Matt Delaney

Newspaper readers in Southwest suggest water from Mississippi River could cure severe drought

Drought-stricken correspondents at one small California newspaper have sparked a national conversation by proposing to re-route water from the Mississippi River to the parts of the U.S. Southwest to relieve the parched conditions there.

August 3, 2022

‘Batgirl’ scrapped by Warner Bros.; studio spent $90M on film

Warner Bros. Pictures chose to ax its planned theater and streaming release of the "Batgirl" movie even after investing $90 million in the film's production, media reports said.

August 3, 2022

Tires slashed on 25 cars in one D.C. neighborhood

A series of tire-slashing incidents has hit one Northwest D.C. neighborhood in the past two weeks, and residents are searching for answers.

August 3, 2022

Jet-tracking college student stops monitoring Mark Cuban’s private jet in exchange for friendship

Friendship appears to be the only proven way to stop a college sophomore from tracking your private jet with one of his various automated Twitter accounts. Just ask Mark Cuban.

August 3, 2022

Pennsylvania schools suggests ‘ne’ and ‘xe’ as gender-neutral pronouns for students

Recent coinages such as "ne" and "xe" are just some of the gender-neutral pronouns being suggested by the Pennsylvania Department of Education for teachers and administrators ahead of the coming school year.

August 2, 2022

Delayed Batmobile order sees automaker charged with felonies

A delayed order for a Batmobile allegedly prompted a customer to tap his friend -- a northern California sheriff -- to press charges against the automaker.

August 2, 2022

Cognitive decline could be byproduct of ultra processed food diet, study finds

You may want to leave that frozen pizza or ice cream in the freezer aisle.

August 2, 2022

New York man infected with same polio strain found in Jerusalem, London

A strain of polio that infected a 20-year-old Jewish man in New York has been linked to strains found in London and Jerusalem.

August 2, 2022

Atlanta music festival canceled over inability to keep guns out of event

A major music festival in Atlanta has been canceled reportedly over what reports say was the organizers' inability to restrict firearms at the event on public land owing to the state's permissive gun laws.

August 2, 2022

Canadian ISIS member gets life in U.S. prison for executions, narrating terror group’s propaganda

A Saudi-born Canadian citizen has been sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role as a member of Islamic terrorist group ISIS where he killed two hostages and helped produce the organization's violent propaganda.

August 1, 2022

Fact-checkers flag Facebook, Instagram posts criticizing White House’s definition denying recession

Meta's fact-checkers for Facebook and Instagram are siding with President Biden in a major policy debate, flagging posts that accuse the administration of changing the definition of recession as "false information."

August 1, 2022

Large blade from Massachusetts wind turbine falls off; cause still unknown

A 160-foot blade detached from a wind turbine Sunday in Gloucester, Massachusetts, prompting road closures around the structure in the Blackburn Industrial Park.

August 1, 2022

Illinois law allows $1.3B Mega Millions jackpot winner to be anonymous

You'll likely never know who won the Mega Millions jackpot last week that wound up exceeding $1.3 billion, thanks to an Illinois law.

August 1, 2022

North Carolina pilot found dead, without parachute, after mysteriously exiting plane midflight

Authorities are investigating the death of a co-pilot who exited his aircraft midflight Friday over North Carolina.

August 1, 2022

Austrian doctor dies by suicide after months of death threats over public support of COVID vaccine

An Austrian doctor known for her public advocacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, and for drawing the ire of those opposed to the vaccination, has died by suicide.

July 31, 2022

Poll: Abortion supporters less likely to vote in midterms

Voter enthusiasm is down among people who saw the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in June as a loss for women's rights, according to a new poll.

July 31, 2022

Wikipedia sees tug of war break out over its definition of ‘recession’

Wikipedia became a political battleground this past week when the website's page for the term "recession" was repeatedly modified in response to the Biden administration's attempt to spin poor economic numbers.

July 31, 2022

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy: Grain harvest could be halved by war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested that his nation's grain harvest this year could be half of its typical amount due to its ongoing war with Russia.

July 31, 2022

Anti-immigrant sentiment grips Mexico City where residents fume about American interlopers

Mexico City residents aren't happy with the droves of Americans who are coming to their city.

July 28, 2022

Report: D.C. mayor requested National Guard help for handling migrants

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has asked federal authorities for National Guard help in handling the migrants being bused to the city from the states along the southern border with Mexico, according to a new report.

July 28, 2022