Nearly Half of College Students Sympathize More With Accused Murderer Luigi Mangione Than His Victim: Poll

48 percent believe murder is justified Luigi Mangione (cropped, Jeff Swensen/Getty Images) Nearly half of college students in America view the accused murderer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson favorably, while more than 8 in 10 hold a negative opinion of Thompson, according to a new Generation Lab poll. When asked to choose between the two,

New York Court Denies Trump’s Bid to Halt Friday’s Sentencing

The court did not provide an explanation for the decision. New York’s top appeals court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt Friday’s sentencing for his conviction last year on falsified business records. One judge of the New York Court of Appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s

Read the full eulogy Walter Mondale left behind for Jimmy Carter

MINNEAPOLIS — Former president Jimmy Carter’s vice president, Walter Mondale, died in 2021 but left behind a eulogy that his son Ted read at Carter’s memorial service Thursday morning. The eulogy — which Walter Mondale was believed to have written in 2015 after Carter, who was 90 years old at the time, announced he had brain cancer —

Los Angeles Fire Chief Warned That Mayor Karen Bass’s Budget Cuts Limited Wildfire Response: ‘At Risk of Reduced Effectiveness’

Bass cut $7 million from overtime, then allocated $5 million for electric fire vehicles (Eric Thayer/Getty Images) Just weeks before five wildfires engulfed the City of Angels, Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley warned that Mayor Karen Bass’s (D.) budget cuts to her department “severely limited” its response to wide-scale emergencies—including wildfires. In a memo

All 5 living presidents attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral

Washington — All five living U.S. presidents are attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a rare occurrence that marks the first time the leaders have gathered publicly since 2018.  President Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are attending the