Matt Delaney

Trump seeks willingness to compromise from both Russia, Ukraine

Don't expect either Russia or Ukraine to be "super happy" with the peace deal proposed by the U.S., Vice President J.D. Vance said, because President Trump is asking both countries to compromise to reach an agreement.

August 10, 2025

Trump fuels takeover talk with promise of crackdown on District crime

President Trump said he will reveal plans Monday to rein in crime and disorder in the District of Columbia, just days after he floated a federal takeover of the nation's capital and deployed agents throughout the city to help local police crack down on lawlessness.

August 10, 2025

Man killed in Baltimore shooting that wounded 5-year-old girl, four other adults

Baltimore police said a man died Sunday after being wounded the night before in a shooting spree near the Pimlico Race Course that also left a 5-year-old girl and four other adults injured.

August 10, 2025

Death penalty sought for ex-con charged in Tennessee quadruple killing

Tennessee prosecutors said Thursday that they will pursue the death penalty against the ex-convict accused of gunning down a family of four and then abandoning their seven-month-old baby miles away in another county.

August 7, 2025

New hate crime charges filed in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers, raising death penalty potential

D.C. federal prosecutors on Wednesday filed federal hate crime and murder charges against the man accused of gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers this spring, giving the Justice Department the option to pursue the death penalty in the case.

August 6, 2025

Army sergeant arrested after five soldiers shot at Fort Stewart in Georgia

An Army sergeant opened fire inside Fort Stewart, Georgia, and wounded five other soldiers before being arrested Wednesday morning, military officials said.

August 6, 2025

Antisemitic vandal torches cars, sprays hateful graffiti near home of American who served in IDF

An American who served in the Israel Defense Forces was the target of an antisemitic attack in which an assailant set fire to three cars and graffitied "Death to the IDF" outside the victim's home in the St. Louis suburbs.

August 6, 2025

Crime down nationwide for second year in a row, FBI says

The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI's annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels.

August 5, 2025

Tennessee authorities capture ex-convict suspected in slaying of family of four

Tennessee authorities said Tuesday morning they captured an ex-convict who is suspected of killing a family of four and abandoning their baby miles away, ending a weeklong manhunt.

August 5, 2025

Third person charged with aiding ex-con accused of killing Tennessee family of four

Tennessee authorities on Monday charged a third person with helping a suspected murderer after he allegedly killed a family of four and then abandoned their baby in a rural corner of the state.

August 4, 2025

Ex-Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder sues VCU over ‘malicious’ and ‘retaliatory’ probe

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Virginia Commonwealth University administrators, accusing the school of launching a "malicious, unsubstantiated and retaliatory" investigation into him.

August 4, 2025

Montgomery County mom reindicted for murder in 2014 disappearance of her two children

Montgomery County prosecutors said they have re-indicted Catherine Hoggle for murder in the 2014 disappearance of her two children, years after she was deemed incompetent to stand trial on criminal charges.

August 4, 2025

Youngkin wants probe of Soros-backed prosecutor after repeat offender charged in child’s abduction

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered an investigation into Fairfax County's top prosecutor, a beneficiary of liberal billionaire George Soros' campaign funding machine, after a man with a lengthy rap sheet was charged with snatching a toddler at a shopping mall just days after being released from jail.

August 3, 2025

Suspect named in Tennessee quadruple slaying in which baby was abandoned outside home

Authorities named a suspect Thursday in the quadruple killing of a rural Tennessee family, whose baby was abandoned outside of a random home far away from where they were found dead.

July 31, 2025

Brother of war hero Pat Tillman charged with arson attack on California post office

Federal prosecutors in California brought arson charges against Richard Tillman, the younger brother of NFL player and fallen war hero Pat Tillman, for burning down a San Jose post office to "make a statement to the U.S. government."

July 31, 2025

No charges for man with fake training rifle that sent Walter Reed hospital into lockdown

Montgomery County police on Thursday said no charges are forthcoming after a man brought a plastic training rifle to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, prompting a brief lockdown over active-shooter fears.

July 31, 2025

Ex-Prince George’s council member back working in politics after jail stint

A former Prince George's County Council member is out of jail and now serving as the chief of staff for another lawmaker from his old chamber.

July 30, 2025

NYC gunman wanted to hit NFL office, but went wrong way

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said the gunman who killed four people inside a Manhattan office building was trying to target employees at the NFL's headquarters, but wound up taking the wrong elevator.

July 29, 2025

Gunman kills four in Manhattan office shooting before taking own life

A rifle-toting man killed a police officer and three other people during a Monday evening shooting inside a Manhattan office building, police said, before the assailant turned the gun on himself.

July 28, 2025

‘Human error’ allows violent prisoner to walk out of New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped

A violent inmate remains on the loose after he was mistakenly released last week from the same New Orleans jail where 10 prisoners broke out in May.

July 28, 2025