Matt Delaney

2 D.C. firefighters face assault charges for beating man who punched first responder

Two D.C. firefighters were charged with assault Tuesday for the caught-on-camera attack of a man in April that police said started when the man punched a member of the fire crew.

June 14, 2023

Retail theft overlooked by prosecutors at expense of shoppers and worker safety, House panel told

Soft-on-crime policies and liberal prosecutors are fueling a nationwide scourge of retail theft that is closing businesses and -- in some cases -- costing lives, congressional lawmakers heard Tuesday.

June 13, 2023

Goodbye, San Francisco: Westfield latest business to exit city

Westfield, the operator of the San Francisco Centre mall, will relinquish its control of the popular shopping complex amid a flight of high-profile businesses from the city.

June 13, 2023

Free-for-all! Mayweather-Gotti bout devolves into melee after fight called

An exhibition boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and John Gotti III ended in a scrum Saturday after the bout was called early.

June 13, 2023

Texas installing buoy barriers to prevent illegal river crossings from Mexico

Texas will deploy a chain of buoys along the Rio Grande River next month in an effort to prevent migrants from illegally crossing the aquatic border that separates the U.S. from Mexico.

June 12, 2023

Charges dropped against man arrested for reading Bible at Pride event

Prosecutors dropped charges against a man arrested for reciting Bible verses next to a LGBTQ Pride march in Pennsylvania last week.

June 12, 2023

California family finds 1 million pennies in home

A California family found 1 million pennies inside their loved one's home and is trying to recoup some value from the discovery.

June 12, 2023

Nazi flags waved by demonstrators outside Disney World

Roughly a dozen people waved flags with Nazi symbols on them Saturday outside the entrance to Disney World in Florida, according to police.

June 12, 2023

Baby shot by older brother while alone inside Detroit home

A six-year-old boy got hold of a gun and shot his baby brother in the face while neither parent was at their Detroit home, according to police.

June 8, 2023

Maryland woman used chainsaw to cut up slain mother’s body and grilled the remains, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in Prince George's County, Maryland, said that the mother and daughter charged with dismembering their family matriarch did so with a chainsaw -- and then grilled the 71-year-old woman's remains.

June 8, 2023

Hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Tupac Shakur no longer has to wonder how long the world will mourn him, because he's now immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

June 8, 2023

Richmond schools cancel final class days after deadly graduation shooting

Richmond Public Schools have canceled the final two classroom days of the year following Tuesday's deadly mass shooting at a high school graduation in Virginia's capital.

June 8, 2023

D.C. reaches 100 homicides at earliest date in 20 years

The District of Columbia has recorded 100 homicides at its earliest date in two decades, according to police data.

June 7, 2023

Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. asks public to help name newborn gorilla

If you've ever wanted to name a gorilla, now's your chance.

June 7, 2023

Tennessee woman charged with hiring hitman to kill friend’s new wife

A Tennessee woman is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire scheme against the woman who married her former hiking buddy.

June 7, 2023

Protesters clash outside California school board meeting over LGBTQ issues

Tensions boiled over outside a Los Angeles-area school board meeting Tuesday when two groups of protesters came to blows ahead of the board's vote on recognizing June as Pride month.

June 7, 2023

Multiple U.S. cities experiencing decline in homicides, research firm says

Many of the nation's biggest cities have seen a significant decline in the homicide rate through the first five months of the year, according to a research firm.

June 6, 2023

Illegal immigrants can soon score free college education in Minnesota

Illegal immigrants living in Minnesota could have their college tuition comped by the state under a newly passed law.

June 6, 2023

Yellowstone tells tourists to back off wildlife after elk calf goes on car ride, young bison dies

Tourist interactions with wildlife at Yellowstone National Park have resulted in the death of a bison calf and included an elk calf being taken for a ride by another group, according to park officials.

June 6, 2023

NYC cop sues over ‘get out of jail free’ cards used to avoid traffic tickets

A New York City police officer is taking legal action against the department over what he calls the "get out of jail free" cards that are given to the friends and family members of cops.

June 6, 2023