Luigi Mangione is set to face trial in September for the alleged 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A New York judge has ordered that the 12 jurors remain completely anonymous throughout the high-profile trial to protect them from intimidation or corruption. The prosecution and defense will work together on a questionnaire for prospective jurors, which will later be made public. Mangione faces state … Continue reading Luigi Mangione murder trial to have anonymous jury 

An Arkansas high school football player discovered a venomous cottonmouth snake hiding inside his helmet after practicing for nearly an hour. The two-foot-long snake had slipped beneath the helmet’s padding and remained hidden until the player noticed unusual movement. School staff were shocked when they inspected the helmet and found the snake trapped inside. Animal Services safely removed the cottonmouth and relocated it to a … Continue reading Arkansas high school football player finds deadly snake was in his helmet

A 47-year-old Georgia teacher died after rescuing a young girl caught in a rip current off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Derrick Moore, of Loganville, entered the water Friday evening and successfully brought the girl to safety before being pulled underwater by the current. His body was found along the shore around 1 p.m. Saturday, and officials confirmed he did not know the girl he rescued. … Continue reading Metro teacher dies saving girl caught in rip current along Myrtle Beach

Albuquerque police arrested 35-year-old Victor Rivera-Jimenez in connection with a road-rage shooting that killed 30-year-old Corsinio Martinez Friday evening. Police say Martinez was shot while driving on Unser Boulevard and crashed into a light pole, where officers found him dead from gunshot wounds. Investigators identified Rivera-Jimenez’s black GMC Sierra using automated license plate readers and later found surveillance footage placing him and his family in … Continue reading Man Takes Family to Restaurant After Road-Rage Killing

A man described by police as “armed and dangerous” was arrested Saturday after a three-day manhunt in New York’s Hudson Valley. Police say 32-year-old Thomas David Ryan allegedly killed his 70-year-old father, Robert Ryan, and intentionally set his father’s home near Port Jervis on fire. Authorities located Ryan in Gilboa after receiving multiple tips from people who reported seeing his vehicle in the area. Ryan … Continue reading Manhunt for suspect ends three days after dad killed, raging house fire set in NY

A woman was killed and a man was critically injured after they were shot on the porch of a home in Philadelphia late Sunday night. Police found 61-year-old Michelle Wilson and a 67-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds and took them to Temple University Hospital. Investigators believe at least one shooter opened fire on the pair, leaving at least 20 shell casings at the scene. … Continue reading Woman killed, man injured after being shot outside Philadelphia home

A boat overturned near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday night, killing a 27-year-old woman and her five-month-old baby. Twelve other people were rescued from the water and were reported to be in stable condition. Police arrested the boat’s 46-year-old operator, Manuel Hernandez, who faces 13 counts of reckless endangerment. The victims were identified by the restaurant where the woman’s husband worked as Sara Sanchez … Continue reading Man arrested after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty killing woman and infant