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Luigi Mangione learned today that he will not be fighting for his life when his case goes to trial.
Mangione was arrested late last year for the murder of UnitedHealthCare CEO Bryan Thompson.
He’s currently behind bars awaiting trial, and he learned today that he’s no longer at risk of receiving the death penalty.
According to a report from NBC News, U.S. District Judge Margaret M. Garnett dismissed two of the four federal counts against Mangione: murder through the use of a firearm, and a related firearms offense.
The former charge was the only one against Mangione that carried a potential death sentence.
He’ll still be tried for two federal stalking counts, which each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In rendering her decision, Judge Garnett explained that the murder through the use of a firearm charge did not fit the case, as it had to be used in tandem with a “crime of violence,” which the stalking charge against Mangione is not.
She admitted that her decision may come off as a bit arcane, but she insisted that she’s following the letter of the law.
“The analysis contained in the balance of this opinion may strike the average person — and indeed many lawyers and judges — as tortured and strange, and the result may seem contrary to our intuitions about the criminal law,” Garnett wrote.
“But it represents the Court’s committed effort to faithfully apply the dictates of the Supreme Court to the charges in this case,” the federal judge continued, adding, “The law must be the Court’s only concern.”
In comments delivered outside the courtroom, Mangione attorney Karen Agnifilo praised the judge’s “incredible decision.”
“We’re all very relieved,” Agnifilo added.
The prosecution previously dropped its terrorism charges against Magione.
Mangione has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
Luigi Mangione Will Not Face Death Penalty; Judge In Murder Case Tosses Two Federal … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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Following a week of dominant wins (Vanderbilt, Iowa State, Alabama), a lot of close calls (Michigan, UConn, Virginia) and some upsets — Indiana topped No. 12 Purdue on Tuesday — it’s time for a new NCAA tournament bracket prediction. And we’ve got FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s updated bracket projections. Ahead of a loaded weekend basketball schedule on deck, DeCourcy shares his latest NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament projections. The ACC now joins the Big Ten with the most teams to make it to March Madness, and UConn, Duke, Michigan and Arizona sitting as the No. 1 seeds this time around. Here’s where his projected bracket stands through Jan. 30. EAST REGION SOUTH REGION MIDWEST REGION WEST REGION [NCAA: Men’s Rankings Have Nebraska, Michigan State Making Big Jumps] And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy’s projections, Ohio State, George Mason, Cal and Virginia Tech are the last four teams in the tournament, while San Diego State, Missouri, Indiana and Stanford are the first four out. As for conference representation, the Big Ten and the ACC lead the way with 10 teams each in DeCourcy’s latest tournament projections, followed by the SEC with nine teams, the Big 12 with seven teams and the Big East with three. The West Coast, Atlantic 10 and Mountain West conferences have two teams each. Selection Sunday is less than two months away, and these projections will inevitably evolve. But for now, DeCourcy’s latest bracket forecast offers a clear snapshot of who’s rising, who’s falling, and which programs are already building the résumés they’ll need when March arrives.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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Will Janelle Brown be back?
After Season 20, some fans weren’t sure if TLC would keep the show going.
Sister Wives will return for Season 21.
But after Janelle’s statements about leaving the show, will she be part of it?
We’re getting Season 21, but …
In recent months, Janelle Brown has made multiple social media posts about leaving Sister Wives.
Not an announcement. Not a promise or a threat. Just … touching upon the topic.
“Leaving the show… leaving a marriage… starting over at an age where everyone expects you to have it all figured out,” she penned in one post, as we reported.
Janele continued at the time: “I kept looking at the pieces and thinking something must be wrong with me.”
In another post, she wrote: “After the cameras went away, I realized how much of my identity had been shaped by what people thought they knew and rebuilding after that … honestly it takes time.”
This week, Mykelti Brown and her husband, Tony Padron, were guests on the Growing Up in Polygamy podcast.
With so much uncertainty, she was able to confirm that TLC viewers will be getting a Season 21 of her fractured family’s show.
“There will be guaranteed one more season for sure,” Mykelti dished.
“Beyond more than one,” she admitted. “I have no idea.”
It is possible that TLC doesn’t know, either.
Will Janelle Brown be part of Season 21?
According to Mykelti, who would know, “Janelle will be a part” of Season 21.
However, she stressed that this season has some key differences from seasons past.
“I will say that none of the parents have the same filming schedule that they used to have,” Mykelti cautioned.
“For the last 15-16 years, it’s been two weeks of filming, two weeks off,” she specified.
Mykelti explained: “But this last six months or so, the filming has been very, very miniscule. It’s sporadic. So, the filming has been less.”
“But Janelle will be part of the new season coming out,” Mykelti then emphasized.
How does Janelle feel about that?
Well … that’s a tough question for anyone to answer. Even Janelle herself.
“I think Janelle, some days she’s like, ‘Yes, let’s do five more seasons!’” Mykelti characterized.
She continued: “And sometimes she’s like, ‘I’m done. I just want to focus on my grandbabies.’”
She’s of two minds about staying on the show (and that’s okay)
Mykelti continued to characterize how Janelle’s feelings on reality TV ebb and flow.
“‘I want to focus on Taeda Farms. I want to focus on my life in North Carolina. I want to move on,’” she described.
She reasoned: “So I think she goes back and forth.”
That is very reasonable.
As for fans … as much as they love seeing her, they also want for her to be happy. Janelle’s fans are likely as conflicted as the woman herself.
Janelle Brown: Leaving ‘Sister Wives’ for Good After Season 20? was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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NOTN- City leaders are asking View Drive homeowners, the area hit hardest by glacial lake outburst flooding, to weigh in on whether they want to pursue a voluntary federal buyout program.
The City and Borough of Juneau is gauging interest in a potential buyout through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Emergency Watershed Protection program, (NRCS) which helps communities recover from natural disasters by purchasing at-risk properties and restoring the land.
Under the program, eligible properties would be acquired at fair market value, followed by environmental review, demolition and site restoration. NRCS would cover 75% of total project costs, but Juneau would be responsible for the remaining 25%.
The non-federal match is estimated at about $6 million if all 18 eligible structures on View Drive take part.
City Manager Katie Koester said the city wants to know whether homeowners would be willing to help assemble that non- federal match, either through their own resources or with help from nonprofits and other non-federal sources, asking owners through an informal ballot, to indicate whether they would be willing to participate if that cost share were required, though responses are not binding.
“The Assembly really hasn’t received any official communication from View Drive residents on whether or not they are even interested in participating in the program,” Koester said. “The first important step is sending them an informal ballot to gauge actual interest in participating.”
View Drive is considered one of the neighborhoods most vulnerable to annual flooding caused by glacial lake outburst floods, as it sits just outside the reach of the HESCO barriers.
Juneau officials have discussed buyouts as one possible option for residents, particularly as flooding frequency and severity increase, though Koester stressed that whether or not the city goes through with the buy-out program, officials are still committed to an enduring solution.
“I just want to make sure that the public knows that it is the number one priority for the City of Juneau, to find a permanent solution to the flooding, not just for View Drive, but for the entire valley.” She said.
Koester said the Assembly is seeking to understand whether enough property owners would participate to justify moving forward.
Participation in the program would be entirely voluntary, and Koester emphasized that not every property owner would need to opt in for the project to move forward.
“‘It’s totally feasible that four people want to participate, and we move forward, and the rest of the neighborhood does not participate.”
Property owners have until Feb. 16 to return their ballots to the city’s engineering division, those results from residents are expected to be presented at the assembly’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Feb. 23.
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We have tragic news to report out of Hollywood today:
Catherine O’Hara — the beloved comic actress who won laughs with her roles in Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek — has passed away.
She was 71 years old.
News of her passing comes courtesy of TMZ, who reports that two sources with “direct knowledge” of the situation have confirmed that O’Hara passed away on Friday.
Her cause of death is unknown at this time.
In addition to her roles in the Home Alone franchise and the beloved sitcom Schitt’s Creek, the Emmy winner racked up dozens of film and television credits over the course of more than 50 years in the industry.
After getting her start on the groundbreaking sketch show Second City Television, O’Hara starred in such acclaimed films as After Hours, Beetlejuice, and Christopher Guest-directed mockumentary comedies like Best In Show and A Mighty Wind.
In 2020, O’Hara won an Emmy for her work on Schitt’s Creek.
In her acceptance speech, she thanked the show’s creators — father-and-son duo Dan and Eugene Levy — for “the opportunity to play a woman of a certain age, my age, who gets to fully be her ridiculous self.”
In her later years, O’Hara remained busy, with roles in the HBO drama The Last of Us and the Apple TV+ comedy The Studio.
She received Emmy nominations for both, as well as a Golden Globe nomination for The Studio.
O’Hara did not attend the 2026 Golden Globes ceremony, but the cause of her absence is unknown.
Across social media today, friends, family, and a legion of fans are all paying tribute to this one-of-a-kind talent:
“Hard to think of an actress who was as consistently funny or made a greater impression on both my childhood and adult life than Catherine O’Hara. Another great one gone. RIP,” wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).
“Devastated. Gutted. Never met her but this feels like a personal loss. As great as any comedic performer of my lifetime. Rest In Peace, Catherine O’Hara,” another added.
“Catherine O’Hara was an absolute treasure and I loved all her roles,” a third remarked.
The actress is survived by her husband of 34 years, Bo Welch, and their two children.
This is a breaking story, and we will have further updates as new information becomes available.
Our thoughts are with Catherine O’Hara’s loved ones as they begin their mourning process.
Catherine O’Hara Cause of Death: ‘Home Alone,’ ‘Schitt’s … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.
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