Matt Delaney

Bed Bath & Beyond exec was target of fraud lawsuit days before falling to his death

Bed Bath & Beyond's chief financial officer who fell to his death Friday in New York City had been accused of orchestrating a "pump and dump" scheme to inflate his company's stock price, according to a lawsuit.

September 5, 2022

Obama awarded Emmy for narration in national park series

Barack Obama won an Emmy award at Saturday night's Creative Arts ceremony for narrating the Netflix documentary series, "Our Great National Parks."

September 4, 2022

Police search for suspect in fatal stabbing of Las Vegas journalist

Longtime Las Vegas-area journalist Jeff German was found dead with stab wounds outside his home early Saturday.

September 4, 2022

Authorities: Bed Bath & Beyond CFO jumped to his death from New York building

The man who leapt to his death Friday from a New York City skyscraper has been identified as Bed Bath & Beyond's chief financial officer.

September 4, 2022

West Bank visitors who date Palestinians must tell Israeli authorities: report

Foreigners who become romantically involved with a Palestinian while visiting the West Bank will soon have to declare that with Israeli authorities, according to a report.

September 4, 2022

Lawsuit: BLM fund manager redirected $10M in donations toward personal business

The head of Black Lives Matter's administrative arm is accused of "siphoning" more than $10 million from the movement's donors into his consulting firm, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles.

September 4, 2022

Baltimore police arrest ‘good guy with the gun’ who stopped armed attacker

After Marine veteran Lloyd Muldrow stopped an attack by an armed assailant at a Baltimore bar, police officers thanked him -- and then they arrested him.

September 2, 2022

Naval officer charged with killing pregnant girlfriend allegedly tried to make her get abortion

A U.S. Navy officer arrested for killing his pregnant girlfriend had taken her to a Virginia Beach abortion clinic the day before her death.

September 1, 2022

Bank of America trial program offers no down payments for mortgages in Black, Hispanic neighborhoods

Bank of America's new trial program designed to boost homeownership among first-time Black and Hispanic buyers offers mortgages that don't require down payments, closing costs, mortgage insurance or a minimum credit score.

September 1, 2022

Dolly Parton launches new dog apparel brand ‘Doggy Parton’

Dolly Parton is starting an apparel brand for dogs that will let pet owners gussy up their pups just like the legendary country music singer.

September 1, 2022

A small tree’s worth of oxygen is produced by machine on Mars

The potential for sustaining human missions to Mars took a major step forward this week, thanks to a small device aptly named MOXIE.

September 1, 2022

UC Berkeley requires masks indoors for those who don’t get flu vaccine

The University of California, Berkeley, is requiring those who haven't been vaccinated against the flu to wear a mask indoors.

September 1, 2022

Bail fund helps release Portland man who was later arrested in connection with woman’s killing

A man from Portland, Oregon, has been accused of killing a woman a week after a local organization helped bail him out of jail for violating a domestic violence-related restraining order.

August 31, 2022

Pregnant Texas woman gets 2nd ticket for claiming unborn child counts as HOV passenger

A pregnant Texas woman was ticketed -- again -- for claiming that her unborn child qualified as a passenger while driving in a high-occupancy vehicle lane.

August 31, 2022

Lorde shocked D.C. concertgoers by saying she swam in Potomac River

New Zealand pop singer Lorde shared some news that made D.C.-area residents nervous during her Monday concert at The Anthem -- she took a dip in the Potomac River.

August 31, 2022

MS-13 member pleads guilty to federal extortion charges in Maryland

A Maryland member of the international gang Mara Salvatrucha, widely known as MS-13, has pleaded guilty to extortion charges, according to federal prosecutors.

August 31, 2022

Great white shark ‘Bob’ reappears off Cape Cod

A great white shark tracked by researchers was detected Sunday off the coast of Cape Cod.

August 31, 2022

Baltimore police say ‘Lady in the Lake’ crew’s extortion claims are inconsistent

Baltimore police said Tuesday they are challenging some of the "Lady in the Lake" film crew's claims that they were targeted for extortion by drug dealers last week after investigating the matter.

August 31, 2022

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ created to attract younger users in U.S., feds say

Federal officials are warning the public about what they call "rainbow fentanyl," a brightly colored version of the powerful opioid intended to target younger users.

August 31, 2022

Discarded hot-dog napkin leads to arrest, conviction of 1993 murder suspect

A Minnesota man whose discarded napkin led to his arrest in a murder committed nearly 30 years ago has been convicted.

August 30, 2022