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CNNThe suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO killer planned his attack well – but made crucial mistakes, experts say
At first glance, the assassin seemed too meticulous to be an amateur and too careless to be a professional.
- Bloomberg
Mahathir ready for criminal probe over Singapore island dispute
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he is ready to face any potential criminal probe over his handling of a sovereignty dispute with neighbouring Singapore over an island.
- People
How Police Closed in on Man Suspected of Shooting United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested in Altoona, Pa., in connection with Brian Thompson's fatal shooting on Dec. 4, in New York City
- People
Who Is Luigi Mangione? What We Know About the Ivy League Grad Suspected of Shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione was detained in a Pennsylvania McDonald's five days after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's death
- People
Tiger Kills Zoo Janitor in ‘Extremely Violent’ Attack After He Leaves Security Door Open: Reports
The 52-year-old man was reportedly killed after he failed to correctly follow safety protocols
- The Hill
McDonald’s customer who spotted Luigi Mangione details encounter
A McDonald’s customer who spotted Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, described the moment when he saw the suspect in the restaurant Monday. The man, identified only as Larry, told Fox News that he was with a group of friends in the McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., when…
- The Independent
US woman who wanted to be clown jailed for entering Australia with 24-carat golden gun
Liliana Goodson told the court she brought the pistol for her protection
- HuffPost
Luigi Mangione's Family Breaks Silence After His Arrest In UnitedHealthcare Case
The suspected shooter is a member of the wealthy, Maryland-based Mangione family.
- Cinema Online
Pace Wu denies rumours of boyfriend committing money laundering
The actress releases a statement through her lawyer demanding the media to retract such articles
- The Telegraph
Rats, pigeons and water buffaloes massacred in world’s largest animal sacrifice
Blood oozed across the dry, dusty earth as the high priest of Gadhimai raised his traditional khukuri knife and beheaded the five animals before him, triggering a frenzy of killing in the early hours of a foggy Sunday morning.
- The Telegraph
World-renowned Jaguar restoration expert dies after being attacked in his home
A world-renowned Jaguar restoration expert has died after being attacked in his home.
- AFP News
Thai police detain 124 people in 'drug party' bust
Police in Thailand detained more than 120 people found in their underwear at a drug-fuelled party in Bangkok, officers told AFP Monday.Police Colonel Pansa Amarapitak told AFP that they were tipped off about a "drug party" in a room at a hotel in central Bangkok early on Sunday morning.
- Reuters
South Korea police raid Yoon office over failed martial law as impeachment vote looms
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a presidential security official said on Wednesday, in a widening investigation into the embattled leader's failed attempt to impose martial law. Separately, Kim Yong-hyun, former defence minister and a close confidant of Yoon, attempted suicide at a detention centre where he is held after being arrested, a Justice Ministry official told a parliament hearing. A presidential security service official confirmed to Reuters that police raided Yoon's office.
- The Daily Beast
Classmate of Suspect Held in Healthcare CEO’s Killing Reveals What He Was Like at School
A former classmate of Luigi Mangione said he “almost had a heart attack” after finding out the 26-year-old was arrested Monday on suspicion of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “He would be the last one I would think would do something like this,” Freddie Leatherbury, who attended the Gilman School—an all-boys private institution in Baltimore—with Mangione told The Baltimore Sun shortly after his arrest. “He was a nice kid.” Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania took Mangione into custody M
- Associated Press
Haitians demand protection after gang leader massacres dozens of people to avenge son's death
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A gang leader accused of killing more than 100 people in Haiti's capital to avenge his son's death was still persecuting residents on Tuesday, according to a rare witness account. Mackenson Cangé, whose father was among the victims, told Magik9 radio station that residents in the gang-controlled area said gunmen were still hunting down older people and killing younger ones as well. Few details about the two-day killing spree in the community of Cité Soleil on Friday and Saturday have been made public.
- The Independent
1,000 bottles of baby oil and ‘freak offs’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and the rise of his ‘criminal enterprise’
More than three decades after Sean Combs named his label Bad Boy Records, he’s been arrested on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges, accused of everything from arson to kidnapping. As authorities outline the shocking activities allegedly carried out at Combs’ direction by his “criminal enterprise,” Sheila Flynn charts the star’s epic fall from grace
- CNN
Woman arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport
A Canadian woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into New Zealand — by disguising them as Christmas presents.
- LA Times
Impersonators are claiming laptops at Apple stores before real owners can pick them up
The crime, reported to several media outlets in Southern California, occurs when consumers order Apple laptops online but find that when they arrive at the Apple stores to pick up the computers, they have already been claimed and taken.
- People
McDonald’s Employee Called 911 After Seeing United Healthcare CEO Shooting Suspect: ‘The Real Hero’
"As a father, as a husband, he did not deserve to die like this on the sidewalk in New York City," Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said of the victim, Brian Thompson
- The Telegraph
South Korea’s ex-defence minister ‘tried to commit suicide in police cell’
South Korea’s former defence minister, who is accused of playing a lead role in the president’s failed imposition of martial law, has tried to commit suicide in police custody.