Matt Delaney

Escaped 15-foot python ‘Big Mama’ found safe after a week on the slither

A 15-foot python named "Big Mama" was found safe Wednesday after slipping out of her enclosure last week at a Los Angeles home.

July 13, 2023

Emergency bill gives judges leeway to jail suspects before trial amid spike in D.C. crime

The D.C. Council approved emergency legislation Tuesday to make it easier to keep accused violent offenders locked up before their trials as the District struggles to respond to a citywide wave of shootings, lootings and carjackings.

July 11, 2023

Chiefs football fan charged with robbing Iowa bank, suspected in string of crimes

Federal prosecutors filed charges Monday against a Kansas City Chiefs fan accused of robbing a bank in Iowa and suspected of holdups in other states.

July 11, 2023

Amtrak train derails near D.C.’s Union Station

An Amtrak train derailed Tuesday morning right outside of D.C.'s Union Station, according to authorities.

July 11, 2023

Toronto Zoo tells guests to stop showing videos to gorillas

The Toronto Zoo wants visitors to stop sharing videos with its curious and impressionable gorillas.

July 11, 2023

Lawmakers nix plan to hand out fentanyl-smoking supplies in Portland: Report

Officials in Multnomah County, Oregon, reversed course Monday on a plan to hand out "smoking supplies" to Portland's fentanyl users, just days after the county intended to begin distributing the materials, according to a report.

July 11, 2023

Historic broadside of Declaration of Independence goes for over $2.8 million at auction

A 1776 broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence sold for over $2.8 million this weekend during an auction in Dallas.

July 10, 2023

3 TSA agents arrested in Miami, accused of stealing from passengers

Three TSA agents in Miami were arrested last week on charges they were stealing from airport travelers passing through security, according to court documents.

July 10, 2023

Harry Styles hit by thrown object during Vienna concert

Harry Styles was the latest pop star to be hit by an object onstage when the British singer was struck in the face Saturday during a concert in Vienna, Austria.

July 10, 2023

Tennessee soccer coach arrested on child abuse charges

A popular youth soccer coach in Tennessee was arrested on child sex abuse charges after videos of the alleged crime were discovered by restaurant staff trying to return a lost phone, police said Sunday.

July 10, 2023

Northern lights to be visible from Montana to Maryland this week

The northern lights are expected to be visible in more than a dozen states this week due to a high amount of activity in Earth's geomagnetic field.

July 10, 2023

Trans woman wins Miss Universe pageant in Netherlands

A transgender woman was crowned as the Miss Universe Netherlands' winner Saturday.

July 9, 2023

Vermont tribe wants Ben & Jerry’s to return ‘stolen’ land where company’s headquarters is located

Ben & Jerry's called on the U.S. to return "stolen indigenous land" to American Indians during its Independence Day message last week. Now a tribe in Vermont is asking the famous ice cream company to personally partake in that effort.

July 9, 2023

Georgia mayor arrested for burglary, trespassing

A mayor in the Atlanta area was arrested on burglary and trespassing charges Saturday after he suggested he entered a home that he thought was vacant.

July 9, 2023

D.C. police search for suspect in Catholic University shooting that killed Kentucky man

D.C. police are seeking a suspect in connection with the shooting death of a Kentucky man on Catholic University's campus in Northeast last week.

July 9, 2023

Doctors Without Borders closes hospital in Haiti after gunmen enter, kidnap patient

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres shut down a hospital in Haiti's capital Friday after the organization said a group of armed men stormed the facility and kidnapped a gunshot victim.

July 9, 2023

Pennsylvania murder suspect escapes prison using bed sheets; considered ‘dangerous’

A murder suspect escaped from a Pennsylvania prison Thursday by tying together bed sheets and using them to slide off the roof of the complex, according to court documents.

July 9, 2023

To serve and reject: Distrust, stress leave top offices in U.S. police departments empty

An anti-police sentiment among politicians that feeds off an increasingly mistrustful -- and vocal -- public is convincing some of the nation's top law enforcement officials to call it quits.

July 7, 2023

Texas man missing 8 years? No, he was living with family, say neighbors

The 25-year-old Texas man who turned up last week after vanishing eight years ago is having his missing status called into question by the family's neighbors, according to a report.

July 6, 2023

Kentucky man gunned down at Catholic University

A Kentucky man was shot and killed Wednesday on Catholic University's campus in the District of Columbia's Northeast area, according to authorities.

July 6, 2023