Matt Delaney

Florida may restore Disney’s tax status after removal over company’s protest to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Florida legislators are looking to restore Disney's special administrative status, which they rescinded last spring over the entertainment company's opposition to a new law barring discussion about sexual orientation to young schoolchildren, according to a report.

December 4, 2022

California task force suggests paying $223,000 in reparations to Black residents

A California panel has recommended that the state pay more than $223,000 to applicable Black residents who have been affected by housing discrimination, according to a report.

December 4, 2022

Kanye West says he ‘likes Hitler’ in interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones

Kanye West said that he sees "good things about Hitler" and defended the Nazi regime Thursday in a wildly antisemitic interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

December 1, 2022

German nurse avoids jail after injecting thousands with saltwater shot instead COVID vaccine

A German nurse received no jail time for injecting thousands of seniors last year with a saltwater solution rather than the COVID-19 vaccine.

December 1, 2022

10-month-old saved from fentanyl overdose at San Francisco park after accidental ingestion

A baby narrowly survived an overdose Tuesday after ingesting fentanyl at a San Francisco park.

December 1, 2022

Two deadlocked D.C. races to be decided by pulling names from hat or coin flip

The winner of two D.C. races will be decided by pure luck.

December 1, 2022

Driver speeds on sidewalks in Las Vegas chase

A driver was taken into custody Wednesday after leading police on a chase near the Las Vegas strip.

December 1, 2022

Deadly overdose rate triples among seniors in past two decades as alcohol-induced deaths also rise

Drug overdoses and alcohol-induced deaths are afflicting seniors in the U.S. at alarming rates.

December 1, 2022

Fentanyl test strips move closer to legalization in Ohio

A bill approved Wednesday in the Ohio House seeks to legalize fentanyl test strips in the Buckeye state.

November 30, 2022

CNN begins layoffs for paid contributors, employees

CNN informed employees Wednesday that layoffs at the network are underway.CNN informed employees Wednesday that layoffs at the network are underway.

November 30, 2022

New Zealand seeks guardianship of baby whose parents won’t allow vaccinated blood for surgery

The New Zealand government is filing for guardianship of a baby after the 4-month-old's parents said no to life-saving heart surgery unless doctors use blood from someone who was not vaccinated against COVID-19.

November 30, 2022

Experian settles for over $16 million with multiple states for 2015 data breach

Over $16 million in settlements have been collected by multiple state attorneys general from the consumer credit reporting company Experian following the 2015 data breach of T-Mobile.

November 30, 2022

Florida caterer being sued, accused of lacing wedding food with marijuana

A wedding caterer in Florida is being sued, accused of allegedly lacing the event's food with "poisonous" levels of marijuana, according to court records.

November 30, 2022

D.C. man charged for role in multiple violent crimes after Saturday arrest

A Southeast D.C. man has been charged for his suspected role in dozens of violent crimes after Metropolitan Police said they arrested him for armed robbery over the weekend.

November 30, 2022

Three child sex offenders arrested trying to cross illegally into Texas over Thanksgiving week

Three child sex offenders were arrested while attempting to illegally re-enter the U.S. through Texas last week, border officials said Tuesday.

November 29, 2022

Returning CEO Iger wants Disney to stay away from cultural issues, ‘have respect’ for audience

Returning Disney CEO Bob Iger wants the company to veer away from involving itself in hot-button cultural issues.

November 29, 2022

China scrubs maskless crowds from World Cup broadcasts

China Central Television, the state-owned broadcaster, is airing games on a 30-second delay so it can scrub most of the crowd shots that show nary a mask in sight and would challenge the government's zero-COVID policies, according to Fortune Magazine.

November 29, 2022

New York Times, other newspapers pen open letter calling on feds to stop prosecution of Assange

The editors of The New York Times, The Guardian and other major international news outlets that worked alongside WikiLeaks are calling on the U.S. government to end its prosecution of founder Julian Assange.

November 29, 2022

Emma Corrin, ‘The Crown’ star, wants award shows to make one gender-neutral category

Emma Corrin, who portrayed Diana, Princess of Wales, on season four of Netflix's hit series "The Crown," wants major award shows to drop their gender-based actor and actress categories in favor of a single, gender-neutral one.

November 29, 2022

European police make nearly 50 arrests in crackdown on cocaine-trafficking ‘super cartel’

European authorities arrested over four dozen people accused of running a "super cartel" that controlled a third of the cocaine trade in the continent.

November 28, 2022