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(NEW YORK) -- Accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione could stand trial by the end of the year, the judge in his federal case said Friday at a hearing in a Manhattan courtroom that was filled with Mangione's supporters.Mangione was back in federal court, where the defense presented arguments seeking to dismiss the death penalty counts against him if he is convicted of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson […]

(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis mom fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday in an alleged vehicle-ramming incident, "sparkled" and "was made of sunshine," her wife said in an emotional statement to Minnesota Public Radio.Becca Good told MPR Friday that on Jan. 7., she and her wife "stopped to support our neighbors" before the incident, which was caught on video and has […]

(NEW YORK) -- The judge in Luigi Mangione's federal case ruled Friday that the accused CEO killer's backpack was lawfully seized by police when Mangione was apprehended in a Pennsylvania McDonalds's five days after the shooting.Mangione returned to Manhattan federal court Friday, where prosecutors have said they would seek the death penalty if he's convicted of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk in 2024. Two women who […]

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- A Customs and Border Protection Agent shot and injured two people in Portland, Oregon, Thursday, who federal authorities said "weaponized" their vehicle against law enforcement.The incident came after an ICE officer on Wednesday allegedly shot and killed a woman in her car in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking outrage and backlash against the presence of federal agents there. Similarly, the mayor of Portland called for immigration enforcement operations to […]

U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York John A. Sarcone III at a news conference on Monday, April 28, 2025, in the U.S. Attorney's Office at the James T. Foley Federal Courthouse in Albany, N.Y. Will Waldron/Albany Times Union via Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- A day after ruling that Trump-appointed U.S. attorney John Sarcone is not lawfully serving in his position, a federal judge has denied Sarcone's […]

Spencer and Monique Tepe are seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Rob Misleh) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The Columbus, Ohio, police chief is speaking out for the first time since the mysterious murders of dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe.The couple was found shot to death in their home on Dec. 30, Columbus police said. Their two young children were found safe inside."This case is definitely disturbing," Chief Elaine Bryant told Columbus […]

(NEW YORK) -- Luigi Mangione returns on Friday to Manhattan federal court, where prosecutors have said they would seek the death penalty if he's convicted of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk in 2024. The appearance follows a three-week hearing in state court during which Mangione tried to convince the judge to exclude some of the critical evidence police said they found in his backpack, including […]

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- Two people were injured in a shooting involving a federal agent in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, according to authorities.The incident came a short time after an ICE officer allegedly shot and killed a woman in her car in Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking outrage and backlash against the presence of federal agents there. Similarly, the mayor of Portland called for immigration enforcement operations to halt while the investigation is […]

(CALIFORNIA) -- A year ago, the deadly wildfires in Southern California left behind a trail of destruction and forced desperate families to flee for their lives.Charred vehicles filled the streets in Los Angeles' Pacific Palisades neighborhood, where the flames reduced houses to ash-covered shells.The embers are gone and the dust has settled a year later, but most of those houses are still vacant lots and families remain stuck in limbo."World […]