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Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

Dec. 09, 2024 15:16 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon and writings linking him to the ambush. ...

New York City mayor says police have a "strong person of interest" in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

Dec. 09, 2024 13:47 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City mayor says police have a "strong person of interest" in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO.

Police find writings critical of insurance industry on man being questioned in UnitedHealthcare shooting, AP source says

Dec. 09, 2024 13:34 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Police find writings critical of insurance industry on man being questioned in UnitedHealthcare shooting, AP source says.

The Onion's bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

Dec. 09, 2024 10:09 AM EST

A bid by The Onion satirical news outlet to buy Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform Infowars is scheduled to return Monday to a Texas courtroom, where a judge will be deciding whether a bankruptcy auction was properly run as Jones alleges collusion and fraud. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge...

A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killer

Dec. 08, 2024 19:12 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ’s killer since Thompson was ambushed Wednesday outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel has stretched beyond New York City. While still looking to identify the suspect, the FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to...

Police in Missouri shoot a suspect who opened fire on officers after a crash

Dec. 08, 2024 18:38 PM EST

CRYSTAL CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri shot and wounded a suspect Sunday who authorities say opened fire after crashing his vehicle, in which investigators found the body of a female. Police in the St. Louis suburb of Festus received a call around 11:10 a.m. of a report of...

The hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO's elusive killer yields new evidence, but few answers

Dec. 08, 2024 15:14 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Police don't know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer got underway for a fifth day Sunday, investigators reckoned with a tantalizing contradiction: They have troves of evidence, but...

Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers

Dec. 08, 2024 06:12 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don’t know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don’t know where he's gone. As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer goes on, investigators are...

Syrian insurgents say they have entered Damascus as residents of the capital report sounds of gunfire

Dec. 07, 2024 21:29 PM EST
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents say they have entered Damascus as residents of the capital report sounds of gunfire.

Shooting at Alabama bonfire party kills 1 man and injures 6 others

Dec. 07, 2024 17:40 PM EST

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...