Prosecutors Abandon Death Penalty Appeal in Brian Thompson Killing

US federal prosecutors will not appeal a ruling that blocks them from seeking the death penalty for Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the capital charge after concluding that the underlying federal stalking offense does not meet the legal definition of a crime of violence.Luigi Mangione still faces a potential life sentence for federal stalking charges and is set to undergo a separate state murder trial in June.