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Woman’s death as officer responded to Marjorie Taylor Greene threat highlights growing swatting issue

Woman’s death as officer responded to Marjorie Taylor Greene threat highlights growing swatting issue

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (ROME, Ga.) — The death of a woman this week in a car crash involving a police officer who was responding to a bomb threat against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia home demonstrates the growing danger of swatting, police and experts said. Swatting refers to when a […]

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Luigi Mangione could face more charges in New York, Manhattan DA says

Luigi Mangione could face more charges in New York, Manhattan DA says

Photo by Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, who is accused of second-degree murder for allegedly gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, could face additional charges, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Asked why Mangione was charged with second-degree […]

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Kayaker who faked death, fled country has returned to US and is in custody in Wisconsin: Officials

Kayaker who faked death, fled country has returned to US and is in custody in Wisconsin: Officials

Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN LAKE, Wis.) — Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father who authorities said faked his own death at a lake and fled the country, has returned to the U.S. willingly and is now in custody in Wisconsin, the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on […]

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Kayaker who faked death and fled US taken into custody in Wisconsin: Officials

Kayaker who faked death and fled US taken into custody in Wisconsin: Officials

Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office (GREEN LAKE, Wis.) — Ryan Borgwardt, the husband and father who authorities said faked his own death at a lake and fled the country, has returned to the U.S. willingly and is now in custody in Wisconsin, the Green Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced on […]

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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione’s gun matches shell casings from crime scene, NYPD says

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione’s gun matches shell casings from crime scene, NYPD says

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The ghost gun allegedly in Luigi Mangione’s possession when he was arrested in Pennsylvania has been matched to three shell casings recovered at the scene of Brian Thompson’s murder in New York City, NYPD Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Wednesday. Fingerprints recovered from a […]

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Arctic blast to blanket much of US with below-freezing temperatures

Arctic blast to blanket much of US with below-freezing temperatures

Hyoung Chang/Denver Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans should prepare for an Arctic blast that will blanket much of the country in below-freezing temperatures over the next several days. Frigid conditions are expected over a large swath of the contiguous U.S. in the aftermath of a […]

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Dick Van Dyke among stars forced to flee Southern California wildfire

Dick Van Dyke among stars forced to flee Southern California wildfire

Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MALIBU, Calif.) — A raging wildfire fanned by strong Santa Ana winds has spread to nearly 4,000 acres in Malibu, California, destroying homes and leaving more than 20,000 people under evacuation orders, including 98-year-old actor Dick Van Dyke and other celebrities in the oceanfront community. The Franklin […]

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Real estate tycoons the Alexander brothers arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

Real estate tycoons the Alexander brothers arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

amphotora/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Alexander brothers — Alon, Oren and Tal — have been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, according to New York prosecutors. For well over a decade, the prominent real estate brothers conspired to “repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women,” […]

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What we know about Luigi Mangione, Ivy League grad charged in CEO’s murder

What we know about Luigi Mangione, Ivy League grad charged in CEO’s murder

NYPD (NEW YORK) — He was an Ivy League graduate and the valedictorian of his class at a private all-boys high school in Baltimore, where his wealthy family is prominent in the real estate business and owns country clubs and golf courses. Despite having a privileged background, Luigi Mangione was described by […]

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UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione allegedly wrote about plan to ‘whack’ CEO, sources say

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Luigi Mangione allegedly wrote about plan to ‘whack’ CEO, sources say

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Fingerprints taken from Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appear to match fingerprints recovered from items found near the shooting scene, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The prints recovered from a water bottle and a cellphone were smudged, but […]

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