Joe Kenney

He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 and went on to work as a data engineer for a car company through late 2023. His manager told Reuters Mangione had to take two months off of work in the middle of last year for health issues related to his back. The company offers insurance through UnitedHealth and other providers.

He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 and went on to work as a data engineer for a car company through late 2023. His manager told Reuters Mangione had to take two months off of work in the middle of last year for health issues related to his back. The company offers insurance through UnitedHealth and other providers.

It's not clear if Mangione was ever covered by UnitedHealth, but his social media presence paints a picture of someone who's navigated the health care system for a large part of their life.

It's not clear if Mangione was ever covered by UnitedHealth, but his social media presence paints a picture of someone who's navigated the health care system for a large part of their life.

On Reddit, a user believed to be Mangione talked about a series of chronic health issues he's experienced, including lifelong back pain, which he said got worse after an injury, eventually requiring spinal fusion surgery. An X-ray of Mangione's spine post-op was the banner image for his profile on X. A friend and former roommate told Good Morning America he got the surgery in 2023.

On Reddit, a user believed to be Mangione talked about a series of chronic health issues he's experienced, including lifelong back pain, which he said got worse after an injury, eventually requiring spinal fusion surgery. An X-ray of Mangione's spine post-op was the banner image for his profile on X. A friend and former roommate told Good Morning America he got the surgery in 2023.

After the surgery, Mangione reportedly ghosted a lot of the people in his life. A high school classmate told ABC that his family was reaching out to friends in recent months, asking if anyone had heard from him. According to the San Francisco Standard, his mom filed a missing persons report with police in San Francisco in mid-November.

After the surgery, Mangione reportedly ghosted a lot of the people in his life. A high school classmate told ABC that his family was reaching out to friends in recent months, asking if anyone had heard from him. According to the San Francisco Standard, his mom filed a missing persons report with police in San Francisco in mid-November.

For many, the news of his arrest was the first update they had gotten in months. His family said in a statement they were shocked and devastated. Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania yesterday, where he's being held without bail. His defense team is fighting his extradition to New York. It could be weeks before he returns to New York to face the murder charge against him.

For many, the news of his arrest was the first update they had gotten in months. His family said in a statement they were shocked and devastated. Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania yesterday, where he's being held without bail. His defense team is fighting his extradition to New York. It could be weeks before he returns to New York to face the murder charge against him.

His lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty. Let's turn now to the latest in the aftermath of the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Questions are swirling over what the end of Assad's decade-long rule and the Syrian civil war will mean for the region. Over the past few days, Israeli forces launched multiple strikes across Syria, targeting military installations and airports.

His lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty. Let's turn now to the latest in the aftermath of the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Questions are swirling over what the end of Assad's decade-long rule and the Syrian civil war will mean for the region. Over the past few days, Israeli forces launched multiple strikes across Syria, targeting military installations and airports.

Images show charged ships floating in ports and other smoldering wreckage. Israeli troops have also been sent into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone along the Syria-Israeli border. Israel said it's destroyed Syria's navy and that the strikes are preemptive, meant to keep abandoned weapons out of the hands of rebel groups, though these operations have drawn international criticism.

Images show charged ships floating in ports and other smoldering wreckage. Israeli troops have also been sent into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone along the Syria-Israeli border. Israel said it's destroyed Syria's navy and that the strikes are preemptive, meant to keep abandoned weapons out of the hands of rebel groups, though these operations have drawn international criticism.

We managed to reach CNN's chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward. She's in Syria now.

We managed to reach CNN's chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward. She's in Syria now.

Meanwhile, for Iran, a close ally of the Assad regime, his ousting comes as Iran's proxies have seen considerable losses at the hands of Israel.

Meanwhile, for Iran, a close ally of the Assad regime, his ousting comes as Iran's proxies have seen considerable losses at the hands of Israel.

But first, we're starting to get a clearer picture of the person charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It's only been one week, and people across the country have been quick to project their thoughts, their assumptions, motivations onto this person. Now investigators are trying to piece together his story.

But first, we're starting to get a clearer picture of the person charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It's only been one week, and people across the country have been quick to project their thoughts, their assumptions, motivations onto this person. Now investigators are trying to piece together his story.

Within Syria, Ward says that citizens seem to oscillate between hope and uncertainty when it comes to the future.

Within Syria, Ward says that citizens seem to oscillate between hope and uncertainty when it comes to the future.

Many Syrians have loved ones who had been jailed indiscriminately during Assad's reign. Ward visited one of the most notorious prisons, where many people have gathered in recent days, hoping to see a familiar face.

Many Syrians have loved ones who had been jailed indiscriminately during Assad's reign. Ward visited one of the most notorious prisons, where many people have gathered in recent days, hoping to see a familiar face.

It's no secret that Congress is old. You can see it pretty plainly on both sides of the aisle. In the last Congress, the median age in the Senate was 65. In the House, it was 58. And now, in the face of a new Republican administration with the oldest president in U.S. history, some Democrats are wondering if they should shake things up and give younger lawmakers more opportunities.

It's no secret that Congress is old. You can see it pretty plainly on both sides of the aisle. In the last Congress, the median age in the Senate was 65. In the House, it was 58. And now, in the face of a new Republican administration with the oldest president in U.S. history, some Democrats are wondering if they should shake things up and give younger lawmakers more opportunities.

We called up Sahil Kapoor, senior national political reporter with NBC News, and he told us about one corner of Congress where this fight is brewing behind the scenes. Challenges for top committee roles, like the House Oversight Committee, where New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is 35, has thrown her hat in the ring to lead for her party.

We called up Sahil Kapoor, senior national political reporter with NBC News, and he told us about one corner of Congress where this fight is brewing behind the scenes. Challenges for top committee roles, like the House Oversight Committee, where New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is 35, has thrown her hat in the ring to lead for her party.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, December 11th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a dispatch from Syria on the initial days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the young lawmakers trying to fix Congress's seniority problem, and why 2024 was the year of Caitlin Clark.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, December 11th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a dispatch from Syria on the initial days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the young lawmakers trying to fix Congress's seniority problem, and why 2024 was the year of Caitlin Clark.

She's up against 74-year-old Jerry Connolly, who has esophageal cancer and was recently elected to his ninth term.

She's up against 74-year-old Jerry Connolly, who has esophageal cancer and was recently elected to his ninth term.

Similar challenges are taking place in the Natural Resources Committee and the Agriculture Committee. Kapoor explained why we're seeing this trend.

Similar challenges are taking place in the Natural Resources Committee and the Agriculture Committee. Kapoor explained why we're seeing this trend.

Police say Luigi Mangione was apprehended with several handwritten pages on him. In it, he expressed frustration with the health care system in America, calling health insurance companies parasitic. And he was critical of corporate greed, writing that he felt he was the, quote, first to face it with such brutal honesty.

Police say Luigi Mangione was apprehended with several handwritten pages on him. In it, he expressed frustration with the health care system in America, calling health insurance companies parasitic. And he was critical of corporate greed, writing that he felt he was the, quote, first to face it with such brutal honesty.

Some Democrats felt burned by having to pressure President Biden to drop out of the presidential race over concerns about his age. Kapoor also mentioned Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died in office in her 90s.

Some Democrats felt burned by having to pressure President Biden to drop out of the presidential race over concerns about his age. Kapoor also mentioned Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died in office in her 90s.

If Ocasio-Cortez succeeds in her bid for this role on the Oversight Committee, she would play a prominent role investigating the Trump administration. Even more so if Democrats retake the House in 2026. It's a huge level up in power for someone who's only been in office for six years.

If Ocasio-Cortez succeeds in her bid for this role on the Oversight Committee, she would play a prominent role investigating the Trump administration. Even more so if Democrats retake the House in 2026. It's a huge level up in power for someone who's only been in office for six years.

And it bucks the longstanding norm within the Democratic Party that leadership roles go to the people who are most senior. To get here, Kapoor says she has had to compromise a bit with the establishment. But overall, he says she's mostly held firm to her progressive platform.

And it bucks the longstanding norm within the Democratic Party that leadership roles go to the people who are most senior. To get here, Kapoor says she has had to compromise a bit with the establishment. But overall, he says she's mostly held firm to her progressive platform.

House Democrats are expected to start selecting new committee leaders next week. Before we let you go, a few other stories being featured in the Apple News app. Emergency responders in Malibu, California, continue to fight a wildfire that erupted in the affluent seaside city yesterday. Officials say thousands of people were evacuated while firefighters struggled with the blaze.

House Democrats are expected to start selecting new committee leaders next week. Before we let you go, a few other stories being featured in the Apple News app. Emergency responders in Malibu, California, continue to fight a wildfire that erupted in the affluent seaside city yesterday. Officials say thousands of people were evacuated while firefighters struggled with the blaze.

Thousands of acres are already affected, including parts of Pepperdine University, where students were told to shelter in place as flames could be seen from the campus. Stretches of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were also closed to traffic, and some homes and other structures are reported to have burned. This is a fast-moving story, and you can follow along for updates in the Apple News app.

Thousands of acres are already affected, including parts of Pepperdine University, where students were told to shelter in place as flames could be seen from the campus. Stretches of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were also closed to traffic, and some homes and other structures are reported to have burned. This is a fast-moving story, and you can follow along for updates in the Apple News app.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect the monarch butterfly, a beloved species known for its epic migration through North America whose numbers are declining. The agency on Tuesday moved to designate the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which carries with it specific protections.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect the monarch butterfly, a beloved species known for its epic migration through North America whose numbers are declining. The agency on Tuesday moved to designate the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which carries with it specific protections.

Scientists say the iconic orange and black butterfly is being affected by a number of factors, including climate change, exposure to insecticides and other human-driven threats. The Washington Post reports that if approved, it would be one of the most widespread species ever protected under the law. And finally, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is Time magazine's Athlete of the Year.

Scientists say the iconic orange and black butterfly is being affected by a number of factors, including climate change, exposure to insecticides and other human-driven threats. The Washington Post reports that if approved, it would be one of the most widespread species ever protected under the law. And finally, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is Time magazine's Athlete of the Year.

After a legendary college career at Iowa, where she set a new scoring record, Clark went on to take home Rookie of the Year honors in her first WNBA season, quickly cementing herself as a force in the game. Even though she's hardly the only superstar in the WNBA, Time says Clark took the league and the sport to a new level. When asked to pick one word to describe her year, Clark said, historic.

After a legendary college career at Iowa, where she set a new scoring record, Clark went on to take home Rookie of the Year honors in her first WNBA season, quickly cementing herself as a force in the game. Even though she's hardly the only superstar in the WNBA, Time says Clark took the league and the sport to a new level. When asked to pick one word to describe her year, Clark said, historic.

Here's NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney discussing the note on Good Morning America yesterday.

Here's NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney discussing the note on Good Morning America yesterday.

music. You can find all of these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a Narrated article coming up next. As we mentioned, it's been a big year for the WNBA, but GQ charts how that was not always the case. In fact, it took some rocky years for the league to become the exciting place it is today.

music. You can find all of these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a Narrated article coming up next. As we mentioned, it's been a big year for the WNBA, but GQ charts how that was not always the case. In fact, it took some rocky years for the league to become the exciting place it is today.

If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

Specifically, he states how we are the number one most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet the life expectancy of an American is ranked 42 in the world. So he was writing a lot about his disdain for corporate America and in particular the healthcare industry.

Specifically, he states how we are the number one most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet the life expectancy of an American is ranked 42 in the world. So he was writing a lot about his disdain for corporate America and in particular the healthcare industry.

Mangione faces second-degree murder, forgery, and three gun charges. And since his arrest, we've learned more about his background and interactions with the healthcare industry. Mangione grew up in Maryland, spent time in California, and most recently lived in Hawaii. He was valedictorian of his prestigious private high school in Baltimore in 2016.

Mangione faces second-degree murder, forgery, and three gun charges. And since his arrest, we've learned more about his background and interactions with the healthcare industry. Mangione grew up in Maryland, spent time in California, and most recently lived in Hawaii. He was valedictorian of his prestigious private high school in Baltimore in 2016.

Right now, the information we're getting from Altoona is that the gun appears to be a ghost gun, may have been made on a 3D printer.

Right now, the information we're getting from Altoona is that the gun appears to be a ghost gun, may have been made on a 3D printer.

That document is currently in the possession of the Altoona Police Department as part of their investigation, but it does seem that he has some ill will toward corporate America.

That document is currently in the possession of the Altoona Police Department as part of their investigation, but it does seem that he has some ill will toward corporate America.

There's numerous linchpins in this case and the fact that we've recovered an enormous amount of forensic evidence, an enormous amount of video and the public's help. I really couldn't put it on one thing, but if I had to, it would be the release of that photograph from the media.

There's numerous linchpins in this case and the fact that we've recovered an enormous amount of forensic evidence, an enormous amount of video and the public's help. I really couldn't put it on one thing, but if I had to, it would be the release of that photograph from the media.

He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020 and went on to work as a data engineer for a car company through late 2023. His manager told Reuters Mangione had to take two months off of work in the middle of last year for health issues related to his back. The company offers insurance through UnitedHealth and other providers.

It's not clear if Mangione was ever covered by UnitedHealth, but his social media presence paints a picture of someone who's navigated the health care system for a large part of their life.

On Reddit, a user believed to be Mangione talked about a series of chronic health issues he's experienced, including lifelong back pain, which he said got worse after an injury, eventually requiring spinal fusion surgery. An X-ray of Mangione's spine post-op was the banner image for his profile on X. A friend and former roommate told Good Morning America he got the surgery in 2023.

After the surgery, Mangione reportedly ghosted a lot of the people in his life. A high school classmate told ABC that his family was reaching out to friends in recent months, asking if anyone had heard from him. According to the San Francisco Standard, his mom filed a missing persons report with police in San Francisco in mid-November.

For many, the news of his arrest was the first update they had gotten in months. His family said in a statement they were shocked and devastated. Mangione appeared in court in Pennsylvania yesterday, where he's being held without bail. His defense team is fighting his extradition to New York. It could be weeks before he returns to New York to face the murder charge against him.

His lawyer says he plans to plead not guilty. Let's turn now to the latest in the aftermath of the fall of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. Questions are swirling over what the end of Assad's decade-long rule and the Syrian civil war will mean for the region. Over the past few days, Israeli forces launched multiple strikes across Syria, targeting military installations and airports.

Images show charged ships floating in ports and other smoldering wreckage. Israeli troops have also been sent into and beyond a demilitarized buffer zone along the Syria-Israeli border. Israel said it's destroyed Syria's navy and that the strikes are preemptive, meant to keep abandoned weapons out of the hands of rebel groups, though these operations have drawn international criticism.

We managed to reach CNN's chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward. She's in Syria now.

Meanwhile, for Iran, a close ally of the Assad regime, his ousting comes as Iran's proxies have seen considerable losses at the hands of Israel.

But first, we're starting to get a clearer picture of the person charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. It's only been one week, and people across the country have been quick to project their thoughts, their assumptions, motivations onto this person. Now investigators are trying to piece together his story.

Within Syria, Ward says that citizens seem to oscillate between hope and uncertainty when it comes to the future.

Many Syrians have loved ones who had been jailed indiscriminately during Assad's reign. Ward visited one of the most notorious prisons, where many people have gathered in recent days, hoping to see a familiar face.

It's no secret that Congress is old. You can see it pretty plainly on both sides of the aisle. In the last Congress, the median age in the Senate was 65. In the House, it was 58. And now, in the face of a new Republican administration with the oldest president in U.S. history, some Democrats are wondering if they should shake things up and give younger lawmakers more opportunities.

We called up Sahil Kapoor, senior national political reporter with NBC News, and he told us about one corner of Congress where this fight is brewing behind the scenes. Challenges for top committee roles, like the House Oversight Committee, where New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is 35, has thrown her hat in the ring to lead for her party.

Good morning. It's Wednesday, December 11th. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a dispatch from Syria on the initial days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the young lawmakers trying to fix Congress's seniority problem, and why 2024 was the year of Caitlin Clark.

She's up against 74-year-old Jerry Connolly, who has esophageal cancer and was recently elected to his ninth term.

Similar challenges are taking place in the Natural Resources Committee and the Agriculture Committee. Kapoor explained why we're seeing this trend.

Police say Luigi Mangione was apprehended with several handwritten pages on him. In it, he expressed frustration with the health care system in America, calling health insurance companies parasitic. And he was critical of corporate greed, writing that he felt he was the, quote, first to face it with such brutal honesty.

Some Democrats felt burned by having to pressure President Biden to drop out of the presidential race over concerns about his age. Kapoor also mentioned Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died in office in her 90s.

If Ocasio-Cortez succeeds in her bid for this role on the Oversight Committee, she would play a prominent role investigating the Trump administration. Even more so if Democrats retake the House in 2026. It's a huge level up in power for someone who's only been in office for six years.

And it bucks the longstanding norm within the Democratic Party that leadership roles go to the people who are most senior. To get here, Kapoor says she has had to compromise a bit with the establishment. But overall, he says she's mostly held firm to her progressive platform.

House Democrats are expected to start selecting new committee leaders next week. Before we let you go, a few other stories being featured in the Apple News app. Emergency responders in Malibu, California, continue to fight a wildfire that erupted in the affluent seaside city yesterday. Officials say thousands of people were evacuated while firefighters struggled with the blaze.

Thousands of acres are already affected, including parts of Pepperdine University, where students were told to shelter in place as flames could be seen from the campus. Stretches of the scenic Pacific Coast Highway were also closed to traffic, and some homes and other structures are reported to have burned. This is a fast-moving story, and you can follow along for updates in the Apple News app.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to protect the monarch butterfly, a beloved species known for its epic migration through North America whose numbers are declining. The agency on Tuesday moved to designate the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, which carries with it specific protections.

Scientists say the iconic orange and black butterfly is being affected by a number of factors, including climate change, exposure to insecticides and other human-driven threats. The Washington Post reports that if approved, it would be one of the most widespread species ever protected under the law. And finally, Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is Time magazine's Athlete of the Year.

After a legendary college career at Iowa, where she set a new scoring record, Clark went on to take home Rookie of the Year honors in her first WNBA season, quickly cementing herself as a force in the game. Even though she's hardly the only superstar in the WNBA, Time says Clark took the league and the sport to a new level. When asked to pick one word to describe her year, Clark said, historic.

Here's NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney discussing the note on Good Morning America yesterday.

music. You can find all of these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a Narrated article coming up next. As we mentioned, it's been a big year for the WNBA, but GQ charts how that was not always the case. In fact, it took some rocky years for the league to become the exciting place it is today.

If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

Specifically, he states how we are the number one most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet the life expectancy of an American is ranked 42 in the world. So he was writing a lot about his disdain for corporate America and in particular the healthcare industry.

Mangione faces second-degree murder, forgery, and three gun charges. And since his arrest, we've learned more about his background and interactions with the healthcare industry. Mangione grew up in Maryland, spent time in California, and most recently lived in Hawaii. He was valedictorian of his prestigious private high school in Baltimore in 2016.

Right now, the information we're getting from Altoona is that the gun appears to be a ghost gun, may have been made on a 3D printer.

That document is currently in the possession of the Altoona Police Department as part of their investigation, but it does seem that he has some ill will toward corporate America.

There's numerous linchpins in this case and the fact that we've recovered an enormous amount of forensic evidence, an enormous amount of video and the public's help. I really couldn't put it on one thing, but if I had to, it would be the release of that photograph from the media.