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Crime scene technicians work at the scene of a mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on Saturday. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal via AP

3 teens killed, 15 others injured in New Mexico mass shooting

Between 50 and 60 shell casings were found, suggesting multiple shooters and multiple weapons within two opposing groups.

23 Mar 2025 - 3:13AMvideocam

Police arrest US hospital worker who shot colleague in car park

21 Mar 2025 - 7:25AM

Judge rules US spa shooter’s statements post-arrest can be used in death penalty trial

11 Mar 2025 - 10:32AM

US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House while Trump out of town

Agents had been warned by local police of a ‘suicidal’ person travelling to Washington.

10 Mar 2025 - 9:47AM

Police tape remains at the scene of an overnight shooting on a street bordering the White House complex in Washington on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Clint Hill, Secret Service agent who tried to shield JFK, dies at 93

Hill was praised for his actions in Dallas on November 22, 1963 but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy’s death.

25 Feb 2025 - 3:36PM

Police arrest apparent leader of cultlike group linked to multiple US killings

The Zizians have been tied to the killing of a US Border Patrol agent in January and five other murders in Vermont, Pennsylvania and California.

18 Feb 2025 - 2:08PM

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Trump picks an agent who covered him in shooting to lead Secret Service

Sean Curran was part of Donald Trump’s security detail during an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania last July.

23 Jan 2025 - 10:09AM

Sean Curran, right, was part of Donald Trump’s security detail. Photo: Reuters

US teen kills female student then shoots himself at Nashville high school

Police are examining online writings and social media posts connected to the shooter as they work to establish a motive.

23 Jan 2025 - 11:09AM

10 wounded in shooting outside New York City nightclub, suspects flee

At least three gunmen fired more than 30 shots at a crowd of people waiting outside Queens club holding memorial for slain teen.

3 Jan 2025 - 8:21AM

Isis-inspired driver expressed desire to kill before deadly New Orleans rampage

Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was killed in a firefight with police, but authorities do not think he was acting alone.

2 Jan 2025 - 2:39PMvideocam

Police investigators surround a white truck after an attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Letters | Is Luigi Mangione a folk hero, really?

Readers discuss the fandom around the American suspect in a shooting, and the reality of life on the BN(O) visa scheme.

31 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

Luigi Mangione arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on December 23. Photo: TNS

Trump blasts Biden for commuting nearly all US federal death sentences

The US president-elect vowed to pursue the death penalty against ‘violent rapists, murderers and monsters’.

25 Dec 2024 - 2:58AM

Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder in United Healthcare CEO’s death

Luigi Mangione faces 11 state charges, including murder and terrorism. The maximum New York sentence is life without parole if convicted.

24 Dec 2024 - 1:54AM

‘Who’s next?’: misinformation and online threats after US CEO slaying

Brian Thompson’s murder has unleashed pent-up anger towards America’s health insurance companies.

23 Dec 2024 - 12:37PM

An image from surveillance footage of Brian Thompson’s fatal shooting. Photo: NYPD via Reuters

Mangione faces new murder charge that could put death penalty on the table

Federal charges could allow prosecutors to pursue capital punishment, despite it being having been abolished for decades in New York.

20 Dec 2024 - 11:50AM

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police in New York on Thursday. Photo: AP

US CEO shooting suspect Mangione charged with killing as an act of terrorism

The alleged gunman was already charged with murder, but the terror charge is new, and is based on a law passed after the 9/11 attacks.

18 Dec 2024 - 8:13AM

Motive for Wisconsin school shooting was a ‘combination of factors’: police

The authenticity of a ‘manifesto’ said to be written by Natalie Rupnow, 15, who killed a teacher and fellow student, has not been confirmed.

18 Dec 2024 - 5:16AM

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Teen girl shoots dead a fellow student and teacher at Wisconsin school

Police chief says shooter shot herself dead after rampage at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison.

17 Dec 2024 - 1:21PM

Students aboard a bus as they leave a shelter following the shooting. Photo: AP

Hong Kong society

Outside In | US insurer murder a warning as Hongkongers worry about medical bills

City’s situation is not as extreme but the private sector is out of reach for too many and wait times in the public sector can be painfully long.

13 Dec 2024 - 7:29PMvideocam

Gun found on US CEO shooting suspect matches shell casings at scene: police

Luigi Mangione’s fingerprints also matched those on a water bottle near where United Healthcare’s Brian Thompson was killed.

12 Dec 2024 - 4:15AM

CEO shooting suspect had manifesto railing against US healthcare system

Handwritten document could indicate for the first time a possible motive for the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief Brian Thompson.

11 Dec 2024 - 1:41PM

Luigi Mangione arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, Photo: Reuters

US CEO murder suspect was Ivy League graduate who praised Unabomber

Luigi Mangione, 26, was arrested by police in Pennsylvania on Monday for the murder of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York.

10 Dec 2024 - 2:38PM

Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, arrives for his arraignment at Blair County Court House in Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Photo: FOX News Channel via Reuters

Suspect in US insurance CEO killing charged with murder in New York

Suspect Luigi Mangione, 26, arrested in Pennsylvania with ‘ghost gun’ and silencer after he was spotted eating at a McDonald’s.

10 Dec 2024 - 2:42PM

On Balance | US must target Big Food and insurance industry to fix its healthcare

The only positive likely to come out of the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO is a national conversation about why US healthcare is so bad.

9 Dec 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

US CEO shooting suspect identified, ‘net tightening’, New York mayor says

The FBI is offering up to US$50,000 for information leading to the capture of the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson.

8 Dec 2024 - 7:56AM

A undated police image shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHeatlhcare CEO Brian Thompson. Photo: NYPD via Reuters

As clock ticks down, police believe gunman who killed US CEO has left New York

The search for Brian Thompson’s shooter has passed the crucial 48-hour mark – the best window of opportunity to catch the attacker.

7 Dec 2024 - 1:56PM

Footage released by police shows “the individual sought in connection” with the killing of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. Photo: NYPD via TNS

Murder and memes: CEO’s killing exposes frustrations with US medical system

His death did not draw much online sympathy, and a research group noted his firm denies a striking one-third of all health insurance claims.

7 Dec 2024 - 5:02AM

New clues emerge as New York police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer

Police released new photos of suspect and analyse shell casings that were emblazoned with the words ‘deny’, ‘defend’ and ‘depose’.

7 Dec 2024 - 9:16AM

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