Suspect in UnitedHealth executive murder was not a customer
UnitedHealth does not have prior records for either Mangione or his mother, the spokesperson said. Read more
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U.S. flies freed American Travis Timmerman out of Syria
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Timmerman had been transferred to Jordan and was currently with State Department officials. Read more
Kennedy lawyer calls for FDA to revoke polio vaccine approval
Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for health secretary, has said he does not want to take away access to any vaccines. But his continuing close partnership with Siri suggests that vaccine policy will be under sharp scrutiny. Read more
FBI: No security threat found in New Jersey drone sightings
The FBI and DHS in a joint statement said “it appears that many of the reported sightings are actually manned aircraft, operating lawfully. There are no reported or confirmed drone sightings in any restricted air space. ” Read more
Murder charge leads to surge in donations for Luigi Mangione
In New York, “Wanted” posters with the faces of CEOs have appeared on walls. Websites are selling Mangione merchandise, including hats with “CEO Hunter” printed across a bullseye. And some social media users have swooned over his smile and six-pack abs. Read more
Hannah Kobayashi’s family offers to return GoFundMe donations
Numerous donors contributed more than $47,000 to the family on GoFundMe before Kobayashi’s sister, Sydni, turned off donations this morning. Read more
Recent immigration surge has been largest in U.S. history
About 60% of immigrants who have entered the country since 2021 have done so without legal authorization, according to a report based on government data. Read more
Pentagon shoots down East Coast Iranian ‘mothership’ rumors
“There is no truth to that,” said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh. Read more
Police: Suspect’s notebook describes rationale for CEO killing
The notebook described going to a conference and killing an executive, the officials said. Read more
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Federal government budget deficit climbs to $367B
The health care and pension programs for seniors are two of the government’s largest expenditure items. Read more
Malibu wildfire rages on, destroys structures in California
More than 1,500 firefighters were battling the Franklin Fire, which had scorched nearly 4,000 acres (1,620 hectares) and was 7% contained as of Wednesday morning, as it burned in the steep, rugged terrain northwest of Los Angeles. Read more
Affirmative action opponents sue U.S. Air Force Academy
Students for Fair Admissions, a group founded by affirmative action opponent Edward Blum, filed the lawsuit against the Air Force Academy late on Tuesday, just days after a judge rejected its challenge to race-conscious admissions at the Annapolis, Maryland-based U.S. Naval Academy. Read more
Prominent real estate agents and brothers charged with sex trafficking
The three are Oren Alexander, his older brother Tal Alexander, who until this summer were real estate agents in New York and Miami, and Alon Alexander, Oren’s twin, who did not work in real estate. Read more
FBI Director Chris Wray to resign amid Trump pressure
Trump himself had appointed Wray, a fellow Republican, to his 10-year term in 2017, after firing his predecessor James Comey, who the then-president soured on over the FBI’s investigations into alleged contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia. Read more
California wildfire fueled by high winds forces Malibu evacuations
The wildfire, called the Franklin Fire, grew overnight from five acres (two hectares) to nearly 2,700 acres (1,092 hectares) along the steep mountainous terrain, spreading south over the Pacific Coast Highway in the picturesque coastal city of about 10,000 people. Read more
Suspect in UnitedHealth murder to fight extradition to New York
The suspect, Luigi Mangione, was also denied bail for the second time, a day after he was taken into custody at a fast food restaurant after a sprawling five-day manhunt. Read more
Webb telescope confirms universe expanding at unexpected rate
Two years of data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have now validated the Hubble Space Telescope’s earlier finding that the rate of the universe’s expansion is faster — by about 8% — than would be expected based on what astrophysicists know of the initial conditions in the cosmos and its evolution over billions of years. Read more
Former Marine found not guilty in fatal New York subway choking
Daniel Penny, 26, has said he never intended to kill Neely, a 30-year-old man with a history of mental illness, during their encounter on an uptown train on May 1, 2023. Read more
NYPD: Suspect arrested in CEO’s killing had ties to Hawaii
New York police describe Luigi Mangione as born and raised in Maryland, with ties to San Francisco, and said he lived in Honolulu until recently. Read more
U.S. Supreme Court avoids Hawaii legal fight over gun rights
The man, Christopher Wilson, had appealed the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate the charges against him after he was accused in 2017 of violating state laws restricting people from carrying firearms and ammunition outside the home without a license. Read more
Most serious charge dismissed in New York subway choking trial
The jurors today deadlocked over whether the man, Daniel Penny, was guilty of manslaughter, leaving unresolved a case that has come to exemplify New York’s post-pandemic struggles. Read more
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