Last week’s proceedings in murder case of Brian Thompson showed a mix of politics, social comment and drama

The trial of Luigi Mangione is one of the most eagerly awaited cases in recent American criminal history and last week’s court appearances by the accused killer acted as a sort of trailer for the still unscheduled main event.

As a New York court weighed whether evidence was gathered illegally during Mangione’s arrest on charges of fatally shooting a top healthcare executive on the streets of New York, America got a taste of the trial’s potent mix of politics, social comment, conspiracy theory and Hollywood-style murder drama.

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Daniel Andreas San Diego, now 47, is fighting extradition from the UK amid accusations he set off three pipe bombs in 2003

Twenty-two years ago, a dark-haired, bespectacled young man vanished off the streets of San Francisco. Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 25-year-old information technology specialist, diehard vegan and animal rights activist, was the FBI’s main suspect in a series of pipe bombings that exploded in front of the headquarters of Chiron Corporation and Shaklee Corporation, two Bay Area companies, in August and September of 2003.

Communiques attributed to the Revolutionary Cells – Animal Liberation Brigade were posted to the website of an animal rights magazine, claiming the attacks were carried out to highlight both firms’ alleged work with Huntingdon Life Sciences, a British research company that conducted tests for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other chemical companies and had drawn the ire of activists on both sides of the Atlantic opposing its tests on animals.

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Les fleurettistes français ont pris la deuxième place de l'épreuve par équipes de la Coupe du monde de Fukuoka (Japon) ce dimanche, ne manquant la victoire que d'une touche en finale face à l'Italie (43-44). Chez les femmes, les Bleues se sont inclinées dès leur entrée en lice à Busan (Corée du Sud).

En ouverture de la saison de Coupe du monde d'épée, Marie-Florence Candassamy a pris la deuxième place de l'étape de Vancouver (Canada) samedi, la championne du monde 2023 s'inclinant à la mort subite en finale face à l'Italienne Giulia Rizzi (12-13).

They were taken to hospital with serious injuries

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There is a danger the ailing Probation Service is being ‘set up to fail’, the chief inspector of probation has warned, as the nation prepares for the biggest justice system overhaul in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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One man has been arrested on suspicion of assault as police launch a manhunt to trace remaining suspects

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A Florida college student's large order of ammunition to his dorm room led to the discovery of a semi-automatic rifle under his bed, according to authorities.

CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz gave Gov. Tim Walz a 60-day ultimatum to "restore the integrity" of Minnesota's Medicaid program or face loss of federal funding.

A Palm Beach County teacher was arrested on sexual abuse charges after a student reported encounters. Elias Farley is being held on $500,000 bond following an investigation.

Louisiana authorities hunt for Keith Eli, the last of three inmates who escaped St. Landry Parish jail by scaling walls. One escapee died, another was captured.

Reparti sur un rythme effréné sur le circuit international, avec un deuxième podium en deux sorties décroché ce samedi au Grand Prix d'Orléans, Sébastien Patrice, 4e sabreur mondial, construit sa saison sur des objectifs précis de performance pour espérer voir sa régularité récompensée l'été prochain en grands Championnats.

A man who was previously deported has been arrested in connection with a stabbing on the Charlotte light rail months after the murder of Iryna Zarutska.

Police are ‘extremely concerned’ for the welfare of the men who fled on foot

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A database tracking mass killings shows 2025 has the fewest in nearly two decades with just 17 incidents, but researchers remain skeptical.

Murdaugh family housekeeper reveals haunting details in new book 'Within the House of Murdaugh' about white truck and other troubling observations.

Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis, nicknamed 'Little Mogadishu,' reflects the cultural transformation brought by Minnesota's Somali population.