N.Y. Today: U.S. Defends Decision to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione

November 23, 2025

Luigi Mangione walks through a crowded hallway in beige jail clothes with his hands cuffed in front of him and law enforcement officers walking on either side of him.

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U.S. Defends Decision to Seek Death Penalty for Luigi Mangione

Prosecutors argue that Mr. Mangione can receive a fair trial, despite his lawyers’ concerns about “damaging” statements from the attorney general about the murder case.

By Benjamin Weiser and Hurubie Meko

Trump and Mamdani’s News Conference: Read the Transcript

President Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, spoke to the news media after their first face-to-face meeting.

By The New York Times

A court officer in a white shirt hands a piece of paper to a man in a dark suit and striped tie who is standing next to another man in a dark suit who has a beard and skullcap on his head. Several other people, including police officers, stand in the background.

Orthodox Jewish Man Sentenced to 103 Years for Sex Abuse May Go Free

Nechemya Weberman, convicted of molesting a 12-year-old girl in a politically charged case, is seeking a new, shorter sentence with the Brooklyn district attorney’s support.

By Santul Nerkar

A woman with orange hair and a bright vintage outfit stands on a city rooftop between two men in casual clothes.

A Gigolo, a Dead Body, City Mayhem. In Other Words, the Good Old Days.

New York City loves to tell stories about itself. In the new low-budget film “Bunny,” the East Village of the ’90s — before Whole Foods and Target arrived — is a nostalgic template.

By John Leland and Hiroko Masuike

Routine

How a ‘Stranger Things’ Star Spends an Off Day

Gaten Matarazzo, a breakout star of Netflix’s megahit horror series, attends Rangers hockey games with his dad and walks the Hudson River with his girlfriend.

By Sarah Bahr and Christian Rodriguez

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