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Shooting at Alabama bonfire party kills 1 man and injures 6 others
THEODORE, Ala. (AP) — One man was killed and six juveniles were injured Friday night in a shooting in coastal Alabama. The victims were attending a bonfire, Mobile police said, at an address that business and property records identify as a body shop and trucking company. The...
Settlement offers nearly $9M to Louisiana nursing home residents kept in warehouse during hurricane
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some of the elderly residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent in 2021 to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement after they sued. Retired state judge William “Rusty”...
Pope Francis presides over ceremony for new cardinals with wide bruise on his chin
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis was seen with a significant bruise on his chin Saturday, but presided over a ceremony to install new cardinals without apparent problems. A Vatican spokesman said later Saturday that the bruise was caused by a contusion on Friday morning, when...
UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance
For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’t understand. Doctors are included in an insurer’s network one year but not the next. Getting someone on the phone to help can be next to impossible. Coverage of care and...
Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
NEW YORK (AP) — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park. ...
Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Rhonda James was skeptical when her husband ordered a weighted blanket for her online. But five minutes after she wrapped it around her body, she zonked out. “It felt like a really big hug,” said James, a banker in Charleston, South Carolina. As...
The Latest: FBI offers $50K reward in hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO
The gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fled New York City by bus, police officials told CNN on Friday. Video of the suspected shooter leaving the scene of the shooting Wednesday showed him riding a bicycle to Central Park and later taking a taxi cab to...
Police find bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, say he likely fled NYC on bus
NEW YORK (AP) — The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said Friday. But he left something behind: a backpack that was discovered in Central Park. ...
Hospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico's capital
MEXICO CITY (AP) — In Mexico City’s bustling historic center, the Hospital de Jesus covers most of a city block. Its faded unassuming yellow facade, characteristic of the middle of the last century, obscures the medical center within founded 500 years ago by Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés. ...
What to know about the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
The masked gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remained elusive Friday, even as investigators learned more about his movements before and after the shocking crime. Investigators still don't know his name. They haven't found the gun. They don't know why he ambushed...
