Matt Delaney

More than 1,300 New York Times staffers resist return-to-office plan

More than 1,300 New York Times staffers are refusing to comply with the company's return-to-office plan that took effect Monday.

September 13, 2022

American couple pleads guilty to trying to travel to Middle East to join ISIS

An American married couple has pleaded guilty to charges related to their plot to leave the U.S. and join the Islamic State terrorist group.

September 13, 2022

Utah school bus driver accused of threatening to shoot children is placed on leave

A Utah school bus driver was placed on administrative leave last week after a video appeared to catch her telling the children that she'll "shoot them" after the students became concerned about the driver missing a stop.

September 13, 2022

Seattle schools reach tentative deal with striking teachers

A tentative agreement was reached Monday between Seattle Public Schools and a striking teachers union, though a start date for the school year has yet to be determined.

September 13, 2022

Former CNN host Brian Stelter joins Harvard as media fellow, will examine ‘threats to democracy’

Recently ousted CNN host Brian Stelter will take on the "threats to democracy" and other topics as Harvard's media and politics fellow, the university said on Monday.

September 13, 2022

California man charged with beheading girlfriend in domestic dispute

A California man was arrested last week on charges of beheading his girlfriend during a domestic dispute outside her home.

September 12, 2022

Authorities review student-created database tracking Rhode Island teacher’s ‘creepy’ behavior

A group of Rhode Island middle school boys who created a database on a teacher they labeled a 'creep' have now shared their log with federal and state authorities as part of an investigation into the teacher's alleged behavior.

September 12, 2022

Texas border town requests refrigerator to store large number of recovered migrant bodies

One Texas border town is requesting a refrigerated truck trailer in order to store the growing number of migrant bodies being recovered from the Rio Grande River.

September 12, 2022

Anti-monarchy demonstrator arrested at King Charles III’s declaration in Scotland

A woman holding a profane anti-monarchy placard was arrested during the formal declaration of King Charles III's accession to the throne on Sunday.

September 12, 2022

Seattle teachers’ strike extends to fourth day, delaying start of school year

The school year has yet to start in Seattle for public school students as city teachers extended their strike to a fourth day Monday.

September 12, 2022

‘Squaw’ removed from names of geographic features on federal lands

The Department of Interior removed the word "squaw" from the names of nearly 650 geographic features on Thursday, citing the word's association with being a racist and sexist slur for indigenous women.

September 8, 2022

Disney backed out of Twitter purchase over bot concerns, former CEO says

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday that the family entertainment giant backed out of an agreement to buy Twitter because a "substantial portion" of its users were bots.

September 8, 2022

D.C. declares ‘emergency’ over migrants being bused into city

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency Thursday over the surge of illegal immigrants arriving in the nation's capital, calling it "a crisis that is certainly not of our making" and tapping millions of dollars in aid to help house and feed the newcomers.

September 8, 2022

Long COVID-19 symptoms associated with previous poor mental health, study says

People with poor mental health were more likely to suffer long-term symptoms from their COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.

September 8, 2022

Howard Stern thinks Trump supporters should live in Russia for a year

Howard Stern thinks supporters of former President Donald Trump should spend a year living in Russia.

September 8, 2022

Death by firing squad, electric chair ruled unconstitutional by S.C. judge

A South Carolina judge ruled Tuesday that the state's use of the electric chair and firing squads to carry out death penalty executions were unconstitutional.

September 8, 2022

Dutch city’s looming ban on meat advertisements is world’s first

One Dutch city will be the first in the world to ban meat advertisements when the policy goes into effect in 2024.

September 7, 2022

EU head proposes price cap on Russian gas amid Europe’s energy crisis

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen proposed Wednesday that the bloc cap the price of Russian-imported gas, among other measures, as the continent deals with a worsening energy crisis while it seeks to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine.

September 7, 2022

Queen’s blue hands cause health concerns after photos released of Truss meeting

Queen Elizabeth II's health has come back into focus after photos of her Tuesday meeting with new British Prime Minister Liz Truss were published, showing the royal matriarch using a cane and having a blue mark on her hand.

September 7, 2022

COVID left nearly 8 million kids worldwide without parent or caregiver, study says

Nearly eight million children worldwide lost a parent or primary caregiver during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.

September 7, 2022