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Maryland Federal Public Defender Jim Wyda stands outside U.S. District Court in Baltimore on May 21, 2026. (Ian Round/The Daily Record)
Jun 5, 2026

MD federal public defender set to retire: ‘I’ve loved it’

Jim Wyda intends to retire in November, after nearly three decades leading Maryland’s federal public defender’s office.

A lethal injection chamber at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington, on Sept. 6, 2024. (REUTERS/Matt Mills McKnight/File Photo)
Apr 24, 2026

US adding firing squads, electrocution, gassing to federal execution methods

President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Apr 1, 2026

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial over CEO killing delayed

A U.S. judge delayed the federal trial of Maryland native Luigi Mangione on charges stemming from the killing of a health insurance executive in New York.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Feb 6, 2026

Luigi Mangione gets trial date in state case over CEO killing

Luigi Mangione, the Maryland native accused of fatally shooting a health insurance executive, got a trial date in state court in New York.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Jan 30, 2026

Luigi Mangione won’t face death penalty after judge dismisses murder charge

A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Supreme Court for a suppression hearing December 18 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo)
Jan 29, 2026

Man allegedly tied to free Mangione from prison, posing as FBI

A Minnesota man is accused of impersonating an FBI agent in a bid to free accused health insurance CEO killer Luigi Mangione from prison. 

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Jan 26, 2026

Judge sets jury selection date in Luigi Mangione CEO killing trial

Jury selection is set for September in the federal murder trial of Luigi Mangione, accused of killing an insurance executive in New York.

Luigi Mangione attends an evidentiary hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at the Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on Dec. 18, 2025. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Pool/File Photo)
Jan 23, 2026

Luigi Mangione in court as judge weighs CEO killing evidence

Maryland native Luigi Mangione's lawyers sought to convince a judge to exclude key evidence from his death penalty case.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppresion hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTER)
Jan 9, 2026

US judge sets jury selection in Luigi Mangione CEO killing trial for September

A federal judge set September jury selection for Luigi Mangione’s trial in the killing of a UnitedHealth insurance executive in Manhattan.

Luigi Mangione appears in good spirits as the suppression hearing for the murder of UHC CEO Brian Thompson goes into another week, in New York, December 12, 2025. (Curtis Means/Pool via REUTERS)
Jan 9, 2026

Mangione fights death penalty charge in federal court

Luigi Mangione will appear in federal court Friday in a hearing over whether he should face the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a news conference regarding immigration enforcement at the Justice Department in Washington on Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Dec 21, 2025

Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest

The defense says Attorney General Pam Bondi’s past work creates a conflict of interest in seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione.

This image release by Pennsylvania State Police shows a video image of Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Pennsylvania State Police via AP)
Dec 9, 2025

Luigi Mangione’s notes to self: ‘Pluck eyebrows,’ ‘Keep momentum, FBI slower overnight’

A to-do list and travel plans found during Luigi Mangione’s arrest shed new light on the steps he may have taken to avoid capture.