Mangione, accused of killing a CEO, pleads not guilty

Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan in 2024, on Friday, pleaded not guilty to all federal charges against him in the case, CNN reported.

During arraignment in Manhattan federal court on Friday, Mangione's legal team hinted it wants his federal case to go to trial before his state cases related to Thompson's death after the Justice Department announced it would seek the death penalty in the federal case. Mangione (26) entered not-guilty pleas to a charge of murder, two counts of stalking and a firearms offence. In addition to federal charges, he also faces state charges in New York, where Thompson died, and Pennsylvania, where Mangione was arrested. Previously, officials had said his New York state case would proceed first. In the arraignment on Friday, Mangione's attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo said she will request that his federal trial start first.

Brazil ex-prez jailed:

Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello was arrested and taken to prison Friday to begin serving a nearly nine-year sentence for corruption and money laundering, the latest former leader to face jail time. Collor de Mello, Brazil's first democratically elected president after a decades-long dictatorship, resigned in 1992 after Congress launched impeachment proceedings against him for allegedly taking bribes. His arrest stems from a conviction over bribes taken two decades later while a senator, part of the sprawling "Car Wash" corruption scandal.The 75-year-old was detained in Maceio city in northeastern Alagoas state, where he served as a senator and governor.