Matt Delaney

Search is on for U.S. ski mountaineer who fell off world’s 8th tallest mountain

A renowned American ski mountaineer went missing Monday after falling off near the peak of a Nepalese mountain.

September 27, 2022

Nearly 100 Virginia schools hold walkouts over revised transgender student policies

Students from nearly 100 Virginia schools will stage walkouts Tuesday in protest of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's changes to the policies applying to transgender students.

September 27, 2022

Maryland, Virginia ranked as best states to be teachers; D.C. ranked among the worst

Maryland and Virginia are two of the best places to be a teacher while D.C. is one of the worst, according to a new report.

September 26, 2022

Philadelphia youths ransack Wawa, leave store trashed

A large group of Philadelphia youths ransacked a Wawa and left the store trashed, according to a video of the incident taken by an employee.

September 26, 2022

Some D.C. teachers say they haven’t been paid yet this school year: Report

Some D.C. Public Schools teachers say they are owed back pay or have yet to be paid this school year, according to a media report.

September 26, 2022

Civilians being sought to help out diminished New Orleans police force

The New Orleans Police Department is looking to hire civilians to help hasten response times by alleviating the pressure on the city's dwindling police force.

September 26, 2022

KFC’s parent company getting in way of sale of Colonel Sanders’ home, first restaurant

The owners of Colonel Sanders' historic home and restaurant in Kentucky are having trouble selling the property due to trademark objections by KFC's parent company, according to a report.

September 25, 2022

Pro-life activist arrested during FBI raid at Pennsylvania home

A pro-life activist was arrested at his home Friday during an FBI raid on charges that he assaulted an abortion clinic volunteer in Philadelphia last year.

September 25, 2022

Mississippi man charged with federal hate crime for burning cross in yard

Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a Mississippi man with a hate crime for burning a cross in his yard to intimidate a neighboring Black family two years ago.

September 25, 2022

Dog rescued after being thrown off Florida bridge

A dog was found in a plastic tote bag that was tossed over the side of a Florida bridge last week, authorities said.

September 25, 2022

Actor Matthew McConaughey sees destiny in possible presidential run

Actor Matthew McConaughey says it would be arrogant of him not to consider running for president sometime in the future.

September 25, 2022

California proposes ban on natural gas heaters by 2030

California's clean air agency has approved a proposal that would ban natural gas heaters and furnaces in the state by 2030.

September 25, 2022

Study: Babies in utero can show preference for carrots, dislike of kale

Fetuses were found to like carrots more than they do kale, according to a new U.K. study that examined whether soon-to-be born babies could differentiate between certain tastes and smells in the womb.

September 22, 2022

Houston-area constable arrested amid prostitution sting

A Houston-area law enforcement official was arrested Wednesday as part of an undercover prostitution sting carried out by a local sheriff's office.

September 22, 2022

Pride, Black Lives Matter and ‘thin blue line’ flags banned in school’s purge of political symbols

Administrators at a high school in the Boston suburbs banned the display of LGBTQ Pride, Black Lives Matter and "thin blue line" police flags in an effort to remove any political items from the school.

September 22, 2022

Minnesota schools locked down after being ‘swatted’ by pranksters

Minnesota schools were the latest victims of "swatting" incidents when they were locked down Wednesday over fake reports of active shooters, according to authorities.

September 22, 2022

Philadelphia contract killer admits to murdering 6 people in federal guilty plea

A man admitted to murdering six people throughout Philadelphia between 2016 and 2018 in his guilty plea Wednesday, four of whom he killed to fulfill contracts with a drug trafficker, according to federal prosecutors.

September 22, 2022

California to allow human composting of dead loved ones by 2027

You will soon be able to compost the remains of your loved ones in California.

September 22, 2022

North Dakota man admits to killing teen whom he called a ‘Republican extremist’

A North Dakota man had admitted to hitting and killing with his car a teen who he said was associated with a "Republican extremist group."

September 21, 2022

Senate report finds DOJ undercounted 2021 deaths in custody by nearly 1,000

The Justice Department undercounted the number of deaths last year in prisons and during arrests by nearly 1,000, according to a report by a U.S. Senate panel.

September 21, 2022