Thursday, December 5, 2024
It is Thursday, December 5, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Bullets that killed CEO had messages written on them
CBS News reported that the bullets used in the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson had the words, “deny,” “defend,” and “depose” written on them.
The CEO was killed on Wednesday morning in front of a hotel in New York City where there was supposed to be an investor conference.
The NY Post explained that the words are very similar to a book that criticized health insurance businesses. The title is, “Delay, Deny, Defend,” which describes insurance companies’ tactics in denying healthcare claims. There are other theories on the internet on what the message means.
The gunman is still at large. He used a firearm that was attached with a silencer and fled on foot and on an electric bicycle.
Police released a new image of the suspect, who looks like a young white man. He was staying at a hostel.
Thompson’s wife said she is shattered by the senseless killing and that she and their two sons will miss him greatly.
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DUI driver who killed bride is sentenced 25 years
In April 2023, a driver who was under the influence struck and killed a 34-year-old bride, Samantha Miller, as she rode in a golf-cart style vehicle right after she left the wedding reception.
That driver, Jamie Lee Komoroski, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to felony DUI and reckless homicide. On that night, she drove 65 mph in a 25-mph zone.
The groom, Aric Hutchinson, was seriously injured but survived. He said he thinks about that night every single day.
Komoroski told the court that it was the worst decision she’s ever made in her life and would carry the guilt with her for the rest of her life.
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D.C. sues Amazon over halt in fast deliveries in two ZIP codes
AP News said the D.C. government sued Amazon on Wednesday with the allegation that Amazon secretly stopped making fast deliveries to two predominantly Black neighborhoods but still charged residents for their Prime memberships, which is supposed to offer same-day or one/two-day shipments. The lawsuit said Amazon stopped using their delivery systems and relied on the U.S. Postal Service or UPS.
Amazon said it did make changes on fast deliveries to these two neighborhoods due to concerns about driver safety. Amazon said there were specific and targeted acts against drivers delivering Amazon packages. Amazon said many deliveries were made within two days and that customers knew when they could expect their deliveries.
The D.C. government said Amazon never told Prime members in the neighborhoods about the change and still charged them full price for Prime memberships. D.C. is asking a court to order Amazon to stop doing this and pay restitution or damages to affected residents and pay penalties.
https://apnews.com/article/amazon-dc-delivery-prime-exclusion-680a15c55f9b64efddbfee93ba7ad8b6
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Israeli airstrike on Gaza tent camp kills 21
On Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes on a tent camp for displaced Palestinians killed at least 21 people, including five children.
CBS News said the tent city was designated a humanitarian safe zone by Israel but that it has been targeted by the Israeli military.
The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas fighters and struck some of them.
CBS said there was another deadly strike in central Gaza on Wednesday that killed at least 10 people.
CBS said Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is showing no signs of ending after nearly 14 months, Hamas is still holding many Israeli hostages, and most of Gaza’s population has been displaced and is reliant on international food aid to survive.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-gaza-war-muwasi-tent-camp-strike/
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Two kindergarten students shot at school
Two kindergarten students, aged 5 and 6, were shot and seriously injured at a small Christian school in Northern California on Wednesday.
The school is the Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists.
Police said the suspected gunman was later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police have not identified the suspect yet and said there is no connection between the suspect and the students.
The kindergarten students are in a hospital in the Sacramento area and in critical condition. A local sheriff said they are thankful that the kids are still alive but they have a long road ahead of them.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/palermo-butte-county-feather-river-school-shooting/
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Archaeologists find 32 needle fragments used by prehistoric people in Wyoming
Archaeologists working at a site in Wyoming where prehistoric people about 13,000 years ago butchered a mammoth discovered that these people used needles made from the bones of red foxes, bobcats, mountain lions, lynx, the now-extinct American cheetah, and rabbits. These needles have holes (eyes) in them and were likely used to stitch garments that kept people warm during the ice age. Archaeologists believe that the people at the site were from the Clovis culture, which is one of North America’s oldest known human populations.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/04/science/ancient-needles-discovery-wyoming/index.html
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.