Hours before Luigi Mangione’s arraignment in federal court, federal prosecutors submitted formal notice that they intend to seek the death penalty if he’s convicted, citing, in part his alleged desire “to provoke broad-based resistance to the victim’s industry” by killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione is expected to plead not guilty when he appears…
A Texas nun who advocates for immigrants is making an unexpected journey to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral a decade after the pontiff singled her out for praise during a 2015 ABC News event. Sister Norma Pimentel has been the face of immigrant advocacy in South Texas for more than a decade, overseeing the Rio…
In federal courthouses across the country Thursday, President Donald Trump’s administration faced a series of legal setbacks to implementing the president’s agenda. On issues ranging from education policy and voting rights to congestion pricing, the series of rulings and developments marked the latest legal setbacks for an administration battling nearly 200 lawsuits in court. Three…
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she felt something brush against her leg as a thief was dragging away her purse at a Washington restaurant on Sunday. Noem said she thought one of her grandchildren who was dining with her had kicked her by accident. “I think I was a busy grandma with four grandkids…
The outlook of an all-out trade war between the U.S. and China remains a central question for the global economy, but the two sides appear to disagree even about whether talks have begun. President Donald Trump late Wednesday said the world’s two largest economies are “actively” discussing trade issues. Hours later, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson…
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive New Jersey wildfire that has consumed at least 15,000 acres and continued to burn Thursday, authorities said. In a statement released Thursday morning, New Jersey officials, including Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, announced the arrest of Joseph Kling of Waretown, New Jersey,…
Amid a tense legal battle over deportations, President Donald Trump is now arguing undocumented migrants should not be given a trial where they could challenge being removed from the country. “We’re getting them out, and I hope we get cooperation from the courts because you know, we have thousands of people that are ready to…
LONDON — At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight Russian attack on several districts and residential areas in Kyiv, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. “Overnight, Russia held a massive attack on Ukraine,”the Ministry of Defense said. “Cruise missiles, drones, ballistic weapons — yet another strike on peaceful cities…
A federal judge is temporarily pausing discovery in the case of the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued an order Wednesday evening pausing expedited discovery in the case for seven days. The move came after the Trump administration, in a sealed motion earlier in the day, asked the judge…
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state’s entire GOP congressional delegation are urging President Donald Trump to reconsider after the Federal Emergency Management denied the state’s request for federal disaster relief following a series of deadly storms last month. After severe storms hit the state in mid-March, Sanders applied for disaster relief through FEMA,…
