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26-year-old Luigi Mangione arrested, charged with murder in shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO

Luigi Mangione, 26, has been arrested in Pennsylvania and is expected to be extradited to New York to face murder charges in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News ...

CBS News - 6d

FirstFT: Man charged with murder of healthcare executive

Also in today’s newsletter, Lula in intensive care, and Wall Street’s ‘Merger Monday’

Financial Times - 6d

Saydnaya Prison: Inside Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse’

The search for loved ones inside Syria's detention centres

BBC News - 6d

Luigi Mangione charged with murder in UnitedHealthcare investigation

Mangione, 26, was found with writings apparently critical of the health-insurance industry.

MarketWatch - Dec. 10

Luigi Mangione charged with murder of US insurance executive

Suspect was found in Pennsylvania with handwritten document suggesting ‘ill will to corporate America’

Financial Times - Dec. 10

Syrians Search Notorious Prison for Thousands of Missing

The regime’s downfall has given hope to families of Syrians who disappeared in recent decades.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 9

Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state

On the outskirts of Damascus, Saydnaya holds the secrets to the fate of thousands who disappeared under the dictator

Financial Times - Dec. 9

Prison boss killed in car blast in occupied Ukraine

Sergei Yevsyukov's death is being seen as the latest in a series of attacks on Russian officers.

BBC News - Dec. 9

What we know about the notorious Saydnaya Prison

Thousands of people have been executed and tortured in the secretive prison since the 1980s.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Criminology student murdered woman on beach, court told

Amie Gray was stabbed to death while her friend survived the random attack, the jury hears.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Search for murder weapon in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting continues

The manhunt in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's murder continues to expand, as police search Central Park for clues.

CBS News - Dec. 9

Videos show 'prisoners being released from cells' in notorious Syrian prison

Videos posted online purported to show rebels freeing dozens of women and men at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria.

NBC News - Dec. 9

Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison

It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.

BBC News - Dec. 9

Man arrested in 41-year-old cold case murder in Southern California

A 70-year-old man was arrested Friday in connection with a 1983 murder in Southern California, police said.

NBC News - Dec. 9

California man charged with breaking out of federal prison 8 years ago

A 55-year-old fugitive who had been on the run for eight years after escaping from a federal prison in California has been caught and indicted, the U.S. attorney’s office said last week.

NBC News - Dec. 8

Inside a High-Stakes U.S.-China Prisoner Swap

A Stanford student and a Uyghur activist are among those who waged a long battle to get attention from Washington for family members jailed in China.

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 7

Idaho murder suspect recaptured after walking away from prison work camp: Authorities

A murder suspect who walked away from a correctional facility in Idaho has been recaptured after a 24-hour manhunt, authorities said.

ABC News - Dec. 6

Man Who Kidnapped Woman From Bloomberg’s Colorado Ranch Gets 22 Years in Prison

Joseph Beecher was intent on killing the media mogul and inquired about his family before taking a housekeeper hostage, officials said.

The New York Times - Dec. 7

Catholic nun arrested for bringing mafia messages to prisoners

An Italian nun was arrested Thursday as part of a long investigation that led to the arrests of 25 suspects and the seizure of over 1,800,000 euros.

CBS News - Dec. 6

Soldier F pleads not guilty to murders on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F is accused of two murders and five attempted murders on Bloody Sunday in 1972.

BBC News - Dec. 6

Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin ...

ABC News - Dec. 6

U.S. government to close Dublin women's prison after years of abuse

The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing the notorious "rape club" women's prison in Dublin and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and ...

CBS News - Dec. 5

Insurance executive's murder sparks online praise and hate

Support or sympathy for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO spread on social media, alarming some experts.

NBC News - Dec. 5

Roommate Convicted in Murder of Kenyan Gay Rights Activist

Edwin Chiloba’s body was found stuffed inside a metal box by the roadside last year. A high court judge did not give a motive but said his roommate carried out the murder.

The New York Times - Dec. 5

Legendary drug lord released after serving 25 years in U.S. prison

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez and his brothers amassed a fortune when cocaine started flooding the U.S. in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

CBS News - Dec. 5

Invasive 'murder hornets' found in Europe for the first time

Southern giant hornets, sometimes referred to as "murder hornets," have been found in Spain — the first detection in Europe. The hornets are a threat to bees.

NBC News - Dec. 5

Housemate convicted of horrific murder of Kenyan LGBT activist

Yahoo News - Dec. 5

Turkey hotel lift death was murder, says brother

Tyler Kerry's younger sibling tells the BBC he wants justice.

BBC News - Dec. 5

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

ABC News - Dec. 4

Florida woman who led a nearly $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison

Federal prosecutors said Florida resident Johanna Garcia led a Ponzi scheme that raised nearly $200 million and lost investors nearly $90 million.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Letby interviewed in prison over more baby deaths

The serial killer nurse has been interviewed over more deaths and collapses at two hospitals.

BBC News - Dec. 4

Suspect in notorious cold case murders to appear in court

"It was an absolutely gruesome, horrific, frenzied homicide," police said after Perry Kouroumblis was arrested.

CBS News - Dec. 4

Murdered teen's mum fears more lives will be lost

Holly Newton's mother reacts to new survey findings about coercive control in young relationships.

BBC News - Dec. 4

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in historic protests ...

ABC News - Dec. 3

NGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester

HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons demanded an investigation Tuesday into the death of a man imprisoned since 2021 after being arrested for participating in ...

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 3

Woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for DUI crash that killed bride on her wedding night

A drunk driver pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a car crash that killed a bride on her wedding night in South Carolina in 2023. Investigators say Jamie Komoroski was driving 65 mph in a 25 mph ...

CBS News - Dec. 3