On today’s show: A suspect was charged in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO. CNN has the latest. Jay-Z was accused of sexually assaulting a minor alongside Sean “Diddy“ Combs in 2000. NBC has the details. The Washington Post’s Tim Carman explains why it feels like food recalls are happening more frequently. Plus, Haaretz reports on Netanyahu’s corruption trial, The Hill examines a Supreme Court case that will test environmental law, and Variety breaks down the numbers for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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Good morning. It's Tuesday, December 10th. I'm Shamitha Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, a major rap mogul gets named in one of Diddy's sexual assault lawsuits. Why you shouldn't get too alarmed about recent food recalls. And the numbers are in on Taylor Swift's Heiress tour. They're historic.
But first, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was charged with second-degree murder late last night by authorities in New York, hours after police in Pennsylvania arrested him. The charges against 26-year-old Luigi Mangione also include forgery and carrying a gun without a license. He was ordered to be held without bail and did not enter a plea on those charges.
Local authorities in Pennsylvania were tipped off to Mangione's location at a McDonald's in Altoona by an employee who thought that he resembled the suspect in photos released by the NYPD. NYPD Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney credited those photos as a critical part of capturing the suspect.
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.
According to court filings, police approached Mangione as he sat alone at the McDonald's. They asked him to remove a medical mask he was wearing and asked if he'd been to New York recently. He then became quiet and began to shake. Police say they found a gun and silencer in his backpack that matched the description of the weapon used to shoot Thompson. Here's Kenny again.
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.
Ghost guns don't have a serial number, making them untraceable. They're not subject to background checks either. And as the trace points out, it's legal in most cases under federal law to make a gun on a 3D printer.
Police say Mangione also had a number of fake IDs on him, including one which police say matches the ID used to check into a hostel in New York, where the shooter is believed to have stayed. He also had a three-page manifesto criticizing the health insurance industry.
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.
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