UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting outside a hotel in Midtown, Manhattan. Source
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Listen Live: Supreme Court hears major transgender rights case
The Supreme Court is weighing whether Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria violates the Constitution. Source
Trump considering replacing Hegseth with DeSantis for defense secretary pick, sources tell CBS News
Sources tell CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is considering making Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis his pick for secretary of defense after allegations of misconduct surfaced from Pete Hegseth’s time working with veterans’ charities. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen has more. Source
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific apologizes for showing “Family Guy” episode
The episode, from the first season of the American cartoon, shows Peter Griffin, the father character in the show, standing next to the “Tank Man” in a recreation of the infamous photograph. Source
Disgraced New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping
An investigation revealed Lawrence Hecker had confessed to molesting multiple juveniles over his decades of service with the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Source
U.S. slams China for hitting Philippine vessels with water cannons
China put “lives at risk” with the “unlawful use of water cannons” against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the U.S. ambassador in Manila says. Source
Hundreds killed in Mexican city since cartel leaders’ arrest in U.S.
The war between the cartel’s “Mayos” and “Chapitos” has left more than 400 people dead and hundreds missing, according to the state prosecutor’s office. Source
Suspect in notorious cold case murders to appear in court
“It was an absolutely gruesome, horrific, frenzied homicide,” police said after Perry Kouroumblis was arrested. Source
South Korean leader faces likely impeachment over martial law order
South Korea is reeling over a shock martial law declaration by President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived gamble will have major implications. Source
Police illegally sell restricted weapons supplying crime
These high-powered weapons are only meant for police. How are they ending up in criminals’ hands? Source