Prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione
In a statement, Mangione’s lawyer Karen Friedman Agnifilo called the decision to seek the death penalty “barbaric.” Read more
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The latest about racial injustice and sexual abuse, spurred by the #MeToo movement, mass shootings and police violence in light of George Floyd’s death.
Harvard at risk of losing $9B in federal funds as U.S. reviews grants
The Departments of Education, Health and Human Services and the U.S. General Services Administration said in a written statement that $255.6 million in contracts between Harvard, its affiliates and the federal government were being reviewed, along with $8.7 billion in multi-year grant commitments. Read more
3 dead, at least 15 injured in shooting at New Mexico park
Police said the shooting began between two groups that had ill will toward each other, though the nature of the dispute was unknown. Read more
‘Snow White’ debuts in theaters, dogged by controversy
The project, with an estimated budget of $270 million, has become mired in the nation’s divisions over race, the 2024 election and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read more
Judges fear for their safety amid wave of threats
At a moment when the judiciary is weighing pivotal decisions on the legality of Trump administration policies, the potential for violence against judges seems to be rising. Read more
Authorities arrest Palestinian student protester at Columbia University
The student, Mahmoud Khalil at the university’s School of International and Public Affairs, was arrested by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents at his university residence on Saturday, the Student Workers of Columbia union said in a statement. Read more
Trump administration cuts $400M in Columbia University funding
The announcement escalated the administration’s targeting of Columbia, where protests last year over the war in the Gaza Strip set off a nationwide debate over free speech, campus policing and antisemitism, and led to similar demonstrations at schools nationwide. Read more
Man pleads guilty in Chicago Fourth of July parade shooting
The man, Robert Crimo III, pleaded guilty to 69 criminal counts, including murder and attempted murder, which will result in a sentence of at least seven consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole. Read more
Staffer with Musk’s DOGE amplified white supremacists online
Gavin Kliger lists his job on LinkedIn as “Special Advisor to the Director” at the Office of Personnel Management, which has been spearheading Musk’s efforts to shrink the federal workforce. Read more
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Capitol rioters freed after Trump issues sweeping pardons
Trump’s clemency extended from the people who committed only misdemeanors such as trespassing to those who attacked police officers and to the far smaller group who planned the assault on democracy. Read more
Agencies worry New Orleans truck attack may inspire copycats
The bulletin was issued a day after the FBI said Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native, was “100 percent inspired” by the Islamic State militant group to drive a truck into New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens of others. Read more
U.S. begins new year on high alert following attack, explosion
Police in Washington, the site of the Jan. 9 state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter and President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, said in a statement they had raised security across the city “in light of recent events,” and that the community will notice an increased police presence. Read more
New Orleans attack suspect acted alone, supported Islamic State, FBI says
The FBI said there appeared to be no link between the attack in New Orleans and the episode in Las Vegas on the same day in which a Tesla Cybertruck exploded in flames outside the Trump International Hotel. Read more
Driver kills 15, injures 30 after ramming truck into New Orleans crowd
The driver, identified by the FBI as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, died at the scene in the shootout with police and may have been acting in concert with others, officials said. Read more
Mangione pleads not guilty in New York state court appearance
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has charged Mangione with first-degree murder, as well as two variations of second-degree murder and weapons charges. He faces the possibility of life in prison without parole on those charges. Read more
Suspect in CEO killing agrees to be extradited to New York
The man, Luigi Mangione, was being held at a prison in Pennsylvania after he was spotted in a McDonald’s in the central part of the state and arrested by local police. Read more
Girl, 14, among those killed in Wisconsin school shooting
Rubi Vergara, 14, and teacher Erin West, 42, were both killed in the shooting, the Dane County Medical Examiner’s office said in a written statement. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by authorities just after the Monday shooting. Read more
Teen girl’s motive unclear in Wisconsin school shooting
School shootings have become a near-daily occurrence in the United States, with 322 of them this year, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. That is the second highest total of any year after last year’s record of 349. Read more
Luigi Mangione’s defense to hinge on mindset, emotion, evidence
Police claim that they have accumulated overwhelming evidence that Luigi Mangione fatally shot UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson, on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk in an early morning killing that reverberated across the U.S. Read more
Police: Teenage shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school
At least six other people were wounded, according to police. Two students had life-threatening injuries; four other people had non-life-threatening injuries. Read more
CEO killing suspect became disillusioned with society, then vanished
Police investigators have been scrambling to trace Luigi Mangione’s movements not only in the days before the Dec. 4 shooting, but also in the months that preceded it. Read more
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