Luigi Mangione's defense files motion to preclude death penalty in his federal case

Lawyers for suspected assassin Luigi Mangione, an Ivy League graduate accused of gunning down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in New York City, have filed a motion in federal court asking the judge to block the
DOJ says whereabouts of Maryland immigrant wrongly deported to El Salvador are unknown

The Department of Justice on Friday said the whereabouts of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland-based Salvadoran immigrant wrongly deported to an El Salvador megaprison with hundreds of criminals and gang members last month, are unknown. The admission
Columbia anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil can be deported, judge rules

An immigration judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the United States due to his involvement in leading last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Judge Jamee Comans in Louisiana ruled on Friday that
NYC university sued, accused of not taking action against antisemitic harassment

A New York City university has been slapped with a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the New School’s Parsons School of Design “allowed a climate of antisemitic hostility” in the wake of the Oct. 7 massacre. The
NJ governor accused of harboring violent illegal criminals, DOJ launches probe

Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba announced a probe into the state’s Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy this week after he ordered state police not to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. “[US Attorney General] Pam Bondi
Small plane in Florida crashes with 3 on board

A small plane crashed on a road in southeast Florida on Friday morning with three people on board, according to the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The plane, a Cessna 310 aircraft, went down near the Boca Raton
Pilot in Hudson River helicopter crash called about needing fuel before fatal accident, CEO says

New details have emerged regarding the final moments of the helicopter that plunged into the Hudson River in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon. The pilot of the doomed aircraft reportedly radioed about needing to refuel
Russian American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has message for Trump after release from Russia

Russian American ballerina Ksenia Karelina said in a video she was “so grateful” to President Donald Trump after landing on American soil following a prisoner swap with Russia. Trump shared the video Friday morning on his Truth Social
Murder defendant Karen Read says she would've 'cheered' OJ Simpson verdict as she prepares for 2nd trial

Karen Read, accused of mowing down her Boston cop boyfriend, John O’Keefe, and leaving him to die on the ground in a blizzard, told an interviewer that she would have applauded OJ Simpson’s acquittal on murder charges
2 American women arrested at border for smuggling unaccompanied minors: CBP

Two American citizens were arrested by El Centro Sector Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents earlier this week, according to that agency. A female driver and passenger, both unnamed, were transporting two girls, ages 10 and 12,