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Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson plans to challenge his extradition from Pennsylvania to New York, where he faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with last week's high-profile fatal shooting.The suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested on Monday and charged in Pennsylvania for allegedly possessing an untraceable "ghost" gun.""He has constitutional rights and that's what he's doing" in […]

(ALTOONA, Pa.) -- The firearm found on the suspect in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is believed to have been an untraceable ghost gun, according to police.Police have said they believe the gun was 3D printed, and that it had no serial number. The silencer may have been 3D printed as well, they said.The ghost gun was discovered in suspect Luigi Mangione's possession upon his arrest in Altoona, Pennsylvania, […]

Houston Chronicle via Getty Images, FILE (HOUSTON, Tex.) -- A restaurant owned by NBA player James Harden in Houston, Texas, has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week.The lawsuit, filed in Harris County District Court on Monday, alleges that the restaurant, Thirteen by James Harden, caused Christian Daniel Herrera's intoxication and provided him with alcohol in excess that led to a fatal car accident.Cassaundra Jackson, the mother […]

Bobby Bank/Getty Images (TRENTON, N.J.) -- A New Jersey state senator is calling for a limited state of emergency over the mysterious drones that have been seen flying over New Jersey in recent weeks."The State of New Jersey should issue a limited state of emergency banning all drones until the public receives an explanation regarding these multiple sightings," Republican state Sen. Jon Bramnick said in a statement Tuesday.The call came […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione,  the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, yelled to the press about "an insult to the intelligence of the American people" as he was physically dragged into a Pennsylvania courthouse on Tuesday.Mangione, who was shackled at the waist and ankles, was brought to court for an extradition hearing in connection with Thompson's Dec. 4 slaying outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel.Mangione, who was […]

Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON) --  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to head to Capitol Hill next week for meetings with multiple senators, Kennedy's spokesperson says.Kennedy transition spokesperson Katie Miller told ABC News that Kennedy will be on the Hill for four consecutive days for marathon meetings as Kennedy works to shore up support ahead […]

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Family and friends reacted with shock and disbelief after Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was identified as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Monday following a dayslong manhunt after an individual at the establishment thought he bore a resemblance to the suspect being sought in the fatal shooting of Thompson last week […]

(DENVER, Co.) -- Law enforcement agencies in the Denver, Colorado, metropolitan area are investigating a rise in burglaries targeting Asian homes, businesses and places of worship across the community.There have been around 100 reported burglaries of Asian homes across the state this year, according to Denver ABC affiliate KMGH-TV.The sheriff's office in Douglas County -- which is south of Denver -- told ABC News that there have been around 14 […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last week, considered the slaying to be a "symbolic takedown" of UnitedHealthcare over perceived corruption, according to a confidential assessment of the crime by the NYPD intelligence bureau described to ABC News.Mangione "appeared to view the targeted killing ... as a symbolic takedown and a direct challenge to its alleged […]