By JUAN A. LOZANO Updated 11:27 AM CST, December 13, 2024. HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. The death of Jocelyn Nungaray was among several cases this year that became flashpoints…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign that some price pressures remain elevated. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, up from a yearly figure of 2.6% in October. Excluding volatile food and…… MORE
ALTOONA, PA – (WBAP/KLIF) – ABC News reports a man is being held in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection to the New York City sidewalk shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Police officials report he has a gun similar to the one used in the killing. Thompson was shot and killed on a Manhattan sidewalk…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about public safety, valor and vigilantism. A Manhattan jury delivered the verdict, clearing Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely’s death last year.…… MORE
FOX NEWS – (WBAP/KLIF) – United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, sources told Fox News. Sources told Fox News that Thompson was shot in the chest and leg shortly before his UnitedHealthcare annual investors meeting. The sources said the shooting was not a…… MORE