The Internet Does Its Thing with Luigi Mangio...

"Should I be joking at a time like this?" That's the question then 33-year-old Brooke Eby asked herself when she uploaded her first piece of TikTok comedy in 2022, about being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Brooke built an audience of hundreds of thousands of people who were ...  عرض المزيد

The internet is the great connector. Talk with nearly anyone at any time about anything. But that kind of freedom can lead to misunderstandings. Maybe your neighbors discover your cruder, less friendly persona online. Maybe a debate over holiday lore becomes a battle front. Endle ...  عرض المزيد

When the CEO of a private health insurance company - Brian Thompson - was shot and killed in New York City, the ensuing manhunt for his killer dominated the headlines.  

But online, a very different story was unfolding.  
 
Niall Paterson is joined by Olive E ...  عرض المزيد

Gothamist’s Brittany Kriegstein explains who police just arrested. STAT News’s Bob Herman explains the anger resonating against UnitedHealthcare. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patr ...  عرض المزيد

In the early hours of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City as he walked toward the annual investor's meeting of his parent company, UnitedHealth Group. US law enforcement embarked on a massive manhunt. Several days after the murd ...  عرض المزيد

A 26-year-old man suspected in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania.The man, identified as Luigi Mangione, was recognized while he was eating at a McDonald’s restaurant by an employee. He was found with a man ...  عرض المزيد