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The hundreds of mysterious New Jersey drone sightings are sparking mounting demands for a more forceful federal response, calls that come as even more sightings are being reported in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Overnight, 79 sightings were reported across New Jersey alone, a senior official briefed on the drone sightings told NBC News. An ongoing investigation leads officials to believe previously reported New Jersey sightings over the Picatinny Arsenal in Morris County and Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster were indeed drones, a senior official briefed on the drone sightings told NBC News. “The feds can’t control the air space, and yesterday my phone didn’t stop with drone sightings messages,” he said. “These are drones, unmanned aerial systems that have been used as weapons of war around the globe.”

Persons: Nicole Malliotakis, “, ” Malliotakis, ”, Kathy Hochul, —, Larry Hogan, ” Hogan, Phil Murphy, Joe Biden, Sens, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Mike Johnson, Hakeem Jeffries, Murphy, ” Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, ” Blumenthal, Vito Fosella, Malliotakis, ” Fossella, Montvale, Montvale , New Jersey Mayor Michael Ghassali, Ghassali, Sen, Andy Kim, Gillibrand, Schumer, Booker, Kim, ” Kim, ” Gillibrand Organizations: Department of Homeland Security, FBI, NBC News, Secret Service, AP New York Gov, Former Republican Maryland Gov, White, Security, Secret, Democratic New, Democratic New Jersey Gov, DHS, FAA, Department of Defense, Coast Guard, Arsenal, Trump National Golf Club, Naval, Station, New Jersey ”, Montvale , New Jersey Mayor, Sens, Homeland, MSNBC Locations: Jersey, New York , Pennsylvania, Maryland, Staten Island, United States of America, U.S, New Jersey, New York, Randolph, N.J, Democratic New Jersey, New England, Staten, Island, Morris County, Bedminster, Colts Neck , New Jersey, Montvale , New Jersey, “

☆ UnitedHealth Group CEO concedes health system 'does not work as well as it should' following shooting backlash
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Andrew Witty, the head of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of United Healthcare, wrote that he understands “people’s frustrations” with the American health care system. Our mission is to help make it work better,” Witty said in his op-ed, titled "The Health Care System Is Flawed. “While the health system is not perfect, every corner of it is filled with people who try to do their best for those they serve,” he wrote. “That’s Brian’s legacy, one that we will carry forward by continuing our work to make the health system work better for everyone,” Witty concluded. Thompson’s slaying has had a domino effect, of sorts, as it has ignited fury and scrutiny over the country’s health care system and corporate greed.

Persons: UnitedHealth, “, Brian Thompson, Andrew, Tom Williams, Thompson, Brian Thompson’s, Luigi Mangione, Mangione, UnitedHealthcare, Joseph Kenny, he’d, ”, “ Brian, Thompson “, Thompson’s, ” “, Rebecca Weiner Organizations: New York Times, UnitedHealth Group, United Healthcare, UnitedHealth, Getty, New York Police, CNBC Locations: Midtown Manhattan, Altoona , Pennsylvania, America, Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa, Jewell , Iowa, Manhattan

☆ Ex-wife of Los Angeles doctor killed in 'ambush-style attack' is among 5 people arrested
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The ex-wife of a prominent Los Angeles doctor who was gunned down in an ambush-style attack outside his clinic was among five people arrested and charged in his murder. Ahang Mirshojae was arrested along with four other people: Shawn Randolph, Sarallah Jawed, Evan Hardman, and Ashley Rose Sweeting. Jawed, 26, and Hardman, 41, were charged with murder with special circumstances, and Sweeting, 40, was charged with accessory to murder, police said. Police said the investigation revealed that the group "conspired to commit murder, culminating in the ambush and subsequent demise of Doctor Mirshojae." The gunman fired at Dr. Mirshojae "in an ambush-style attack" and then fled toward a waiting vehicle, police said.

Persons: Ahang Mirshojae, Hamid Mirshojae, Shawn Randolph, Sarallah Jawed, Evan Hardman, Ashley Rose Sweeting, Jawed, Hardman, It's, Doctor Mirshojae, Mirshojae Organizations: NBC, Police, Authorities Locations: Los Angeles, Woodland, NBC Los Angeles, Calabasas, Topanga, Randolph

☆ Fake Uber driver made $300,000 stealing customers' cryptocurrency, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Patrick-Smith-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Patrick Smith | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Police have arrested a fake Uber driver who is accusing of stealing more than $300,000 in cryptocurrency from unwitting passengers. "While manipulating the unsuspecting victim’s phone the suspect transferred cryptocurrency from their digital wallet to his digital wallet," police said in a statement. He was charged with two counts of money laundering, two counts of fraudulent schemes and two counts of theft. Cryptocurrency fraud, a fast-growing and lucrative crime, is a huge concern to law enforcement authorities. More than 16,000 complaints of cryptocurrency fraud came from people over 60, according to the FBI's first Cryptocurrency Fraud Report, released in September.

Persons: Nuruhussein Hussein, Hussein Organizations: Scottsdale Police Department, United States Secret Service, Scottsdale . Police, Maricopa County Jail, Service, FBI Locations: Scottsdale , Arizona, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ethiopia, U.S, Southern California, Chicago

Smith & Wesson voluntarily agreed, among other product safety changes, to make magazine disconnects available as an option on all its pistols. “I can’t really go around talking about how there needs to be more gun safety for 25-year-old men who know better,” she said. But in a second interview months later, Skipper said that after talking with NBC News she had come around to the idea that more guns should have magazine disconnects. And law enforcement agencies that previously required magazine disconnects in standard-issue weapons have largely moved to guns without them. Magazine disconnects are “becoming much less common for sure.”Consumers may have moved on, but the deadly accidents have persisted.

Persons: New Orleans Mayor Marc Morial, ” Morial, Clinton, Smith, gunmakers, ” Wayne LaPierre, ”, Gregory Smith, Beretta, Jonathan Lowy, “, ” John Burnsworth III, J.R . Gustafson, Burnsworth, ” Burnsworth, —, Gustafson, ’, hasn’t, Keane, “ That’s, Sharon Skipper, Thomas Gage Skipper, Gage, Tyler Shepperd, he’d, Sharon Skipper Gage, Skipper, Shepperd, Glock, Natalie Behring, ” Glock, Preston Spicher, Lowy, Sig Sauer, ” Smith, ” Reno, he’s, that’s Organizations: New, New Orleans Mayor, Smith, Wesson, NRA, Getty, Beretta, Global, NBC News, Springfield Armory, U.S . Marine Corps, NBC, Delaware ., Industry, Ruger, California, Association, Republicans, U.S . House, Senate, ”, YouTube Locations: New Orleans, Dallas, Illinois, Mount Pleasant , Pennsylvania, Florida, Austrian, Rexburg , Idaho, Delaware, Knoxville , Tennessee, Las Vegas, California, Pennsylvania

☆ Apo Reef, Philippines: One of the world’s largest connected coral reefs
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Sherbien Dacalanio/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty ImagesWhen Gebhardt first started diving in Apo Reef in the early 1990s, it was beautiful but clearly in trouble. Apo Reef and its surrounding waters were upgraded to protected natural park status in 1996. Apo Reef Natural Park is currently the second-largest no-take zone in the Philippines. Challenges remainThe Pandan Island Resort, a pioneering eco-dive resort, is a popular option for Apo Reef visitors. Beyond divingWhile diving is the star attraction, an Apo Reef visit offers a few other things to do.

Persons: CNN — Wilfried Gebhardt, Gebhardt, Napoleon wrasse, I’ve, ”, “ It’s, Krystal Dayne Villanada, ’, Villanada, Apo, Jan Sidney “ Sid ” Mahusay, ” Mahusay, “, Mahusay, It’s, Jan Sidney Mahusay, it’s, ‘, Wilfried Gebhardt, Wall Organizations: CNN, UNESCO, Pacific Press, Apo, Municipal Administration, Sablayan, Philippines ’ Department of Environmental, Natural Resources, CNN Travel, Conservation, Shark Locations: German, Sablayan, Mindoro, Manila, Apo, Germany, Pandan, Philippines, parrotfish, overtourism

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the ambush killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, was not insured by the company, the overarching business that owns it said. There is no record that Mangione, 26, was ever insured by the company, UnitedHealth Group said. “So that’s possibly why he targeted that company,” Kenny said. Mangione was arrested Monday at an Altoona, Pennsylvania, McDonald’s after he was recognized from photos distributed by police, authorities said. New York police said Mangione will be brought back to New York, arrested and charged with murder in Thompson's killing.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Mangione, Brian Thompson, Thompson, Joseph Kenny, ” Kenny, Kenny Organizations: UnitedHealth, New York Police, United Healthcare, NBC News, Police, New York police Locations: New York City, America, Altoona , Pennsylvania, Manhattan, Pennsylvania, New York

☆ Luigi Mangione reward money: Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting needs to wait for payout
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But the tipster who called 911 on Luigi Mangione needs Mangione, who was arrested Monday and accused of the killing, to be convicted before they get the money. AdvertisementAn ordinary Crime Stoppers reward is under $3,500. AdvertisementEven though that person didn't call Crime Stoppers directly, they can still potentially receive the reward, according to the foundation spokesperson. Those details "would be ironed out between Crime Stoppers and the police foundation," the foundation spokesperson said. AdvertisementThe ordinary NYPD Crime Stoppers procedure is designed to be completely anonymous to protect tipsters.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Mangione, Thomas Dickey, didn't, Stoppers, Stoppers doesn't, it's, Joe Giacalone, Opher Shweiki, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Akin, Thompson, Laura Italiano, —, Giacalone, NYPD didn't Organizations: New York Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York City Police Foundation, Business, New York Police Department, John Jay College of Criminal, FBI, Justice, Newsweek, NYPD Locations: Altoona , Pennsylvania, New York, Altoona, Mangione, Pennsylvania, Benghazi

☆ Luigi Mangione retains high-powered New York attorney as he faces second-degree murder charge
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Kaitlan Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Luigi Mangione has retained a high-powered New York attorney to represent him as he faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, CNN has learned. “She’s got as much experience as any human being, especially in the state court,” one longtime New York prosecutor told CNN. As of Friday, however, there were indications Mangione “may waive” his extradition next week, according to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Pennsylvania state Judge Dave Consiglio denied Mangione bail on Tuesday related to both state dockets, saying he would remain at the Huntingdon State Correctional Institution. Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing December 10, 2024 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Friedman Agnifilo, Cyrus Vance Jr, “ She’s, ”, “, ” Friedman Agnifilo, Attorney Alvin Bragg, Dave Consiglio, Mangione, Jeff Swensen, Thomas Dickey, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro “, …, Peter Weeks, Dickey, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Attorney’s, Attorney, Correctional Institution, New York Gov, Pennsylvania, NYPD Locations: New York, Manhattan, Midtown Manhattan, Mangione, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon, Blair, Hollidaysburg , Pennsylvania, Baltimore, ” Blair County, Altoona

Neither Mangione, nor his mother, were insured by UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest private health insurer, a UnitedHealth Group spokesperson told CNN. So that’s possibly why he targeted that company,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said in an interview with NBC New York. Witty said the company’s mission is to help make the health system “work better” and “find ways to deliver high-quality care and lower costs.”“Clearly, we are not there yet,” he said. Investigators also searched the hostel where suspected killer Mangione stayed the night before the shooting and the hotel room where Thompson was staying while in New York. Mangione is being held at the Pennsylvania state correctional institution at Huntingdon, the oldest operating state prison in the state.

Persons: Luigi Mangione, Brian Thompson, “, Joseph Kenny, ’, ”, Andrew, Mangione, Thompson Organizations: CNN, New York City, UnitedHealthcare, United Healthcare, NBC, UnitedHealth Group, Fortune, US, Investigators, NYPD, New York Times, Corrections Locations: New York, America, York, United States, Central Park, Pennsylvania, Huntingdon

CNN —President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to pardon US Capitol rioters on Day One, but one month before Inauguration Day it’s not clear who among the hundreds of convicted rioters, defendants awaiting trial and remaining fugitives would receive clemency. In a Time Magazine interview conducted last month and published Thursday, the president-elect said he would look at rioters’ cases individually. Some judges in Washington, DC, have also been publicly critical of Trump’s attempts to whitewash the riot’s causes and violence. One major question has been where a line might be drawn among the Capitol riot defendants who would be eligible for Trump’s clemency, and what would qualify as violent versus non-violent actions. One judge, Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, made pointed comments in a hearing for a Capitol riot defendant two weeks after this year’s election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ”, “ I’m, “, CNN they’ve, –, Royce Lamberth, Reagan, Lamberth, Martin Luther King Jr, ” Trump, Joseph McBride, ” McBride, Joe Biden’s, Hunter, they’ve, “ I’ve, it’s, Court haven’t, Carl Nichols, that’s, ” Nichols, Jacob Joseph Lang, Nichols, There’s, Stewart Rhodes, Enrique Tarrio, Nayib Hassan, Tarrio hasn’t, Joseph Biggs, Rhodes, Stewart, ” Rhodes, James Lee Bright, Bright, ” Bright, “ He’s, ” CNN’s Marshall Cohen, Curt Devine, Casey Gannon Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Trump, Justice Department, Justice, NBC News, DC, Court, Boys Locations: Washington ,, wasn’t

Skepticism over government responseOne New Jersey lawmaker is accusing federal officials of lying about the presence and purpose of the mysterious drones. Connecticut State Police announced Friday they have deployed a drone detection system to assist in investigative efforts into unauthorized drone sightings reported over Fairfield County. Josh Shapiro said his administration is “aware of” the reported drone sightings and is taking them seriously. Residents in New York’s Rockland County reported drone sightings starting as early as November. A total of 791,597 drones are registered with the FAA, split almost evenly between commercial drones and recreational drones.

Persons: Maura Healey, Josh Gottheimer, CNN’s Kate Bolduan, York’s, Kathy Hochul, “, Nicole Malliotakis, Vito Fossella, Mike Ghassali, Michael Melham, Melham, ” Melham, Erik Peterson, CNN’s Victor Blackwell, Peterson, he’s, ”, Donald Trump, Biden, ” Trump, US Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Alejandro Mayorkas, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Mayorkas, Phil Murphy, Bill Addison, Democratic Sen, Andy Kim of, Andy Kim, Sen, Tony Hwang, It’s, Josh Shapiro, Glenn Youngkin, John Kirby, ” Kirby, ” Mayorkas, ” Gottheimer, Ed Day, Joe Biden, ” Malliotakis, Brian Glenn, Tom Adams, ” Adams, Donald Trump’s, Tony Perry, Rick Smith, ” Hochul, Smith, CNN’s Gloria Pazmino, Zoe Sottile, Taylor Romine, Kate Sullivan, Alayna, Brynn Gingras, Samantha Waldenberg, Betsy Klein, Ted Barrett, Holmes Lybrand, Maria Aguilar Prieto, Polo Sandoval, Lauren Mascarenhas, Elizabeth Wolfe, Haley Britzky, Hanna Park, Omar Jimenez, Dakin Andone Organizations: New, New York CNN, Federal, Massachusetts Gov, Defense Department, Arsenal, Naval Weapons Station, FBI, DHS, New Jersey Democrat, House Intelligence, York’s Stewart International Airport, Port Authority of New, Port Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, ” New York Gov, New York State Intelligence Center, New York Republican, Port Liberty, Fort Wadsworth, Emergency Management, Social, US, Homeland Security, Governmental Affairs Committee, Homeland, CNN, New Jersey’s Democratic Gov, White, Naval, Station, US Navy, Democratic, Sheriff’s, ”, York State Police, Connecticut State Police, Republican, Pennsylvania State Police, Gov, Department of Emergency Management, National Security Communications, Department of Homeland Security, Senate, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security, Preparedness, FAA, AP, CNN News Central, Democratic New York, UAS Authority Security Locations: New York, New York City, Massachusetts, New York , New Jersey , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Port Authority of New York, Orange County, Staten Island, Port Liberty New York, Fort, Montvale , New Jersey, Belleville , New Jersey, United States, Federal, Middletown , New Jersey, Salem, Hope, Andy Kim of New Jersey, Morris County, Somerset, Fairfield County, Fairfield, New York’s Rockland County, Rockland County, Bernardsville , New Jersey, Belleville Township, Bedminster, “, Hanna

☆ Mysterious aircraft are flying over New Jersey. Here’s what big drones are made for
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —Big drones have become a big topic of conversation in New Jersey: Residents have reported seeing drones the size of small cars flying around at night; officials are unsure if they’re seeing anything unusual, or if these are drones at all. But even if the New Jersey sightings turn out to be something else, large drones do exist. Drone sightings? New Jersey residents have described seeing drones flying overhead, sometimes in clusters. More often, big drones are used for commercial or military purposes.

Persons: “, ” Ryan Wallace, John Kirby, they’d, Phil Murphy, Murphy, Liz Sherwood, Randall “, they’re, ”, Pramod Abichandani, William Austin, ” Wallace, Austin, “ you’re Organizations: New, New York CNN, Embry, Riddle Aeronautical University, CNN, FBI, US Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, White House, ” New, ” New Jersey Gov, US Homeland, Advanced Air Mobility Laboratory, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Federal Aviation Administration, Warren Community College, FAA Locations: New York, New Jersey, Jersey, —, Newark, Morris, Somerset, , New Jersey, ”, ” New Jersey

☆ Trump Cabinet picks sand down their conservative media personas: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In today’s edition, we examine how some of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are softening their previous stances as they seek to win over skeptical senators. Plus, lawmakers in Washington are demanding answers about recent unexplained drone sightings. Trump Cabinet picks soften past statements amid Senate scrutinyBy Matt Dixon, Julie Tsirkin and Henry J. GomezSome of President-elect Donald Trump’s most vulnerable Cabinet picks are racing to smooth out or overwrite past statements before contentious Senate confirmation fights next year. The contrast illustrates a key split defining Trump world as it prepares to take over the federal government. But facing the political pressure of getting confirmed by the Senate, some of those Cabinet picks are now having to moderate.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Matt Dixon, Julie Tsirkin, Henry J, Gomez, Donald Trump’s, It’s, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, ”, “, Tulsi Gabbard, Bashar al, Assad, Gabbard, Trump, Pete Hegseth, Sen, Joni Ernst, Ernst, Hegseth “, Hegseth, Read, Scott Wong, Kate Santaliz, Frank Thorp V, Ali Vitali House, Mike Johnson, it’s, he’s, John Kirby, Kirby, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Alejandro Mayorkas, Christopher Wray, Michael Whitaker, UAS Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Trump Cabinet, Trump, Senate, Democrat, Republican, Fox News, White, Homeland Security, FBI, National Security Council, NBC News, Homeland, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Washington, Syria, U.S, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, . New Jersey Sens, New York Sens, United States

WASHINGTON — Key House and Senate lawmakers are demanding top federal law enforcement officials immediately brief them about mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey and New York, as the White House downplayed any potential threats to national security or the public. But lawmakers say that they — and the public — need more information after weeks of sightings in New Jersey and other states. “But the public deserves to know more, and it’s up to the FBI and Homeland Security to brief the public immediately. For weeks, residents have been spotting and taking videos of drones, which officials have described as commercial-grade devices and not typical “hobbyist” drones. "We’re going to try to get answers, and we’ll go from there.”So far, an all-member House briefing on the drones has not been scheduled, though some individual members have been briefed.

Persons: Mike Johnson, it’s, he’s, John Kirby, Kirby, Cory Booker, Andy Kim, Chuck Schumer, Kirsten Gillibrand, Alejandro Mayorkas, Chris Wray, Michael Whitaker, UAS, Sen, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Adam Smith, ” Smith, Josh Gottheimer, ” Gottheimer, Phil Murphy, ”, Murphy, Jeff Van Drew, ” Van Drew’s, Sabrina Singh, “, Jason Crow, we’ll, Andre Carson Organizations: WASHINGTON, White, Homeland Security, FBI, National Security Council, NBC News, Homeland, Federal Aviation Administration, Armed, ”, Intelligence, Homeland Security Department, New, New Jersey Gov, Democrat, “, Department of Homeland Security, New Jersey Republican, Fox News, Pentagon Locations: New Jersey, New York, . New Jersey Sens, New York Sens, United States, Iranian, Coast, United States of America

Country music star Morgan Wallen was in court Thursday when he pleaded guilty to throwing a chair from a six-story rooftop bar in Nashville earlier this year. He was arrested in April after the incident at fellow country singer Eric Church's bar, Chief's, in Nashville's popular Broadway district. An arrest affidavit said the chair Wallen threw landed about 3 feet (1 meter) from officers, who talked to witnesses and reviewed security footage. Witnesses told officers that they watched Wallen pick up a chair, throw it over the roof and laugh about it. I never will make an excuse,” Wallen told Billboard in an interview two years after the controversy that nearly derailed his career.

Persons: Morgan Wallen, Wallen, Eric Church's, I’m, ”, “, I’ve, ” Wallen Organizations: Broadway, CMA, Tennessee, Billboard Locations: Nashville, Chief’s

"We're very blessed that he is safe, that he is good, that he is protected," Pixie Rogers said of her brother, Travis Timmerman. But Timmerman's family said that he, too, had been missing, although they had no clue he was in Syria. "I'm not sure what his thinking was in that," Rogers said of her brother entering a country in conflict. Only in recent weeks, Rogers said, after Missouri law enforcement was able to get in contact with U.S. Embassy officials in Hungary did the family learn Timmerman was in Lebanon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a public awareness bulletin that Timmerman had gone missing from Budapest on May 28.

Persons: Pixie Rogers, Travis Timmerman, Travis, Austin Tice, I'm, Rogers, Stacey Collins Gardiner, Timmerman, Don Kelderhouse, ” Kelderhouse, he’d, Pete Timmerman, Kelderhouse, Kayle Owens, Owens, We've Organizations: U.S, Embassy, Preston Bible Baptist Church, Highway Patrol, NBC News, NBC, Skyline High School Locations: Missouri, Syria, Damascus, Urbana , Missouri, Springfield, Prague, Czech, Hungary, Lebanon, Preston, Preston , Missouri, Eastern Europe, Budapest, Dhiyabia, Urbana

☆ Family asking for prayers as search for missing Louisiana mother KeKe Doucet continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Kyani Reid | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

“They were shopping.”That same night, according to Renee, KeKe went to a party with friends and returned home. KeKe’s family was immediately alarmed, certain she would never fail to meet up with Kemyrie. Jerry Lee Verrette Ville Platte PDAccording to Renee, KeKe’s family has no idea who Verrette is. KeKe’s family is also asking for prayers. “Just keep her name out there.”KeKe and her daughter Renee GriffithKeKe is 5’2” and 125 lbs.

Persons: Gallow, Keabreonna “ KeKe ” Doucet, ” Gallow, Jerry Lee Verrette, Bond, They’ve, Renee Griffith, ” Renee, Renee, KeKe, ”, KeKe Doucet Renee Griffith Renee, “, Kemyrie, ” KeKe Doucet, I’m, “ Kemyrie, ” KeKe Doucet Renee Griffith, Verrette, KeKe’s, “ He’s, Verrette’s, they’ve, ” KeKe, Renee Griffith KeKe, 5’2 Organizations: Ville Platte Police Department, Louisiana State Police, Detention Center, Park, Romeo, United Cajun Navy Locations: Ville, Evangeline, Ville Platte , Louisiana, Ville Platte, Magnolia, “, Romeo, Jerry Lee Verrette Ville Platte, Louisiana

Phil Murphy’s office, a representative from Homeland Security joined via Skype to speak alongside state officials, addressing local officials on the issue. As such sightings continue, New Jersey residents have taken to social media to share images and videos of the drones flying above them. Another Facebook user, Ernie Oporto, told NBC News that he filmed a drone in Woodbridge near the town’s police station. On Monday, a group of 20 mayors from Morris County wrote a letter to Murphy expressing “deep concern” and emphasizing the impact on 500,000 county residents and officials. The letter requested a formal investigation into the flights, clear communication to officials and an implementation of preventative measures to tackle unsafe drone operations.

Persons: Tony Perry, “ I’m, ” Perry, —, Phil Murphy’s, Murphy, Perry, Jeff Van Drew, Sabrina Singh, Dawn Fantasia, ”, ” Murphy, Joe Biden, Station Earle, Sam Morris, who’s, ” Robert W, Wheeler Jr, Wheeler, Sen, Jon Bramnick, Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, Verity Lee, Ernie Oporto, Morris County, Chris Smith, Austin Lloyd, “, ” Smith, Cory Booker Organizations: Middletown, Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Homeland, Gov, Homeland Security, Skype, NBC News, Pentagon, U.S . Police, Naval, Station, Arsenal, Washington , D.C, U.S . Northern Command, of Defense, ”, New, Monmouth County Sheriff, Facebook, State Locations: New Jersey, Flanders, N.J, U.S, Iranian, East Coast, United States, United Kingdom, Monmouth County, Morris County, Mine, Washington ,, Monmouth, Woodbridge, Morris

“Wanted” posters and harassment toward health insurance workers follow the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing. And new dietary guidelines for Americans suggest more plant-based proteins. On social media, images of “wanted” posters put up in Manhattan featured photos of the CEOs of at least two health insurance companies. New dietary guidelines proposedA report released this week containing updated U.S. dietary guidelines recommends that people eat more beans, peas and lentils and decrease their consumption of processed and red meat, sugary drinks, sodium and processed foods. The updated dietary guidelines, recommended by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, are expected to go into effect next year and remain in effect until 2030.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Donald Trump, Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Thompson, Jessica Tisch, “, ” “, ” —, you’re, Read, Biden, Joe Biden, White, clemencies, Hunter, Travis Timmerman, Ted Turner, Travis Pete Timmerman, Bashar al, Assad, Timmerman, “ Travis, ”, Bill Belichick, NBC Sports ’ Nicole Auerbach, Belichick didn’t, — Greg Rosenstein, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: NYPD, Biden, Trump, NBC, NBC News, Agriculture Department, New England Patriots, University of North, NBC Sports, NFL Locations: Pennsylvania, New York, Manhattan, UnitedHealthcare, Syria, Damascus, Missouri, Hungary, American

☆ ‘Attenzione, pickpocket!’: The woman who went viral fighting crime on the streets of Venice
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

“Attenzione — ladri, carteristas!” (She makes her announcements in Italian, English and Spanish to alert as many tourists as possible.) But it’s by seeing her at work in Venice that you really calibrate her impact. Spiraling petty crime@cittadininondistrattiFor all their fun, Poli’s videos — currently she has 461 up on Instagram — have spotlit a spiraling problem of petty crime in Italy. Thefts on trains across the country were up 21% — but thefts on trains in Venice were up by a whopping 38.8%. And that means that Venice, whose estimated 30 million annual visitors dwarf the under-50,000 local population, has become a honeypot for petty crime.

Persons: Monica Poli, “, Alessandro Lavardato, ”, Titian, Tintoretto —, —, Ron DeSantis, she’s, Monica ”, Poli, pickpockets, Il Gazzettino, there’s, Vincenzo Senatore, Andrea Merola, Poli —, they’ll, Il, Senatore “, ’ Poli, Julia Buckley, CNN Poli, pickpocketing, there’s Poli, ” Poli, She’s, Manuel Silvestri, sanguine, Poli isn’t, Franco Dei Rossi, Sempre, CNN It’s, Matteo Salvini, Antonio Incandela, Stefano Mazzola, Europol, TikTok, Monica Poli's, ‘ They’ll, it’s Organizations: Venice CNN —, Florida, Italian Interior Ministry, Giambrone, Bloomberg, Getty, Ministry, CNN, Cittadini, ” Poli isn’t, Piazza San Marco, Poli, Poli ., Lega —, Roma, European Union Agency for Law, Cooperation, YouTube, New York Times Locations: Venice, Poli, Instagram, Italy, Italian, London, alleyways, Gotham City, “, Piazza San, downcast, Europe, Barcelona, Paris

Business executives, health insurance industry employees and law enforcement officers have reported facing threats and harassment following the capture this week of the man charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The attorney for the suspect, Luigi Mangione, 26, an Ivy League graduate, has said Mangione intends to plead not guilty to all charges. Social media posts Wednesday showed images of “wanted” posters put up in Manhattan that featured photos of the CEOs of at least two health insurance companies. One of the companies named in the posters declined to comment, while the other did not respond to a request. “I had another one say, ‘This is why y’all’s CEO was shot, and if you’re not careful, you’re going to be next,’” the employee said.

Persons: Brian Thompson, Luigi Mangione, Mangione, “, ” “, ”, Kathryn Wylde, —, ” Wylde, ” Rebecca Weiner, ” Weiner, It’s, you’re, ’, “ I’m, “ We’re, We’re, ” Mangione, Josh Shapiro, Derek Swope, We’ve, ” Swope, Thomas Dickey, Wylde Organizations: Ivy League, Partnership, New, New York Police, Washington , D.C, Atlantic Council, Gov, Altoona Police, NBC News Locations: New York City, U.S, Manhattan, Washington ,, Altoona , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, “, New York

WASHINGTON — A Republican former House member and three current members of Congress from Utah invited a Jan. 6 defendant to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, according to a letter filed by the defendant's lawyer. Jan. 6 defendant Russell Taylor organized a group of “fighters” to travel to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, in response to Trump’s tweet telling supporters the day "will be wild." Russell Taylor, right, makes an obscene gesture, obscured by NBC News, at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. On Jan. 6, 2021, after the Capitol attack, Taylor wrote in a message that he "was pushing through traitors all day today." In the interview, Trump said members of Congress who served on the House Jan. 6 committee "should go to jail."

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Donald Trump's, Jan, Russell Taylor, ”, Taylor, Dyke, Huish, Royce Lamberth, Russell, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Chris Stewart, Stewart, Mr, They're, I've, District of Columbia Stewart, Russ ’, WE, Lamberth, He's, Trump Organizations: Republican, Washington , D.C, Capitol, U.S, District, NBC News, Getty, Politico, Trump, District of Columbia, Patriots, Press, Washington Locations: Utah, Washington ,, Washington, Congress

☆ No undercover FBI agents were at the January 6 US Capitol riot, watchdog reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

That inaccuracy was unintentional, the inspector general found. Of those 23, three informants entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 11 entered the grounds. Republicans on Capitol Hill have repeatedly clashed with top officials at the Justice Department and FBI over the riot, most notably over suggestions that FBI informants helped instigate the attack. Other Republicans, like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, have specifically asked the inspector general to include information about how paid informants were used during the riot. “This is not violence orchestrated by FBI sources or agents.”Those theories have public support too.

Persons: Donald Trump, –, Joe Biden’s, Trump, ”, Clay Higgins, Higgins, Thomas Massie, Christopher Wray, ” Wray, CNN’s Holmes Lybrand Organizations: CNN, Justice Department, Capitol, Trump, FBI, US Capitol Police, GOP, Washington Field Office, Republicans, Kentucky, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Washington, Washington ,, Louisiana, “

☆ This is what 4 of Trump’s cabinet picks think of the agencies they would lead.
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Linda Qiu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +12 min

This is what 4 of Trump’s cabinet picks think of the agencies they would lead. If confirmed, Ms. Gabbard would oversee more than a dozen spy agencies and have access to highly sensitive intelligence. by firing its top officials, closing its headquarters in Washington and going after Mr. Trump’s rivals. But that case is not particularly relevant to Mr. Trump’s, as a federal judge ruled that the audiotapes were personal records. The letter does not contain evidence that Ms. Bowser turned down Mr. Trump’s authorization of additional National Guard troops.

Persons: Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kash Patel, Donald J, Trump, Hegseth, “, Biden, ”, who've, Gabbard, “ Tucker Carlson, Victoria Nuland, Nuland, Carlson mischaracterized Ms, Nuland’s, Ms, mischaracterizing, General Merrick B, Garland, ’, ” Ms, Kash Patel F.B.I, Mr, Patel, Shawn Ryan’s, Shawn Ryan, ” Mr, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, Clinton, Trump’s, Nancy Pelosi, Steve Bannon’s, Stephen Bannon, Pelosi, Muriel Bowser, Bowser, Kennedy, Kennedy’s, PolitiFact Organizations: Fox News, Fox, Pentagon, Army, Democratic Party, Trump, Ukraine, Russia, YouTube, United Nations, State Department, Mr, Justice Department, Presidential, National Archives, Records Administration, House Republicans, Capitol, Capitol Police, D.C, National Guard, Kennedy Jr, Health, Democratic, Louisiana House, ”, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention Locations: Washington, Afghanistan, United States, China, ideologues, Hawaii, Ukraine, Trump’s Florida, Louisiana

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