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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 09: Supporters of Luigi Mangione wait in line to enter Manhattan Federal Court on January 09, 2026 in New York City. Lawyers for Mangione attorneys are in court for the 27-year-old accused killer to try to avoid the death penalty in the fatal shooting of Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare’s top executive in 2024. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Luigi Mangione and legal team appear in court to challenge death penalty

Luigi Mangione, who is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, appeared in a Manhattan federal court on Friday with his legal team for a hearing seeking to block the federal government from pursuing the death penalty.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 02: The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree stands ahead of the Washington Monument prior to the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on December 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. This year’s tree, a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, marks the first U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from the state of Nevada. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s ‘Freedom 250’ celebration kicking off 2026 with light show and fireworks at Washington Monument

To ring in the New Year, the Washington Monument will reportedly be transformed into the world’s tallest birthday candle with a dazzling light show and spectacular fireworks, officially launching the nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

(L) KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 03: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 on October 3, 2010 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) / (R-Top) FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 16: Greg Biffle, driver of the #27 Redman Moist Snuff Ford, sits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 16, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) / (R-Bottom) Photo screenshot taken via video obtained by UK Press.

Family friend: Fmr NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family among 7 fatalities in N.C. private jet crash

A private jet registered to a company linked to former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle crashed and erupted into flames on Thursday morning at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina, authorities confirmed, resulting in seven fatalities, according to a reputable source who spoke with CNN.

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14-year-old ‘heroine’ recovering after being shot in leg while shielding children during Bondi Beach terrorist attack

A 14-year-old girl who was shot during the Bondi Beach antisemitic terrorist attack used her injured body to shield two young children whose mothers had been killed nearby. Rather than fleeing, she stayed with them to keep them safe and has since been widely hailed as a true heroine.

Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov, flanked by Palestinian Hamas fighters, smiles after being released along with two others as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange ,in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on February 22, 2025. Three more Israeli hostages were freed by Hamas militants at a ceremony in central Gaza on February 22 after two others were released in the southern part of the Palestinian territory. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Freed hostage: Trump’s election win instilled ‘fear’ in Hamas captors

Omer Shem Tov, a former Israeli hostage who was captured by Hamas terrorists while he was at the Nova Music Festival in Israel on October 7th, 2023, has revealed that his captors’ behavior drastically changed once Donald Trump was re-elected president.

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N.Y.: ‘Level 2’ sex offender with 16 prior arrests charged with assaulting 20-year-old NYU student

A 45-year-old homeless man with a lengthy history of sex crimes and violence against women was arrested on Tuesday after a brazen daylight assault on a 20-year-old New York University student just steps from the school’s Manhattan campus.