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Mysterious drones flying over New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York have alarmed residents and infuriated members of Congress. Some lawmakers have criticised the government's handling of the drones and the lack of information available to the public.

There have been dozens of drone sightings over New Jersey since 18 November. The drones are flying above critical infrastructure, including reservoirs, electric transmission lines, rail stations, police departments and military installations. A U.S. Army base in northern Morris County has already had at least 11 drone sightings. Some lawmakers criticised the government's handling of the matter. New York City Mayor Eric Adams acknowledged the concerns over the drone sightings and assured the public that the city is working closely with federal, state and local agencies to investigate the incidents.


Larry Mangione, 26, is suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. He wrote about the healthcare system's dysfunction on Reddit between 2018 and 2024.

Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on 4 December. He suffered from spondylolisthesis, a severe spine condition that left him unable to take care for his health until he was in his 20s. His posts on Reddit describe his pain and the healthcare system's inadequate response to it. A lookalike contest took place in Washington Square Park just days after the murder. It underlined an obsession with a murder suspect that has gripped social media since the killing.


Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s personal lawyer, Aaron Siri, has been helping interview candidates for top health jobs in the incoming Trump administration. He filed a petition on behalf of an activist group asking the Food and Drug Administration to suspend or withdraw approval of a polio vaccine for children under the age of 18.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lawyer, Aaron Siri, has been helping interview candidates for top health jobs in the incoming Trump administration. He's also filed a petition on behalf of Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN), a nonprofit that challenges the safety of vaccines and vaccine mandates. If confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary, RFK Jr. will have to answer questions about his involvement in this issue when he goes to Capitol Hill next week to meet with senators considering whether to confirm him.


President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 people during the coronavirus pandemic and pardoned 39 people with convictions for nonviolent crimes.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic. He also pardoned 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes. The commutations announced Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released. Former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan is one of the inmates whose sentences were commuted as his term in office comes to a close. In 2010, Conahan was found guilty of racketeering conspiracy along with former judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and shared $2.8 million in illegal payments from the builder and co-owner of two for-profit lockups.


Pete Travis Timmerman was found in a suburb of Damascus by local residents on Thursday. He said he had been held in isolation in a prison cell and that he was released when opposition forces stormed Damascus and overthrew President Bashar al-Assad.

Travis Pete Timmerman, 29, from Missouri, was detained after crossing into Syria by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. He was released by the "liberators" who arrived in Damascus a day after President Bashar al-Assad fled the capital. The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham secured his release. U.S. officials are working to confirm his identity and provide him with support of the State Secretary Antony G. Tice. US military has flown an American citizen out of Syria.


TikTok and ByteDance want to temporarily block the law to give the Supreme Court a chance to rule on the case. The law requires the Chinese company, owner of TikTok, to sell the app by 19 January or face a ban on its operations in the United States.

TikTok has 170 million monthly users in the U.S. and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, needs to sell the app by January 19 or face a ban on its operations in the United States. Two congressmen have called for the removal of the Chinese video app TikTok from app stores in the US. The company filed for an emergency injunction asking that the ban not take effect before the US Supreme Court has a chance to review its appeal of last week's ruling upholding the forced sale.


Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria collapsed last week. Russia maintained two military bases in Syria: the Khmeimim Airbase in Latakia Province and the Tartus naval facility.

Bashar al-Assad has left Syria and fled to Moscow. Russia is trying to secure the future of its key military bases in Syria while making inroads with the country's new rebel leadership. Analysts say Russia's Middle East ambitions are likely to continue. The fate of Russia's forces and bases will depend on the fate of the airfield at Hmeimim and the naval facility at Tartus. There are also other key flashpoints that could affect the balance of power in the region.


Friedman Agnifilo served as the second-in-command in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office from 2014 to 2021 under former DA Cyrus Vance. She was recently contacted by representatives of Mangione’s family.

Luigi Mangione, 26, is accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on December 4, 2024. Karen Friedman Agnifilo has been retained to represent Mangione against murder charges. She served as the second-in-command in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office from 2014 to 2021 under former DA Cyrus Vance. He was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania, after a witness spotted him in a McDonald's. On Tuesday he was arraigned in Blair County and yelled at the media during his court appearance.


Nancy Pelosi, 84, is in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. She suffered an injury on a trip to Luxembourg and has been admitted to hospital for evaluation.

Nancy Pelosi, 84, was hospitalized in Luxembourg after falling down the stairs during a congressional delegation trip to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. The former speaker will likely require surgery for a hip injury. She is working from the hospital and regrets that she can't attend the rest of the CODEL engagements to honor the courage of American servicemembers. Her uncle Johnny fought in World War II. On Thursday, Pelosi's team announced that she would be traveling to Belgium and Luxembou.


Roger Carstens travelled to Beirut as part of the mission to gather information on Tice’s whereabouts. Tice's mother and other relatives spoke at an event Friday following a White House meeting with national security officials.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to the safe recovery of Austin Tice, a former Marine turned journalist who was kidnapped by jihadist militants in 2012 while reporting in Syria. Tice's siblings have increased hope that their brother is alive in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham offered on Thursday to cooperate directly with the United States to search for missing American journalist Austin Bennett Tice. The U.S. has been communicating indirectly with the rebel group through Turkey.


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