Matt Delaney

San Francisco officials concerned about ‘Tranq’ after 4 overdose deaths

Health officials in San Francisco are sounding the alarm about an animal tranquilizer that is being mixed into illegal drugs after a handful of overdose victims were found to have the substance in their system.

February 19, 2023

Roald Dahl’s famous children’s books get rewrites by ‘sensitivity experts’

Books by famed children's novelist Roald Dahl are being scrubbed to remove language deemed offensive by publisher Puffin to modern audiences.

February 19, 2023

Virginia police charge mother after child brought gun to school

Police in Norfolk, Virginia, said Friday they charged a mother after her 6-year-old child brought a handgun to school, a month after another 6-year-old Virginia student shot his teacher in class.

February 19, 2023

Support for DeSantis cools in latest GOP primary poll

Support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming the Republican Party's presidential nominee is waning, according to a new poll.

February 19, 2023

Chiefs coach Andy Reid threatened to bench players who watched Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show

Players for the Kansas City Chiefs were allowed to watch Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show Sunday -- at their own risk.

February 15, 2023

Homeless encampment inside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport prompts security review

Passenger reports of homelessness inside Chicago's O'Hare Airport are being reviewed by the international hub's security team.

February 15, 2023

Wisconsin decapitation suspect attacks her lawyer during court hearing

The Wisconsin woman accused of decapitating her lover while she was high on meth last year physically attacked her public defender in court Tuesday.

February 15, 2023

Girl Scouts robbed outside Rockville grocery store

A man stole the money box from a group of Girl Scouts selling cookies over the weekend at a grocery store in Rockville, Maryland, according to authorities.

February 15, 2023

Florida woman avoids sexual assault by telling suspect he’d have to ‘shoot her first’

A Florida woman was able to fend off a potential sexual assault by telling the armed assailant that "he would have to shoot her first," according to authorities.

February 14, 2023

Pennsylvania company fined for letting teen use woodchipper in deadly accident

A Pennsylvania treescaping company was fined for breaking child labor laws when it let a teenager use a woodchipper that wound up killing him, according to safety regulators.

February 14, 2023

Encampment clearing at D.C.’s McPherson Square spurs protest rally

The District of Columbia's planned clearing Wednesday of a large homeless encampment in McPherson Square motivated protesters to demonstrate against the move earlier this week.

February 14, 2023

Californian ‘refugees’ not wanted in Utah, governor says

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox doesn't want more Californian "refugees" flooding his state.

February 14, 2023

Starbucks campaign against union organizers ruled illegal; back pay, reinstatement for fired workers

Federal officials have ruled that Starbucks' move to interrogate and dismiss employees seeking to form a union violated U.S. labor laws and ordered the coffee chain giant to rehire and provide back pay for affected workers.

February 14, 2023

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