Crime and Courts

The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson posted online in recent years about undergoing spinal surgery and struggling with chronic back pain, numbness and restless sleep, according to what appears to be an archived version of his deleted Reddit account.

In a shocking story, a woman allegedly practiced unlicensed dentistry in a Long Island apartment kitchen — and even pulled people’s teeth. She is now facing charges. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Police officials says the suspect’s writings speak to wanting to use a gun rather than a potential explosive device, like a bomb, to kill the healthcare CEO. Officials also said the forensic evidence gathered so far is a direct match to the suspect and the alleged murder weapon. NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

A bankruptcy judge rejected a bid by The Onion’s parent company to buy Alex Jones’ far-right media company.

A Delaware judge says a UPS driver who crashed his truck after downing several beers while driving is not entitled to workers’ compensation for his injuries.

The 26-year-old Ivy League grad accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street was carrying a notebook that may lend further insight into his mindset and alleged motivation, two sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

Luxury real estate brokers the Alexander brothers have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault investigation in South Florida and New York, authorities said.

The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon, where he refused to waive his right to extradition.

A 70-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment, authorities say. Gladys Serrano pleaded not guilty Monday to unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and was released to pre-trial services with electronic monitoring. She was also ordered to surrender her passport and told not to leave the state. According…

The ruling dashed, at least for now, the plans of The Onion’s parent company to take over Infowars and radically shift its content.

Marc Santia and Checkey Beckford with an update for NBC New York. 

Two Department of Homeland Security agents in Utah sold drugs that were previously seized as evidence through an informant in an illegal scheme that brought in up to $300,000, according to court documents.

Luigi Nicholas Mangione was apparently living a charmed life: the grandson of a wealthy real estate developer, valedictorian of his elite Baltimore prep school and with degrees from one of the nation’s top private universities.

Russell Williams, 67, is the fourth person to have his conviction overturned in the “sex for lies” investigation.

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has requested a court hearing to determine whether he’s mentally fit to stand trial as he faces federal sex trafficking charges in New York.

A man in the San Fernando Valley of California has agreed to plead guilty to wire fraud, after prosecutors accused him of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme targeting local Filipino community members, including senior churchgoers. 

News 4’s Marc Santia and Jonathan Dienst with the latest. 

WATCH: Suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter shout entering courthouse: ‘It’s an insult to the intelligence of the American people’

The 26-year-old appeared at a hearing in Pennsylvania Tuesday afternoon.

A former high school classmate and neighbors in Hawaii shared their recollections of the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.