45 activists sentenced in Hong Kong national security case. The longest term is 10 years
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PeoplePolice Find 3 Chilling Words on Bullet Casings Used by Killer of CEO Brian Thompson: Report
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News
- The Daily Beast
CEO Killer Spent 10 Days in NYC After 17-Hour Bus Trip
Cops believe the main suspect in the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson rode a bus from Atlanta to New York City 10 days prior to the headline-grabbing incident—even more evidence that may point to premeditation of the grisly act. CNN reported Thursday night that the killer spent his days bouncing around the city before his shocking encounter with the insurance executive outside a New York Hilton early Wednesday morning, while a conference for the Minnesota-based health
- Associated Press
Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges
Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal online gambling group in China, officials said Thursday. Yan Zhenxing was detained Monday by immigration officers at a cross-border ferry terminal on Batam island, next to Singapore. Yuldi Yusman, the Director of Immigration Supervision and Enforcement, said Yan was arrested following an Interpol red notice for him.
- The Telegraph
Female supply teacher sent naked photos to student, 15, saying: ‘I bet all the boys fancy me’
A supply teacher sent naked photos and sexual videos to a 15-year-old and told him “I bet all the boys fancy me”.
- Associated Press
Legendary Medellin cartel drug lord released from US prison after serving 25 years
One of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a federal prison in the U.S. and is expected to be deported back home. Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show that Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence. Living in Miami, Ochoa ran a distribution center for the cocaine cartel once headed by Pablo Escobar.
- CNN
Gunman at large after UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in ‘brazen targeted attack,’ police say
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning in a “brazen, targeted attack” as he walked toward the company’s annual investor conference, NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch announced. The gunman remains on the loose.
- The Guardian
Police release new photo of suspect sought in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Images of suspect in shooting of Brian Thompson were taken by security cameras at a New York City hostel
- The Independent
Texas attorney burned Down Syndrome son’s body after shooting him dead when he mistook him for an intruder
Michael Howard told officials he ‘cremated’ his son because he believed it was what he ‘would have wanted’
- CNN
American vlogger abducted in Philippines presumed dead, police say
An American man abducted in the Philippines is presumed dead after a witness claimed he was shot during a struggle with his captors, the Philippines News Agency reported, citing police.
- Sky News
Smiling suspect seen in new images as New York police hunt killer of healthcare executive Brian Thompson
New images have been released of the suspect wanted over the targeted murder of a healthcare boss in New York City. Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel yesterday morning before the start of a conference. Police say the gunman was wearing a mask and footage shows him walking slowly behind Mr Thompson before shooting him several times in the back.
- The Independent
Woman charged as 42-year-old man dies after being seriously injured by dog
The man was taken to hospital, where he later died
- CNN
CNN traces suspected gunman movements the day of health care CEO killing
CNN retraced the steps of the man suspected of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Video shows the suspect stopping at Starbucks moments before the crime and fleeing the scene on an e-bike into Central Park. Police are still searching for the gunman.
- Associated Press
Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti's capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of violence the officers face almost daily in Port-au-Prince. The Kenyans, who were deployed to Haiti earlier this year to help quell gang violence, have faced relentless attacks. On Thursday, gunfire erupted in Port-au-Prince as Kenyan officers repelled heavily armed gangs that run 85% of the city and are fighting to seize full control.
- The Daily Beast
Starbucks and a Silencer: What Led to UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Cold-Blooded Killing
It took around 40 minutes for an assassin to locate UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, fire three shots at him, and then vanish on Wednesday morning outside of the New York Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan. Thompson, 50, was in town from Minnesota to attend an investor conference hosted by the publicly traded health insurance giant, which is also headquartered in Minnesota. He was transported six blocks away to Mount Sinai West hospital and pronounced dead just as the conference was getting
- Associated Press
Philippine police checking reports that a kidnapped American has died after being shot
Philippine police officials said Thursday they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, was shot twice with an M16 rifle while trying to fight off his four kidnappers, who posed as police officers, in the coastal town of Sibuco in Zamboanga del Norte province, police said. The kidnappers dragged him to a motorboat and sped off, according to earlier police reports.
- The Independent
Migrant teen stabbed to death in NYC by group of men who asked if he spoke English
Mayor Eric Adams said the incident could be classified as a hate crime
- CNN
Three climbers from the US and Canada are believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand’s highest peak
Two Americans and a Canadian who went missing after they attempted to summit New Zealand’s highest mountain are presumed dead, local police said Friday, as they suspended search operations.
- AFP News
Indonesia, Philippines agree to repatriate Filipina on death row
A Filipina on death row in Indonesia could be home before Christmas after Manila and Jakarta signed an agreement to repatriate her, officials said Friday."We agree to return the person concerned to the Philippines," Indonesia's senior law and human rights minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra told reporters after signing a "practical arrangement" for Veloso's repatriation in Jakarta.
- The Independent
Florida woman arrested after attacking Raising Cane’s worker over missing sauce, police say
McKenzie Anne Keeling, 31, couldn’t abide eating her lunch without the chicken finger chain’s signature condiment, according to an arrest affidavit.
- HuffPost
Photos Of Suspect In UnitedHealthcare CEO's Killing Released As Manhunt Continues
Brian Thompson, 50, was shot and killed outside a Manhattan hotel in a “targeted attack,” police say.