Ep 327. December 9, 2024

A man arrested in Pennsylvania is being questioned in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, according to police. Luigi Mangione, 26, was spotted at a McDonald's by someone who'd seen photos of the person of interest in the case. Lilia Luciano reports. Baseball fans are still processing the bombshell news that slugger Juan Soto is leaving the New York Yankees for their crosstown rival, the Mets. His new contract, reportedly for $765 million dollars over 15 years, is the biggest in any professional sport in the U.S. Two key Republican senators, Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham, signaled they're open to confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Scott MacFarlane reports it was a busy day for several of Trump's choices for top positions. Syria's long-running civil war came to a head over the weekend when Syrian rebels entered the capital city of Damascus and the government of President Bashar al-Assad collapsed. Russian state media later reported that Assad and his family had fled to Moscow. Elizabeth Palmer has details. Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car in 2023. Alice Gainer has more.