls’ 1997-98 season. → Read More
Connecticut math teacher accused of putting students in chokeholds resigns
Stefanie Sanabria, 50, allegedly demonstrated a martial arts 'chokehold' on three fifth-graders, including one who passed out. → Read More
Mississippi lawmakers move to restrict electric car dealerships
Under the new bill, neither Tesla or any other electric car maker could open a new brick-and-mortar location without a franchise agreement. → Read More
Ten hospitalized after fire forces Spirit flight to make emergency landing
It made an emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport Thursday, less than an hour after takeoff. → Read More
Senator Dianne Feinstein, 89, hospitalized with shingles
Feinstein was diagnosed with the infection last month. Shingles is caused by the same virus as chickenpox and older people are at high-risk of complications. → Read More
Canada bans TikTok on government mobile devices
The move will make many Canadians 'reflect on the security of their own data,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in announcing the policy Monday. → Read More
N.J. man tried to board flight with AR-15, Taser and fake Marshal badge: TSA
Seretse Clouden, a convicted felon, was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Dec. 30 after multiple weapons were discovered in his checked luggage, feds said Monday. → Read More
Former Mets minor leaguer Matt Pobereyko dies at 31
Pobereyko spent parts of the 2017 and 2018 seasons in the Mets organization. → Read More
Arrest warrant issued for Rapper Kodak Black after alleged positive fentanyl test
The "Super Gremlin" singer has a long rapsheet. → Read More
5 dead after small plane crashes near Clinton National Airport in Arkansas
Five people were killed in Little Rock, Ark. on Wednesday after a twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff within a mile of Clinton National Airport. → Read More
8-year-old Breadson John, missing boy from Washington State, found in Missouri
It’s unclear if the boy will go back to his grandparents, his prior guardians, who were charged with custodial interference in December. → Read More
85-year-old Florida woman killed by 10-foot alligator while walking dog
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Florida Fish and Wildlife officials responded after a woman named Gloria was dragged into the water at Spanish Lakes Fairways in Fort Pierce, near the Atlantic coast. Her dog survived the attack. → Read More
13 hospitalized after explosion at Ohio metal factory
'There was a loud explosion following debris flying at our building and on the roof and the whole building shook like an earthquake,' a witness wrote Monday. → Read More
Former MSU basketball star Keith Appling pleads guilty to murder charges
The plea was made the same day that Appling’s trial was scheduled to begin. → Read More
U.K. police thwart thief who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs
Police in the United Kingdom avoided a sticky situation after catching a thief who stole 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs from a factory in Telford, northwest of Birmingham in central England. → Read More
Utah teen Zoe McKinney falls to death during Moab hike
The incident occurred around 4:10 a.m. Friday afternoon while the teen and her friends were hiking the Moab Rim Trail in the Kane Creek Canyon area. → Read More
Residents return to homes after Ohio train derailment
Locals evacuated earlier this week after officials decided to perform a controlled burn of five vinyl chloride tankers that sent hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the air. → Read More
Disney+ removes ‘Simpsons’ episode with ‘forced labor camps’ in Hong Kong
The installment appears to have been removed because of Chinese security law that has led to more censorship in Hong Kong. → Read More
Police foil potential mass shooting in Hollywood apartment
Several neighbors reported 24-year-old Braxton Johnson threatened them outside the Lumina Hollywood, a 22-story apartment complex. → Read More