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The Latest: Police in Pennsylvania question a man over the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

Dec. 09, 2024 17:43 PM EST

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. The...

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.

NYC ad agency titans Omnicom and Interpublic to form $30 billion marketing powerhouse

Dec. 09, 2024 10:55 AM EST

Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create the largest ad agency in the world with combined annual revenue of almost $26 billion. The names may be unfamiliar to many Americans, but some of their marketing campaigns are iconic. Those include “Got...

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...

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...

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Dec. 07, 2024 09:51 AM EST

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. ...

The Latest: FBI offers $50K reward in hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

Dec. 06, 2024 23:35 PM EST

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

Dec. 06, 2024 23:25 PM EST

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. ...

NYC's mayor warms to Trump and doesn't rule out becoming a Republican

Dec. 06, 2024 17:38 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams appears open to switching parties to become a Republican, as he declined to rule out a future change in political allegiances during a pair of interviews Friday that came as he has increasing warmed to President-elect Donald Trump. The...

Jury will consider lesser charge in NYC subway chokehold case, judge dismisses manslaughter charge

Dec. 06, 2024 16:50 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of using a deadly chokehold on an unruly New York subway passenger dismissed the top charge in the case on Friday at prosecutors' request, allowing jurors to consider a lesser count after they deadlocked on whether Daniel Penny was...