Matt Delaney

Thieves target high-end fashion stores, pedestrians wearing luxury brands in wave of D.C. robberies

High-end fashion stores and items have been targeted by thieves throughout the District in recent weeks.

February 13, 2023

Feds fine candy giant Mars Wrigley over 2022 incident in which workers fell in chocolate tank

Mars Wrigley was hit with a $14,500 fine by federal authorities after two workers fell in a tank of chocolate last year.

February 13, 2023

Eagles fans get rowdy after narrow Super Bowl loss to Chiefs

Eagles fans shared their expletive-laden frustration on the streets of Philadelphia Sunday night after their team's Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

February 13, 2023

Boston husband accused of murder-for-hire scheme against wife, her boyfriend

A Boston man was indicted on federal charges related to a murder-for-hire scheme that targeted his wife and her boyfriend, prosecutors said Friday.

February 12, 2023

Border agents catch 2 sex offenders crossing into Texas

Two sex offenders were caught trying to cross the U.S. southern border into Texas illegally last week, Customs and Border Protection officials said Friday.

February 12, 2023

Suspect in Idaho killings fired from teaching assistant job weeks before arrest

The man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall was fired as a teaching assistant at the college where he was a doctoral student shortly before he was arrested in connection to the killings, according to a media report.

February 12, 2023

California baker who died in robbery wouldn’t want robbers to go to jail, family says

The California baker who was dragged to her death during a robbery in Oakland last week would have been against the criminals facing prison time, according to the victim's friends and family.

February 12, 2023

Antisemitic message projected onto Anne Frank House in Amsterdam

An antisemitic message was projected onto the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam last week, the museum revealed Friday.

February 12, 2023

Noah Settles, aka ‘No Savage,’ takes plea deal in Tysons Corner Center shooting, faces over 30 years

The D.C. rapper accused of opening fire at Tysons Corner Center in Northern Virginia last summer could face over 30 years in prison after accepting a plea deal on four felony charges Thursday.

February 9, 2023

Authorities investigate cold cases for potential links to Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger

Authorities in two Pennsylvania counties where Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger went to college are reviewing past cold cases to see if descriptions of suspects in those crimes match that of the accused killer.

February 9, 2023

Bear temporarily flees habitat at St. Louis Zoo

An Andean bear at the St. Louis Zoo briefly escaped from its habitat Tuesday.

February 9, 2023

Mexico shuts down popular destination for shark watching near Isla Guadalupe

Tourism activities centered around witnessing the great white sharks near Mexico's Isla Guadalupe have been banned by the government.

February 9, 2023

El Paso shooter pleads guilty to all federal charges in racist 2019 attack

A Texas man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday for carrying out the deadly 2019 shooting that killed 23 Latinos in El Paso.

February 9, 2023

Texas governor says using diversity-equity principles for state hires is illegal

The administration of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is telling state agencies and public universities that using diversity, equity and inclusion in hiring decisions is illegal.

February 8, 2023

Surfer Bethany Hamilton responds to ‘cruel’ reaction to boycott of transgender policy

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton responded Tuesday to the backlash she received from publicly opposing the World Surf League's plans to let transgender women compete alongside biological women.

February 8, 2023

New Zealand police grab $300 million worth of cocaine floating in Pacific Ocean

Over $300 million worth of cocaine was seized by New Zealand authorities after they found the narcotics floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.

February 8, 2023

Aaron Rodgers to decide NFL future during 4-day ‘isolation retreat’ in darkness

The football future of star quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be determined by what he learns on an "isolation retreat."

February 8, 2023

Oh baby: China offers free fertility treatments in effort to fight declining birthrates, population

The Chinese Communist Party is rolling out free fertility treatments to reverse the nation's downward trend in both birthrates and population.

February 8, 2023

D.C. mayor’s amended criminal code rewrite to get committee hearing, public safety chair says

The D.C. Council's public safety chair said Tuesday that she would give a hearing to Mayor Muriel Bowser's amended version of the massive criminal code rewrite.

February 7, 2023

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch caught with gun at Mexican airport, sentenced to over 3 years in prison

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a Mexican prison for packing a handgun on his trip to Cancun last month.

February 7, 2023