Matt Delaney

NYPD: Suspect yells ‘Kanye 2024’ during antisemitic attack

A man who attacked a Jewish man last week in Central Park yelled "Kanye 2024" during the assault, the New York Police Department said.

December 18, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried’s family requested vegan food for crypto CEO in Bahamas jail

The family of indicted crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried requested that the Bahamas jail where he's being held feed him vegan meals, according to a report.

December 15, 2022

Former teen idol Ben McKenzie calls crypto ‘largest Ponzi scheme in history’ during Senate testimony

Ben McKenzie, who starred in "The O.C." in the aughts, labeled cryptocurrency the "largest Ponzi scheme in history" during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday about the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX.

December 15, 2022

California’s reparations should include $350,000 for each Black resident, speaker tells task force

Some public speakers at California's first Reparations Task Force meeting Wednesday believe the state's effort should involve giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to eligible Black residents.

December 15, 2022

Family of slain Texas girl sues FedEx; delivery driver charged with murder

The family of the Texas girl who authorities said was kidnapped and killed by a delivery driver is now suing both FedEx and its subcontractor.

December 15, 2022

Ex-Twitter employee gets sentenced to three-plus years for spying on behalf of Saudi government

A former Twitter employee who was convicted of spying on behalf of the Saudi government was sentenced Wednesday to more than three and a half years in federal prison.

December 15, 2022

Army soldiers under investigation for wearing bondage gear with uniforms in sexually explicit photos

The U.S. Army is investigating two soldiers who took sexually explicit photos in uniform while wearing dog masks and bondage gear.

December 14, 2022

Twitter suspends accounts that track Elon Musk’s private jet, SpaceX jet

The person who ran automated Twitter accounts that tracked Elon Musk's and SpaceX's jets had his personal account suspended Wednesday afternoon.

December 14, 2022

Rainbow colors projected onto White House following signing of Respect for Marriage Act

The White House was illuminated in rainbow colors Tuesday after President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act into law.

December 14, 2022

D.C. bill would consider well-being of pet when determining custody in divorces

The well-being of a pet would be added to custody considerations in D.C. divorce cases if a new bill stays on track to become law.

December 14, 2022

Vapes aren’t convincing cigarette smokers to quit habit, study finds

Using a vape doesn't help people kick their cigarette smoking habit, according to a new study.

December 14, 2022

Iran to execute top soccer player charged with killing security force members, rights group says

Iranian soccer player Amir Nasr-Azadani is reportedly set to be executed for his role in the protests that first swept through the country earlier this fall, an exile rights group said Tuesday.

December 13, 2022

Cambridge Dictionary changes definitions of ‘male,’ ‘female’ to include transgender people

The definitions of "man" and "woman" have been altered in the Cambridge Dictionary in order to be inclusive of transgender people.

December 13, 2022

Strongest meteor shower of the year will be visible Tuesday night

Plan to stay up late Tuesday as one of the most visible meteor showers of the year will be passing through the night sky.

December 13, 2022

Google denies China’s request to bury searches of Hong Kong protest song that is treated as anthem

Google isn't caving to pressure from China's ruling Communist Party to replace searches of Hong Kong's national anthem with the Chinese national anthem, as the phrase "Hong Kong national anthem" often turns up a pro-democracy protest song that has since been outlawed.

December 13, 2022

Twitter account tracking Musk’s jet no longer being ‘shadow-banned,’ user says

The college student who tracks Elon Musk's private jet with an automated Twitter account said his tracker is no longer being "shadow-banned" after a Twitter employee told him the account's reach was being quietly suppressed by the social media company.

December 13, 2022

End of ‘Trump bump’: Washington Post loses 500,000 subscribers

The Washington Post has lost 500,000 subscribers in the nearly two years that former President Donald Trump has left office, according to a report.

December 12, 2022

Ye named ‘Antisemite of the Year’ by Jewish rights group

Mogul rapper Ye's incendiary comments about Jewish people over the past few months have earned him the title of "Antisemite of the Year" from a major watchdog group.

December 12, 2022

Boos, cheers welcome Musk to the stage at Chappelle show

New Twitter owner Elon Musk was greeted by boos and cheers in a surprise appearance at Dave Chappelle's stand-up show Sunday night in San Francisco.

December 12, 2022

Hiker falls to death while taking photos atop New Hampshire mountain

A hiker fell to his death Saturday while taking photos with his wife along a New Hampshire trail, according to authorities.

December 12, 2022