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UnitedHealth Group CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges Amid Executive's Killing, Massive Cyberattack
The head of UnitedHealth Group is stepping down, ending a rocky four years marked by rising medical costs, a major cyberattack, and the high-profile killing of an insurance executive. Andrew Witty has left his position as CEO of UnitedHealth Group due to "personal reasons," the company announced on Tuesday, May 13. He'll remain with UnitedHealth as a senior adviser to newly reappointed CEO Stephen Hemsley. Witty's resignation came as UnitedHealth suspended its 2025 outlook, citing accelerating medical spending among new Medicare Advantage members. "Leading the people of UnitedHea…
News
Rapper Praised By Snoop Dogg, LGP Qua Shot Dead In Robbery Attempt
A rising voice in Philadelphia’s hip-hop scene was silenced in a deadly shooting on Mother’s Day, police announced on Monday, May 12. Qidere Johnson, 30, better known as the socially conscious rapper LGP Qua, was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt near M Street and East Luzerne Street in Juniata Park at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, authorities said. Two masked men allegedly tried to snatch the gold chains from around Johnson’s neck when one opened fire, striking him once, according to police. His friend rushed him to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:56 p…
Police & Fire
NJ Son Murdered Father In Jersey City: Prosecutor
A 25-year-old Jersey City man is charged with fatally shooting his 52-year-old father on Saturday, May 10, authorities said. At 8:15 p.m., Jersey City police responded to 117-121 Wade St. and found Gerard Brooker, Sr. with gunshot wounds, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. His son, Gerard Brooker Jr., was arrested at 2:40 a.m. in Manhattan on Sunday, May 11, Suarez said. Brooker Jr. is charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses, Suarez said.
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Luigi Mangione Musical Is Real, And It's Sold Out
A new musical rooted in true crime and real-world headlines is making waves for its surreal premise — and stranger backstory. The creators of Luigi The Musical, which centers on controversial figure Luigi Mangione, say it will offer a unique blend of comedy and social critique, distancing itself from any glorification of violence. It will premiere on Friday, June 13, in San Francisco, at the Taylor Street Theater. Tickets for all five of its initial performances are sold out, with new dates expected to be announced, according to the show’s website. Mangione, a 27-year-old Maryland native, …
Police & Fire
Jackson Man Arrested In Toms River Murder Hours After Cops Responded To Home For Stabbing
A Jackson Township man was arrested and charged after two people were stabbed — one fatally — during a violent early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. Steven McNeill, 32, was charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Being a Certain Person Not to Possess a Weapon, and Eluding, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer The attack happened on Friday, May 9, around 7:20 a.m., when Toms River Police responded to a 911 call about an altercation on Adams Avenue. The call was made …
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Deadly Paterson Stabbing Of 70-Year-Old Woman: Prosecutor
A 72-year-old man has been charged with murder after a 70-year-old woman was found stabbed to death inside a Paterson home earlier this week, authorities said. Duwan Gales, of Paterson, was charged in connection with the Tuesday, May 6 homicide, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. The stabbing occurred around 2:18 p.m. in the area of Cianci Street and Market Street, officials said. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered the victim, a 70-year-old female from Paterson, inside the residence with multiple stab …
News
Murder Suspect Ruled Unfit For Trial As NJ Mom Battles Cancer And A Clock She Can't Control
The man accused of following a 27-year-old New Jersey woman home from the gym and killing her in her vehicle has been found unfit to stand trial, a judge ruled. It's a decision that has devastated her mother, Janet Pizzelli, 60, who is now battling Stage 3 breast cancer as she waits for justice. David Shroitman, 28, was indicted in April 2024 on charges including first-degree murder, hindering apprehension, and weapons offenses, after he allegedly followed Fealey home from the gym and stabbed her 37 times in her car on Jan. 30, 2024, prosecutors previously said. On April 10, 2025, Shr…
Lifestyle
Stephen A. Smith Gets Murdered On NBC's Law & Order: When To Watch
Sports television personality Stephen A. Smith, will be taking on a new role — literally. Spoiler Alert: Smith plays a tough-love sports agent named Ted Hunter who is found stabbed to death on the next episode of NBC's Law & Order. It premieres Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. In a description of the episode, the 21st of the show's 24th season, NBC says the murder leaves the squad "with a trail of suspects who wanted him gone; despite a wealth of evidence, Price and Maroun worry that a lack of motive will tank their case." Smith has described Law & Order as one of his all…
News
Luigi Mangione’s Lawyer Wants Charges Against Him Dropped: Here's Why
Luigi Mangione's lead defense attorney wants at least two counts against him in an indictment issued in New York thrown out. Mangione, a Maryland native who will turn 27 next week, is accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel. In a new court filing, his attorney, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, raises several allegations regarding the case: Illegally Obtained Evidence: She claims that the evidence in question was obtained unlawfully after he was apprehended at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania following a days long manhunt. "Law enforcement con…
Obituaries
Spirit Of Slain CT Boy Believed Beaten By Dad Will Live On
A GoFundMe has been launched to help lay 12-year-old Anthony P. Esposito to rest. The boy was tragically beaten to death with a baseball bat, allegedly by his own father, in Branford, CT, on Thursday, May 1, police said. Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr. Branford Police Department The fundraiser, created by Carolyn Bast, says: “It is with broken hearts that we share the sudden and tragic passing of my sweet and loving nephew, Anthony P Esposito, a bright and loving 12-year-old boy who touched the lives of everyone who knew him.” The boy’s father, Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 52, was …
Police & Fire
Motel Murderer Claims Woman He Killed Is Alive, Gets Max 40 Years
A New York native who claimed his victim was still alive has been sentenced to the maximum prison term for beating her to death in a Luzerne County motel room, authorities announced. Joseph Alan Sarmiento, 40, of Quakertown, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison on Thursday, May 1, for the third-degree murder of Helena Johnson, 38, of Massachusetts, according to Attorney General Dave Sunday. Sarmiento had been staying with Johnson at the Red Carpet Inn on North Church Street in Hazle Township in June 2021 when, investigators say, he fatally beat her and left her body in the bathtu…
Police & Fire
Another Arrest Made In Murder Of Garfield Man In Paterson: Prosecutor
A 21-year-old Paterson man has been charged with murder in a broad-daylight shooting that killed a man from Garfield in Paterson last month, authorities announced. Jihad Abdullah has been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and weapons offenses in connection with the March 22 killing of 21-year-old d Jah’Zyer Montgomery near 12th Avenue and East 24th Street, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-in-Charge Patrick Murray said. A 17-year-old juvenile was also charged earlier this month. Kyle Mazza UNF News for Daily Voice (EXCLUSIVE…
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