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A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has led to authorities issuing mandatory evacuation orders in parts of southern California as the fire rapidly spread, authorities said. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) -- A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has led to authorities issuing mandatory evacuation orders in parts of southern California as the fire rapidly spread, authorities said.The fire began […]

(NEW YORK) -- A University of Pennsylvania graduate has been charged with murder in the targeted attack of Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare who was fatally shot outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel ahead of an investor conference, according to the NYPD.Luigi Mangione was charged in the fatal shooting after he was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after an individual at a McDonald's recognized him from the […]

(HOUSTON) -- A military veteran died after allegedly being physically attacked during an argument over a parking space outside of a Houston, Texas grocery store, according to a statement from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Earl Hollins, 80, was allegedly assaulted by Anthony Ray Boyce, 57, on Friday during the disagreement in a Food Town parking lot, the HCSO said. Boyce allegedly drove away in Hollins' car after the attack, according […]

Getty/Richlegg (TERRELL, Tex.) -- A police officer was fatally shot Sunday night while conducting a traffic stop in Terrell, Texas, police said.The officer, 28-year-old Jacob Candanoza, called for a cover unit upon initiating the traffic stop around 11 p.m., the Terrell Police Department said. But before backup could arrive, police said they received two 911 calls about an officer being shot.Responding officers found Candanoza at the scene with gunshot wounds, […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione, a person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was taken into custody on Monday in Pennsylvania, nearly one week after the "brazen, targeted" shooting outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, police said.Here is a timeline of the suspect's whereabouts before, during and after the shooting:Nov. 24The killer entered New York City by bus on Nov. 24, when a surveillance camera […]

(NEW YORK) -- Police are questioning 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in Altoona, Pennsylvania, as a person of interest in connection with the brazen Midtown Manhattan murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, according to authorities.Mangione, from Maryland, has been arrested by Altoona police on unrelated gun charges, according to authorities.He was on a Greyhound bus traveling through Altoona on Monday morning, sources said, when he got off and walked into […]

(NEW YORK) -- A Manhattan jury found Daniel Penny not guilty in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely, following nearly a week of deliberations.Penny, a former Marine and architecture student, was initially charged with manslaughter and negligent homicide. Prosecutors alleged that Penny killed Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who had previously been a Michael Jackson impersonator, when he placed him in a six-minute-long chokehold on a subway car in May […]

(NEW YORK) -- Sean "Jay-Z" Carter fired back in a court filing Monday after he and Sean "Diddy" Combs were accused of raping a 13-year-old girl at an after-party following the 2000 Video Music Awards, according to an amended civil lawsuit filed Sunday.Carter filed a motion Monday to deny the plaintiff's request to remain anonymous, calling for either her identity to be disclosed or the suit to be dismissed.In the […]

(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J.) -- The mayors of 21 towns in New Jersey are demanding action in a letter sent to Gov. Phil Murphy over the mysterious drones that have been spotted flying overhead in recent weeks.Since mid-November, large drones of uncertain origin have been repeatedly spotted in the sky at night over central and northern New Jersey.The drones, which are larger than the type typically used by hobbyists, have raised concerns due […]