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(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 […]

(MADISON, WI) -- Police are investigating the online footprint of 15-year-old Abundant Life Christian School shooting suspect Natalie Rupnow -- who went by Samantha -- as they piece together the course of events that left three people dead, Rupnow among them.Meanwhile, numerous schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District "were targeted by false threats often known as swatting" Tuesday, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes told reporters at a news conference.Police […]

A backyard in Orange County, New York, became the site of an incredible discovery of a complete mastodon jaw -- the first find like it in New York in more than 11 years. (New York State Museum) (NEW YORK) -- A backyard in Orange County, New York, became the site of an incredible discovery of a complete mastodon jaw -- the first find like it in New York in more […]

Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Washington Commanders may be one step closer to returning to their old stadium in Washington, D.C. after congressional leaders included a provision in the short-term government funding bill released Tuesday to transfer the jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium site from the federal government to local District of Columbia authorities.D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser celebrated the provision, […]

(GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA) -- The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday announced the transfer of two detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, bringing the total announced departures to three detainees in the last 24 hours.Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep, who are both Malaysians, are being sent to their home country to serve the remainder of a five year sentence imposed in June, the Pentagon said in a […]

(MADISON, WI) -- Wisconsin has a number of firearm-related laws in effect that limit access for children and individuals with a history of violence, even restricting individuals under 18 from possessing guns, according to state laws.As many questions remain unanswered in the investigation into why a 15-year-old girl allegedly opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, killing a student and teacher, before apparently taking her own life, […]

Burlington County prosecutor's office (WILLINGBORO TOWNSHIP, NJ) -- A 32-year-old woman has been arrested after allegedly bludgeoning her mother to death inside her own home, officials said.Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Police Chief Ian S. Bucs announced that Breanna Beacham -- who was temporarily staying at her mother’s residence on Hopewell Lane in Willingboro Township -- was charged on Tuesday with killing her mother in the […]

The first Harvard Law class admitted into the university since the Supreme Court effectively ended affirmative action at U.S. colleges last year is significantly less diverse, with a steep decline in Black and Hispanic student enrollment, according to data reported by The Harvard Crimson.According to the data, which was reported to the American Bar Association, Harvard Law’s J.D. Class of 2027 includes 19 Black students, as opposed to 43 students […]

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump slammed the judge in his criminal hush money case Tuesday, a day after the judge refused to dismiss Trump's conviction on the grounds of presidential immunity.New York Judge Juan Merchan on Monday rejected Trump's request to vacate the verdict in the case based on the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision.Trump had sought to dismiss his criminal indictment and vacate the jury verdict on […]