Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON) —  Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is set to head to Capitol Hill next week for meetings with multiple senators, Kennedy’s spokesperson says. Kennedy transition spokesperson Katie Miller told ABC News thatRead More →

NYPD (PHILADELPHIA) — Family and friends reacted with shock and disbelief after Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was identified as the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was taken into custody at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania on Monday following a dayslong manhunt after anRead More →

Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A top government watchdog raised concerns Tuesday over the handling of leak investigations during the first Trump administration that targeted members of Congress and the media despite finding no evidence that the inquiries were politically motivated, according to a newly released report. Justice DepartmentRead More →

Luigi Mangione is seen inside the police station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 2024/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel last week, considered the slaying to be a “symbolic takedown” of UnitedHealthcare overRead More →

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and praise for the attack on social media, law enforcement is on high alert as calls for threats against health care executives and their families become “widespread,” according to a Colorado law enforcement bulletin obtained by ABC News.Read More →

Nathan Laine/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s impending inauguration as the next president does not impact his $454 million civil fraud judgment, a lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a letter to the president-elect’s lawyer Tuesday. Trump and his adult sons liable owe approximatelyRead More →

Kelvin Roberts is wanted for murder and robbery in connection with a home invasion in Lower Merion Township, PA, on Dec. 8, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said; Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office (LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — Police in Pennsylvania are searching for the gunman wanted for killingRead More →

Tourism Emissions Project Team, University of Queensland (NEW YORK) — The carbon footprint from the travel industry is growing at rates never seen before, according to new research. An increasing demand for international travel over the past decade has led to higher rates of carbon dioxide emissions every year, accordingRead More →

A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has led to authorities issuing mandatory evacuation orders in parts of southern California as the fire rapidly spread, authorities said. (KABC) (LOS ANGELES) — A brush fire that broke out on Monday evening in Malibu Canyon has ledRead More →