Matt Delaney

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s slaying charged with murder, was found with gun, manifesto

The man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare's CEO on a Manhattan sidewalk was arrested Monday in Pennsylvania with a gun similar to the one used in the killing and a manifesto that referred to health care industry workers as "parasites."

December 9, 2024

Daniel Penny, ex-Marine, acquitted in subway chokehold death of homeless man Jordan Neely

A former Marine whose chokehold of a manic homeless man preceded the vagrant's death on a New York City subway train was acquitted of negligent homicide Monday in a case that divided onlookers over whether the defendant was a racially fueled vigilante or a good Samaritan.

December 9, 2024

Gunman behind killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO caught smiling on camera

New York City police shared photos Thursday of the grinning gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO in Manhattan, as the search for the killer stretches into its second day.

December 5, 2024

Shoplifting sinks another D.C. business as workers look to quit over safety

A District of Columbia shopping area once symbolic of the city's renaissance will lose another business next month due to repeated theft.

December 5, 2024

Gunman still at large after UnitedHealthcare chief killed in ‘premeditated’ NYC shooting

New York City police are searching for the gunman who fatally shot the CEO of the nation's largest health care insurance provider in a targeted shooting at a Midtown hotel as the executive was arriving to speak at an investor's conference Wednesday morning.

December 4, 2024

Closing defense argument in former Marine’s chokehold trial: ‘They failed to prove case’

Daniel Penny's defense team told a Manhattan jury Monday that prosecutors fell well short of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the former Marine is guilty of manslaughter in the May 2023 death of homeless man Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway train.

December 2, 2024

Migrant facing hate crime charges in shooting of Jewish man found dead in Chicago jail cell

Chicago authorities said an illegal immigrant who was charged with hate crimes after shooting a Jewish man hanged himself inside his jail cell over the weekend.

December 2, 2024

Gunman wounded in shootout with Georgia state troopers following street race

Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating a shooting that left a man wounded and a state trooper injured after officers tried to break up a street race.

December 1, 2024

Bay Area pastor fends off burglar during church break-in

Police in Northern California said a pastor fought and subdued a burglar who broke in through a church window and tried to run off with multiple items Thanksgiving morning.

December 1, 2024

D.C. nonprofit delivers Thanksgiving meals to those struggling with cancer, organ failure

The giving spirit was alive and well Thursday at Food & Friends' D.C. headquarters, where volunteers packed, stacked and loaded hundreds of Thanksgiving dinners for people suffering from severe illnesses.

November 28, 2024

Lawsuit claims anti-police activist used D.C. nonprofit funds for vacations abroad, designer clothes

An anti-police activist is accused of using funds from his D.C.-based nonprofit as a personal piggy bank to pay for swanky vacation homes and a new wardrobe of designer clothes.

November 27, 2024

Honduran migrant charged in Fairfax County rape was let out of jail early for good behavior

A Honduran migrant with a lengthy criminal history charged last week with rape in Fairfax County had been released from jail days earlier -- apparently for good behavior.

November 27, 2024

Animal rights activist on FBI’s terrorism list captured in U.K.

An animal rights extremist linked to two Bay Area bombings over 20 years ago and part of the FBI's Most Wanted terrorist list was captured in Britain this week, U.S. authorities said Tuesday.

November 26, 2024

Washington governor wants new prison for ‘avalanche’ of juveniles being arrested

An "avalanche" of juveniles arrested in stick-ups and car thefts prompted Washington Gov. Jay Inslee to propose opening a new detention center to alleviate overcrowded facilities in the state.

November 26, 2024

Man jailed for Trump assassination attempt says he was ‘ready to die for freedom and democracy’

The man charged with trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in Florida sent a letter to a news outlet saying he considered himself a compatriot of the first would-be assassin of Mr. Trump.

November 26, 2024

Climate activists get prison time for dumping red powder on Constitution

Two climate change activists who damaged the U.S. Constitution were sentenced Monday to more than a year in prison Monday for dumping red powder over the historic document's protective casing.

November 25, 2024

Hawaiian dad dies in apparent suicide during search for missing daughter in L.A.

Los Angeles police said a Hawaiian father died in an apparent suicide while searching for his missing adult daughter, who disappeared during her layover in L.A. earlier this month.

November 25, 2024

Menendez brothers seek resentencing for parents’ murders during rare court appearance

Lyle and Erik Menendez will appear before a Los Angeles judge on Jan. 30 in their effort to get a reduction in their life sentences, as the convicted murderers hope shifting public perceptions and their own rehabilitation can secure their paroles more than 35 years after they gunned down their parents.

November 25, 2024

Venezuelan illegal immigrant charged with sexually assaulting his boss’ teen daughter

A Venezuelan illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting his boss' 14-year-old daughter was arrested in Denver last week after evading police for nearly three months.

November 24, 2024

Ex-Marine Daniel Penny doesn’t take stand in his manslaughter trial

The trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine charged in the death of a menacing homeless man aboard a New York City subway car, is on hold until after the Thanksgiving holidays, with closing arguments in the case expected when proceedings resume in Manhattan on Dec. 2.

November 24, 2024