Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst.
In New York, Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to federal stocking charges connected to
“the death of United Healthcare CEO, Brian Thompson.”
In federal court today, the 28-year-old admitted to stocking and shooting Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in 2024, prosecutor Jamie McDonald. This was not a spontaneous act of violence. It was deliberate, calculated, and premeditated. And Gianni was charged in both federal and state court, and was set to face state trial
next month. But his lawyer, Karen Friedman, Agnifelo, says they want the state charges dropped, and
light of his guilty plea in federal court.
Despite this being a single isolated event, Mr. Mangione has been unfairly treated since the outset in every way, and has successfully fought off terrorism charges and the death penalty. While also fighting at the same time, two simultaneous prosecutions in two jurisdictions who are trying to punish him twice for the exact conduct. And Gianni faces sentencing in December.
While makers and families are highlighting poor conditions on board the carrier U.S. Lincoln, that carrier will soon be replaced in the Middle East. Steve Walsh of Member Station W.H.R.R.R.L. has more.
A defense official told NPR that the Navy is sending the carrier U.S.S.
Washington to relieve U.S.S. Lincoln. The Lincoln has been at sea continuously for over 250 days, breaking record set during the COVID era, when ships were intentionally kept away from ports. Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the Pentagon after reports of food shortages and lack of adequate mental health care on board the carrier.
Sencom says a sailor was rescued after falling overboard August 3rd. My lines have been stretched as the Navy's hub in the region at Bahrain has been under periodic attack since the start of the war with Iran. For NPR news, I'm Steve Walsh. It's really activist delivered food and water today to people trapped in a house besieged
by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. But as empires Frank Langford reports, the man who lives there since he still can't leave. If a member of these rally parliament was among those delivering their provisions, he said his rally soldiers controlled their area when the settlers had retreated for now to a hilltop. "I'm quite afraid that's not the end of the story to say the least." Kusei Abu Ridi is the Palestinian-American occupant of the home.
He told NPR the Israeli military declared the area a close military zone and won't let him leave. Abu Ridi says the soldiers could arrest the settlers at any time. The steady says the military pushes them out only to watch them return. He called this "theatrical performance," the Israeli military has not responded to NPR's request for comment. Frank Langford and pure news, Tel Aviv.
And you're listening to NPR news from Washington. Today's the final day for public comment on potential changes to wilderness rules in the Boise State public radios he throughs and has more. The interior department began allowing the public to comment down policies governing wilderness study areas in July. That could lead to changes in management practices on millions of acres of public land. Tracy Stone Manning is the president of the Wilderness Society and former director of the Bureau of Land Management.
“"I think the administration is building on its record of systematically attacking every protected acre in the country."”
Activity and designated wilderness and wilderness study areas is severely restricted in order to preserve their natural states. The Department of Interior did not respond to requests for comment. For NPR news, I'm Heath Riesen. In Italy, authorities recovered three paintings by Ren-Wah, Susanne and Matisse worth millions of dollars that were stolen earlier this year from a private museum. Officials say they were discovered during a search without giving additional details.
The theft at the Magnani Roku Foundation happened last March and local media say the thieves snatched the paintings in less than three minutes. This follows a series of high-profile heists in Europe, including the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris last fall. Wall Street is trading lower at this hour. The Dow is down 98 points. The Nasdaq is down 104 points that's done about four tenths of a percent. The S&P 500 is done about 17 points as about two tenths of a percent. I'm Janine Herbst and you're listening to NPR news from Washington.
This week on Consider This, stories about the Trump administration. Here how a former Olympian was targeted by the Justice Department over damage to the reflecting pool.
“Plus, inside Trump's secret decoy flight out of Turkey that left press and cabinet officials on Air Force one without him.”
Listen for those stories and more of the week's biggest news. This week on Consider This from NPR.
