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Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in federal court to stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NEW YORK — Accused assassin Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court Friday morning, after days of speculation that he might admit guilt in the case in order to raise a potential double jeopardy claim weeks…
Farage puts seat on the line over ‘establishment hit job’ — voters send him right back
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Reform UK leader Nigel Farage gambled his seat on the voters of Clacton siding with him over Britain’s political establishment — and won. Farage regained his seat in Parliament Friday after triggering a highly…
Mangione lawyers argue guilty plea triggers double jeopardy, try and paint him as victim over ‘single, tragic event’
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers called the cold-blooded slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson a “single, tragic event” – as they argued the admitted killer’s guilty plea triggers double jeopardy. Defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo told reporters…
France upholds assisted dying law, strikes under 15s social media ban
France’s top constitutional authority approved legislation on Friday on the right to assisted dying, but struck down a ban on social media access for children under 15 in a blow to one of President Emmanuel Macron’s cherished reforms. Macron’s office hailed…
Wholesale sales popped 9% from a year ago with all sectors up, says StatCan
Canadian wholesalers were busy in June as sales rose nine per cent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada, with all seven subsectors reporting higher sales. The agency said Friday that June saw comparable wholesale sales (which exclude those of…
State vs state argument erupts between WA and ‘east coast whingers’
Updated August 14, 2026 — 5:02pm,first published 2:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA An interstate argument has erupted over revelations that the system that carves-up the GST is…
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson
Luigi Mangione admitted to the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, pleading guilty Friday to federal stalking charges, as the slain executive’s widow cried silently in the courtroom gallery. Mangione, 28, drew glares from Thompson’s…
At least 10 in intensive care and thousands flee wildfire in Croatia
A wildfire on Croatia’s coast has left at least 10 people in intensive care and dozens more injured after fire crews battled overnight with “one of the worst” blazes in the country’s history, according to officials. Around 2,000 had been evacuated from nearby…
Certain Whole Foods products recalled over salmonella fears linked to U.S.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says certain Whole Foods Market guacamoles, salsas and prepared foods sold online in Ontario have been recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The…
Albanese signals about-face on gambling promotions
August 14, 2026 — 5:52pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that promotions used by betting companies to woo gamblers are over the top and…