Matt Delaney

D.C. prosecutor hints at investigation over TikTok video calling for Musk’s assassination

D.C.'s top prosecutor on Monday appeared to suggest he was launching an investigation after commenting on a social media post from a woman who called for the assassination of Elon Musk.

February 24, 2025

Broncos assistant coach charged with punching police officer at Denver airport

An assistant coach for the Denver Broncos has been arrested on charges of punching a police officer in the face at Denver International Airport, according to jail records.

February 24, 2025

Virginia mulls street takeover ban; Youngkin likely to veto retail marijuana, abortion rights

A proposal to clamp down on stunt-driving street takeovers drew bipartisan support during Virginia's just-wrapped legislative session and is likely to be signed into law by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, but the Republican is expected to veto bills establishing a retail marijuana market and enshrining late-term abortion access.

February 24, 2025

18-year-old charged with murder in shooting at Columbia Mall in Howard County, Maryland

Police in Howard County, Maryland, said Sunday they arrested an 18-year-old man in connection to a shooting near the Columbia Mall.

February 23, 2025

Connecticut cannibal killer granted conditional release from state hospital

A clinically insane Connecticut man who hacked another man to death and then devoured the victim's remains was granted a conditional release Friday because his treatment has gone so well, according to state rehabilitation officials.

February 23, 2025

D.C. mayor counters Trump’s talk of federal takeover as political gamesmanship

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday said she took seriously President Trump's call for a federal takeover of the District, but she also felt it was an "unnecessary distraction" by the president to unnerve other elected officials.

February 20, 2025

Conservative states, liberal cities look to tighten bail laws on violent suspects

A push to deny bail for a wider range of criminal suspects is taking hold in some Republican-led states -- and even a few Democrat-run cities.

February 20, 2025

D.C. police fatally shoot knife-wielding attacker who lunged at officers, tried to carjack woman

D.C. police officers shot and killed a man Tuesday night after he rammed his car into a police cruiser, attacked an officer with a knife and tried to carjack a passing motorist, authorities said.

February 19, 2025

Chad Bianco, pro-Trump sheriff, joins California governor’s race

A Trump-supporting sheriff in California said his nascent gubernatorial campaign will capitalize on the "revolution" against lawlessness and incompetency sweeping through the Golden State as he seeks to become its first Republican governor in 14 years.

February 18, 2025

Tren de Aragua gets homegrown rival with ‘Anti-Tren’ gang in New York City

Federal authorities said Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua has spawned an equally violent rival called "Anti-Tren," as inner turmoil is causing the transnational crime syndicate to fracture within its New York City branch.

February 17, 2025

Police arrest ‘Ziz,’ suspected leader of group linked to 5 killings across nation

The suspected leader of a transgender terror cult known as the "Zizians" and whose group is linked to at least five killings across the country, including last month's fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent, was arrested in Maryland, authorities reported Monday.

February 17, 2025

Special election to fill Trayon White’s former seat set for July

Nominations open Tuesday for the upcoming special election to replace Trayon White on the D.C. Council after the legislative body expelled the Ward 8 Democrat over bribery charges.

February 17, 2025

Jewish man in Miami arrested after shooting two Israelis he mistook for Palestinians

A Jewish man is expected in court Monday after he was accused of shooting at two complete strangers in Miami Beach because the men appeared to be Palestinians -- despite both victims turning out to be Jewish themselves.

February 17, 2025

Prosecutors back off hate-crime charges in brutal killing of transgender man in New York

The killing of a transgender man in upstate New York is not believed to be a hate crime, according to prosecutors, who said some of the alleged assailants were part of the LGBTQ community.

February 17, 2025

Transgender migrant wanted for deportation charged in rape of 14-year-old boy

A transgender migrant wanted for deportation was charged last week with raping a 14-year-old boy in New York City.

February 16, 2025

Two feared dead after triple shooting in Northeast D.C.

Two men were found unconscious and not breathing Sunday after D.C. police said they found three people with gunshot wounds inside a Northeast apartment building that afternoon.

February 16, 2025

Accused killer Luigi Mangione pens letter to supporters on website for his legal defense

Luigi Mangione, the Baltimore native charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare's CEO on the streets of New York City, thanked his supporters in an open letter shared on a new website dedicated to his legal defense.

February 16, 2025

Ex-Walgreens manager pleads guilty to staging robberies at store in D.C.’s Chinatown

A former Walgreens manager in the District pleaded guilty Thursday after federal prosecutors said she helped orchestrate several staged robberies inside the Chinatown drug store where she worked.

February 13, 2025

Seattle prosecutor wants harsher prison sentences for juvenile gun convicts

A bill proposing tougher jail sentences for Washington state's young gun offenders has a major backer in the Seattle area's top prosecutor.

February 13, 2025

California city bans homeless camps, threatens to arrest those who help build them

A San Francisco Bay Area city in California took an aggressive approach to its homeless problem Tuesday by banning public camping as well as criminalizing anyone who helps vagrants set up makeshift shelters.

February 12, 2025