Matt Delaney

FTC proposes banning noncompete agreements for all employers

The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule Thursday that would bar employers from enforcing noncompete clauses on their workers, saying the pacts suffocate wage growth.

January 5, 2023

SoFi Stadium tailgating before college football title game gets slammed shut

Fans might be a bit tamer walking Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium for the college football championship game Monday as event organizers put the kibosh on tailgating.

January 5, 2023

FBI had Indiana police pull over Idaho murder suspect last month to build case against him

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger was pulled over twice within a short time frame while driving through Indiana last month -- a ploy done at the behest of the FBI to build its case against him.

January 5, 2023

Assailant Frank James pleads guilty to New York City subway shooting that injured 10, shocked city

The man who committed a mass shooting on New York City's subway last April pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court, according to prosecutors.

January 4, 2023

Colorado funeral home owners get hefty prison time for body harvesting scheme

Two former Colorado funeral home owners were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for a scheme that involved dismembering the corpses of clients' loved ones and selling their body parts.

January 4, 2023

Japan offers cash for families to move out of Tokyo

Japanese officials are offering cash incentives to convince families to leave the country's capital of Tokyo for "unfashionable" rural areas.

January 4, 2023

D.C. mayor to veto proposed criminal code changes over softer stance on gun violence

District Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that she will veto the Revised Criminal Code Act, sending the massive overhaul of the city's criminal code back to the D.C. Council.

January 4, 2023

Daughter of former U.S. diplomat found guilty of murdering Maryland man in 2020 stabbing

The daughter of a former U.S. diplomat was found guilty Tuesday of murdering a man in Rockville, Maryland, three years ago.

January 4, 2023

Youngkin wants investigation into withheld National Merit awards at elite Virginia high school

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin asked Tuesday for an investigation into why National Merit Scholar awards were withheld from students for years at a nationally recognized high school in Fairfax County.

January 3, 2023

Virgin Islands prosecutor fired after accusing JPMorgan of aiding Epstein’s sex trafficking ring

The top prosecutor for the U.S. Virgin Islands was fired days after she accused JPMorgan Chase in a federal lawsuit of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking activities.

January 3, 2023

Nation’s capital tops 200 homicides in city for second year in a row

The last time the city saw such violence was when it recorded 262 and 246 homicides in 2002 and 2003, respectively, according to data from the Metropolitan Police Department.

January 3, 2023

Suspect behind Banksy mural heist in Ukraine could face up to 12 years in prison

The man accused of planning the heist of street artist Banksy's mural in Ukraine could face up to 12 years in prison, according to the nation's Ministry of Internal Affairs.

January 3, 2023

Equinox bars new gym sign-ups on New Year’s Day as part of marketing stunt

Upscale health club Equinox went against the grain with its New Year's marketing stunt that was centered around not allowing people to sign up on Jan. 1.

January 3, 2023

Homeless woman says living in Portland is ‘a piece of cake’

A homeless woman in Portland revealed how easy the Oregon city makes it to subsist in that lifestyle.

January 3, 2023

Man killed in Colorado avalanche while backcountry skiing with father

A man died in an avalanche Saturday while backcountry skiing in Colorado with his father.

January 2, 2023

14 killed during armed attack on Mexican prison near U.S. border

Fourteen people were killed Sunday in an armed attack on a Mexican state prison in Ciudad Juarez.

January 2, 2023

Virginia bill targets fentanyl dealers, proposes first-degree murder charges

A Virginia bill would make fentanyl dealers liable for first-degree murder charges if passed into law.

January 2, 2023

Off-duty cop played ‘audio porn’ over Fairfax Co. police radio

An off-duty Fairfax County police officer rang in the new year by accidentally broadcasting "audio porn" over the department's internal radio system just after midnight Sunday, according to authorities.

January 2, 2023

13 bison dead after semi-truck crashes into herd near Yellowstone National Park

Thirteen bison were killed near Yellowstone National Park last week after a semi-truck driver crashed into the herd while driving along a Montana highway.

January 1, 2023

Four human skulls found in package heading for U.S. at Mexican airport

Mexican airport authorities on Friday found four human skulls inside a package that was destined for the U.S.

January 1, 2023