Matt Delaney

D.C. Council member Trayon White heads to trial in federal bribery case

D.C. Council member Trayon White's long-awaited federal bribery trial begins Monday, as the Ward 8 Democrat looks to prove his innocence and keep his seat he has held for the past decade.

September 10, 2026

Three arrested in Manassas shooting that killed teen bystander; suspects had lengthy rap sheets

Investigators on Wednesday said three suspects were arrested after a 16-year-old girl died in a shootout at a community event in Manassas, with two of the alleged gunmen having criminal records that include violent and gun-related arrests.

September 9, 2026

Suspect in Brooklyn parade shooting was out on bail for attempted murder

The man accused of shooting another man at this week's West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn was out on bail on attempted murder charges stemming from a separate shooting.

September 9, 2026

National Guardsman arrested in D.C. after pulling gun on fellow trooper

A National Guard trooper assigned to patrol the District faces felony charges after he was accused of pointing his service pistol at another soldier during an argument about military-approved hairstyles, court documents said.

September 8, 2026

Chicago has fewest number of summer homicides since 1965

Chicago witnessed eight killings over the long Labor Day weekend, ending the summer as the city's least violent in over 60 years.

September 8, 2026

Frontrunner for Montgomery County executive suffers heart attack

Montgomery County Council member Will Jawando, the likely future county executive after winning the Democratic primary race this summer, suffered a heart attack this weekend while playing pick-up basketball.

September 7, 2026

Illinois mother who was ‘very invested’ in Lindsay Clancy trial accused of killing toddler son

A suburban Chicago woman charged with strangling her 2-year-old son last week had "recently become very invested in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial," according to court records.

September 7, 2026

Salvadoran migrant charged in deadly, drunken wrong-way crash in Montgomery County

The Department of Homeland Security said the man accused of killing a mother and daughter in a drunken, wrong-way crash in Montgomery County is Salvadoran migrant who is in the country illegally.

September 6, 2026

Two guards at Florida’s now-closed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ accused of hitting detainee

Two guards who used to work at Florida's now-closed "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention facility are charged with battery of an inmate, court records show.

September 6, 2026

China demands answers after citizen’s death in ICE custody on Northern Mariana Islands

The Chinese government wants to know how one of its citizens died shortly after being taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents on the Northern Mariana Islands.

September 3, 2026

Gunman kills two people, himself in Minneapolis shootout that wounded three police officers

Two people were killed Wednesday in a mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis in which nine people were injured, including three police officers. The suspect is also dead.

September 2, 2026

Children disabled by illegal-immigrant crime dominate House hearing on sanctuary policies

Parents whose children were permanently disabled in crashes involving unauthorized immigrant drivers gave impassioned testimony Tuesday on the human cost of deportation-proof "sanctuary" policies at a House Judiciary hearing.

September 1, 2026

Times Square knife attacker kills 1, injures another before police shoot suspect dead

The New York Police Department said a knife-wielding woman was shot and killed by police Monday after her deadly stabbing spree in Times Square.

September 1, 2026

Salvadoran man who groped Fairfax County students transferred to ICE custody

Federal officials said an illegal immigrant convicted of sexually assaulting several girls at a Fairfax County high school has been handed over to immigration authorities, signaling a rare break from the county's long-standing "sanctuary" policies that have helped migrant offenders skirt deportation.

September 1, 2026

One dead, 14 wounded in South Side Chicago park shooting; no arrests made

Chicago witnessed its largest mass shooting of the year this weekend, when police said two masked gunmen killed one person and wounded 14 others after opening fire on a crowd at a South Side park.

August 31, 2026

D.C. police officer dies after being shot inside police station

D.C. police said an officer died early Monday after suffering a gunshot wound inside a Northwest police station.

August 31, 2026

Gender ideology supporters more fond of political violence, left-wing authoritarianism, study finds

A White House-commissioned study found that people who more strongly believe in gender ideology, such as transgenderism, were more likely to think political violence was justified.

August 31, 2026

Woman arrested, charged after driving at law enforcement near Mar-a-Lago checkpoint

Florida authorities arrested and charged a woman with trying to run over a Secret Service agent and then local police officers after she was stopped at a security checkpoint by President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

August 27, 2026

Suspect in 2019 Fairfax County murder deported himself to Tajikistan in July, Homeland Security says

Federal authorities said Thursday that a Fairfax County man deemed mentally unfit to face murder charges in 2019 deported himself to Tajikistan last month while on an unsupervised weekend pass.

August 27, 2026

Maryland judge stops redistricting from going on November ballot; Democrats move to appeal

An Anne Arundel County judge ruled Wednesday that Maryland Democrats' congressional redistricting initiative cannot be put to voters on this November's general election ballot.

August 26, 2026