Matt Delaney

Left-leaning ‘resistance’ told to leave DOJ now; Trump aims to oust saboteurs of ambitious agenda

The incoming Trump administration has a message for left-leaning Justice Department employees hoping to block or interfere with the new president's agenda: Get out.

November 12, 2024

Ex-NFL coach Jack Del Rio to resign from Wisconsin role after drunk driving arrest

Former NFL coach Jack Del Rio will part ways with the University of Wisconsin's football team after he was arrested last week on a drunk driving charge.

November 11, 2024

Jewish restaurant in D.C. vandalized on Kristallnacht anniversary raises antisemitic suspicions

Someone smashed the windows of a kosher restaurant in the District over the weekend in what the owner is calling an antisemitic attack, noting the vandalism occurred on the anniversary of Kristallnacht.

November 11, 2024

Long Island son wanted after being linked to dad’s fatal stabbing

Police said they are looking for a 23-year-old New York man who is accused of stabbing his father to death over the weekend at the family's Long Island home.

November 11, 2024

Missing Oregon nurse found dead in Budapest; Irishman charged in slaying

Hungarian authorities said a nurse from Portland, Oregon, was killed while vacationing in Budapest, and an Irishman has been arrested in connection to her slaying.

November 11, 2024

Subway passenger thankful ex-Marine Penny stopped homeless man’s ‘satanic’ threats

More subway passengers testified Thursday in the manslaughter trial against Daniel Penny, including a woman who said she was relieved the former Marine stepped in to restrain Jordan Neely with a chokehold last year because the homeless man's "satanic" rant made her fear for her life.

November 7, 2024

Former leader of Christian voting organization charged with child pornography

Minnesota authorities charged the former CEO of a Christian voting nonprofit after he was accused of having a hard drive containing images of child pornography.

November 7, 2024

No charges for Park Police officer who fatally shot fleeing teen driver in D.C.

D.C. prosecutors on Thursday said they won't bring charges against a U.S. Park Police officer who shot and killed a fleeing teenage driver in the Northeast part of the city after the cop became trapped in the backseat of the boy's car.

November 7, 2024

Prince George’s County celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon wounded in Hyattsville shooting

Former NFL player-turned-celebrity chef Tobias Dorzon was hospitalized this week after he was shot during a stickup in Prince George's County.

November 7, 2024

Voters in liberal strongholds turn on soft-on-crime prosecutors

Voters fed up with crime in California, Illinois and Georgia went to the ballot box to fire prosecutors many saw as too lenient on criminals -- including George Gascon, the George Soros-backed Democratic district attorney in Los Angeles County.

November 6, 2024

Indicted D.C. Council member Trayon White secures third term despite ongoing bribery case

Ward 8 voters on Tuesday sent incumbent Trayon White back to the D.C. Council for a third term, even as the embattled lawmaker faces a federal bribery case that clouds his political future.

November 5, 2024

Man charged with punching election official in Chicago suburbs

Police in Illinois said a man was arrested and charged over the weekend after he attacked an elderly election official while waiting in an early voting line.

November 5, 2024

Subway passengers take stand in ex-Marine’s trial over choking death of homeless man

Prosecutors called up two passengers who saw Daniel Penny, 26, put Jordan Neely into a chokehold in May 2023, with one of the straphangers testifying that the 30-year-old homeless man made her so nervous she nearly passed out.

November 4, 2024

Mayor downplays election unrest worries, but D.C. businesses, federal properties amp up security

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said there are "no credible threats" to the District ahead of Tuesday's presidential election, despite several downtown businesses boarding up their buildings and the White House and other federal properties erecting climb-proof fencing along their perimeters.

November 4, 2024

Minnesota wife arrested in Angola after being tied to missionary husband’s killing

A Minnesota church said a missionary's wife was arrested in Angola last week after authorities in the west-central African nation linked the woman to her husband's slaying.

November 4, 2024

D.C. businesses prep for potential election unrest; White House, Harris residence get extra fencing

Workers boarded up the District's downtown businesses and fenced off the vice president's residence Sunday as the city prepared for potential vandalism in the wake of this week's presidential election.

November 3, 2024

Ex-Marine’s trial set to begin over chokehold death of homeless man on subway

Opening statements are scheduled for Friday in the trial against a former Marine accused of choking a homeless man to death last year in Manhattan after the vagrant boarded a crowded subway car and began behaving erratically.

October 31, 2024

Jewish leaders want hate-crime charges in Chicago shooting that wounded kippah-wearing man

Jewish community leaders in Chicago called for hate-crime charges against an assailant who reportedly targeted and shot an Orthodox Jewish man as the victim walked to a synagogue while wearing a skullcap.

October 31, 2024

Urban crime rises as policing declines, policies soften; report disputes Biden safety claim

A surge in rapes, muggings and shootings has taken hold in American cities since 2019, according to an analysis of federal data, and researchers say the violence is a product of Democrats' anti-police, pro-criminal policies enacted after the death of George Floyd.

October 31, 2024

Boyfriend kills himself after being lone suspect in girlfriend’s death at luxury Hamptons spa

Police said Wednesday that the man suspected of killing his girlfriend at a ritzy Hamptons spa was found dead in Pennsylvania after he turned a gun on himself.

October 30, 2024