US broadcaster agrees to pay Trump $23m to settle defamation lawsuit
ABC News will pay $23 million towards the President-elects’s presidential library following an incorrect claim made by one of the networks hosts.
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‘Shoot them down’: Thousands report mysterious drones above New Jersey
Locals, politicians and Donald Trump are all demanding answers about mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey that have sparked a raft of conspiracy theories.
- by Mike Catalini and Hallie Golden
Opinion
Trump's America
America is revolting, but at least it’s through the ballot box
Vigilantes such as America’s Luigi Mangione think violence will deliver justice. Trumpism is a revolutionary movement, but at least it’s arrived by democratic vote.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
Trump calls for end to daylight saving. Some health professionals agree
Elon Musk, whom Trump tapped to lead a commission on eliminating government waste, recently mused about ending Americans’ clock changes too.
- by Dan Diamond
Surgery, yoga and Reddit rants: Luigi Mangione’s jarring transformation into alleged killer
Before he abruptly cut ties with friends and family, the suspect in the shooting of healthcare executive Brian Thompson retreated from his day-to-day life.
- by Mike Baker, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Shawn Hubler and Jacey Fortin
Opinion
Crime
Why Luigi Mangione is the beautiful face of American nihilism
He is an accused murderer. So why are so many Americans cheering him on – surely it’s not just because he’s “hot”?
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘Shockingly cavalier’: Trump invites Xi Jinping to inauguration
No head of state has previously made an official visit to the US for the inauguration, according to State Department historical records - let alone an adversary.
- by Aamer Madhani
‘Wanted’ posters with healthcare executives’ faces appear on New York streets
The apparent targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by suspect Luigi Mangione has led to increased security for executives and some workers.
- by John Seewer and Devna Bose
Opinion
Trump's America
He’s Person Of The Year, again! But Trump’s most powerful years are ahead
And Australia can’t be assured that it will escape a rampant re-elected president’s punishments.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Luigi Mangione gave advice on how to game the system he believes failed him
The 26-year-old suspect in the shooting death of a top health insurance CEO foreshadowed his scepticism about the industry to fellow Reddit users.
- by Daniel Gilbert, Olivia George and Annie Gowen
Analysis
Crime
‘The hot assassin’: A pretty face overshadows a grisly crime
Even before a suspect was named in the murder of the UnitedHealthcare chief, much had been written about the alleged killer’s elevation to folk hero status.
- by Vanessa Friedman