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Hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO heads into third day as new clues emerge

As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moves into its third day, possible leads have emerged about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition
2 hours ago
New York Police investigators exit the HI New York City Hostel, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in New York, where police say the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have stayed. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street falls ahead of key US jobs report

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street fell ahead of a key U.S. jobs report
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A person walks on Wall St. near the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
3 hours ago

Slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

In an era when online anger and social tensions are increasingly directed at the businesses consumers count on, Meta last year spent $24.4 million to surround CEO Mark Zuckerberg with security
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This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)
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Michigan Democrats move to protect reproductive health data before GOP takes control of House

Democrats in Michigan are pressing to pass reproductive health care legislation before the party loses its majority with the new legislative session next year
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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, top, talks with a staffer on the Senate floor, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
December 05

Price of bitcoin soars to $100,000 for the first time ever

Since Election Day, the price of bitcoin has climbed nearly 50%.
December 05
Price of bitcoin soars to $100,000 for the first time ever
December 05

Dwarfed by China in shipbuilding, US looks to build its defense base to fend off war

U.S. lawmakers and experts warn that the U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity and urge action to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to avoid war with China
December 05
In this image made from a video provided by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese coast guard vessel, left, fires a powerful water cannon on a Philippine bureau of fisheries vessel near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea Wednesday Dec. 4, 2024. (National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea via AP)
December 05

US hiring likely rebounded last month after storms and strikes curtailed October job growth

Hiring in the United States likely rebounded last month from a dismal October, when hurricanes and strikes reduced job growth to its lowest level in nearly four years
December 05
FILE - Construction crew members wait to pour concrete in a parking lot on Sept. 4, 2024, in Waukee, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
December 05

Eli Lilly invests $3B to expand Wisconsin factory to help meet demand for Mounjaro, Zepbound

Eli Lilly is spending another $3 billion to bulk up manufacturing as the drugmaker seeks to stoke production of some blockbuster drugs and future products
December 05
FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. appears outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
December 05

El Salvador's president is triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is triumphant about his big bet on bitcoin as the cryptocurrency reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first time
December 05
FILE - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele gives a speech during the inauguration of an industrial data center in Ciudad Arce, El Salvador, July 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez, File)
December 05

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield says it won't tie payments to the length of time a patient went under anesthesia
December 05
Signage is displayed the outside of the corporate headquarters building of health insurance company Anthem in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
December 05

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 12/5/2024

U.S. stocks slipped below their records in the runup to a big jobs report due on Friday
December 05
December 05

Apex the $45M stegosaurus is on display in New York. Here's what scientists hope to learn about it

The most expensive dinosaur fossil ever discovered will be on view in New York starting this weekend
December 05
Apex, a 150-million year old Stegosaurus dinosaur fossil, that billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin bought for $44.6 million, is displayed at the American Museum of Natural History, in New York, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
December 05
FILE - An unidentified man arrives at the Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall on Jan. 15, 2004, in Monaca, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
December 05

Honda recalls nearly 206,000 SUVs to fix fuel filler tubes that can leak gasoline

Honda is recalling nearly 206,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the fuel filler neck can separate from the filler pipe in a crash, allowing gasoline to leak and increasing the risk of a fire
December 05
FILE - People walk near the logo of Honda Motor Company at a showroom on Feb. 8, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
December 05

Boeing 737 MAX crashes plea deal rejected by judge over DEI requirement

346 people died in the 2018 and 2019 aircraft crashes.
December 05
In this July 20, 2022, file photo, a Boeing 737 Max aircraft is shown during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain.
December 05

McKinsey subsidiary will pay $122M for scheme to bribe South African officials, US says

An African subsidiary of the consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc. will pay a criminal penalty of more than $122 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a yearslong scheme to bribe South African government officials
December 05
December 05

EPA hails 'revitalized' enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit

The Environmental Protection Agency says it concluded more than 1,850 civil cases this year, a 3.4% increase over 2023, and charged 121 criminal defendants, a 17.6% increase over the previous year
December 05
FILE - David Uhlmann, chief of the environmental crimes section of the Department of Justice, answers questions during a news conference, Jan. 20, 2006, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
December 05

US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

A federal judge has rejected a deal that would have let Boeing to plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and pay a fine for misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and 346 people died
December 05
FILE - Debris is carried at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019. A spokesman says Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as a safety precaution, following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene)
December 05

A federal judge rejected Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

A federal judge rejected Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
December 05
December 05

From outsider to the Oval Office, bitcoin surges as a new administration embraces crypto

Bitcoin burst on the scene after trust had withered in the financial system and Washington’s ability to protect people from it
December 05
FILE - People arrive at the Bitcoin 2024 Conference on July 24, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
December 05

Fox News loses bid for Smartmatic voting-tech company's records about Philippines bribery case

Smartmatic does not need to give Fox News any information about U.S. federal charges against the voting machine company’s co-founder over alleged bribery in the Philippines
December 05
FILE - A headline about President Donald Trump is shown outside Fox News studios, Nov. 28, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
December 05

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics: Delay, deny, defend

A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims
December 05
Bullets lie on the sidewalk at the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
December 05

Bitcoin surpasses $100,000 for the 1st time

The price of bitcoin has surged more than 40% since Election Day.
December 05
The price of bitcoin has surged more than 40% since Election Day.
December 05

Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US falls to 6.69%

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased again this week, slipping to its lowest level since late October
December 05
A for sale sign stands outside a residence in Chicago, Ill., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
December 05

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.69% this week, Freddie Mac says, its lowest level since late October

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.69% this week, Freddie Mac says, its lowest level since late October
December 05
December 05

Trump takes credit for bitcoin surpassing $100,000. Is it too late to buy?

The price of bitcoin has soared nearly 50% since Election Day.
December 05
Bitcoin is seen in an undated stock photo.
December 05

Work-life balance isn't working for women. Why?

About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report published Wednesday
December 05
FILE - A display of clothes is organized at a retail store on Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
December 05

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump's DOGE to Capitol Hill

It’s DOGE time at the U.S. Capitol
December 05
Elon Musk, center, carrying his son X Æ A-Xii, arrives for a roundtable meeting to discuss President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
December 05

The Latest: Police search for man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO, new photos of suspect released

The masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday
December 05
A reward poster hangs on a light pole outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot ,Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
December 05

Waymo unveils plan to bring its robotaxi service to Miami

Waymo is gearing up to bring its robotaxi service to Miami which will accelerate an expansion that’s been happening while its hobbled rivals remain in its rearview mirror
December 05
FILE - Two Waymo driverless taxis stop before passing one another on a San Francisco street on Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)
December 05

Ammunition used in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death had writing that read, 'deny,' 'defend' and 'depose,' AP source says

Ammunition used in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death had writing that read, 'deny,' 'defend' and 'depose,' AP source says
December 05
December 05

US applications for jobless benefits rise but remain at low levels

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at historically healthy levels
December 05
A help wanted sign is displayed at a restaurant in Chicago, Ill., Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
December 05

Members of the OPEC+ oil producers' alliance postpone production increases as crude prices stagnate

Members of the OPEC+ oil producers' alliance postpone production increases as crude prices stagnate
December 05
December 05

US applications for jobless benefits rise last week but remain at low levels

US applications for jobless benefits rise last week but remain at low levels
December 05
December 05

European Union orders TikTok to preserve data related to Romanian election

European Union regulators have ordered TikTok to retain any information related to Romania’s presidential election
December 05
Calin Georgescu, the independent candidate for presidency who won the first round of presidential elections, speaks after an interview with the Associated Press in Izvorani, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
December 05

EU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a trade deal between the 27-nation EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a trans-Atlantic mark...
December 05
Uruguay President-elect Yamandu Orsi speaks during a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Nova)
December 05

Key members of OPEC+ alliance are putting off production increases amid slack crude prices

Eight members of the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries have decided to put off increasing oil production as they face weaker than expected demand and competing production from non-allied countries — factors that could keep oil prices stagnant i...
December 05
FILE -The logo of the Organization of the Petroleoum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is seen outside of OPEC's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2022. A street sign that says „one way" is positioned below the logo. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner, File)
December 05

Pakistan's state-run airline to resume flights to Europe in January after EU agency lifted ban

Pakistan’s state-run airline says it is preparing to resume direct flights to European countries early next month
December 05
December 05

Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam

Chinese online retailer Temu has been told to suspend operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an end-of-November deadline to register with the country's Ministry of Industry and Trade
December 05
FILE - A page from the Temu website is seen, June 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
December 05

UK leader Starmer will outline his 'Plan for Change.' Just don't call it a relaunch

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to take on the “alliance of naysayers” and the bureaucratic “nonsense” that have hampered construction projects in the U.K. Starmer outlined a series of new pledges that he will hope will change the narrati...
December 05
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after his 'plan for change' speech in Buckinghamshire, England, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Darren Staples, Pool)
December 05

New clues emerge as investigators hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO

New clues are emerging in the hunt for the masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, including possible leads about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene
December 05
New York Police investigators exit the HI New York City Hostel, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in New York, where police say the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have stayed. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
December 05

As data centers proliferate, conflict with local communities follows

The sprawling, windowless warehouses that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers are increasingly becoming fixtures of the American landscape, popping up in towns, cities and suburbs across the...
December 05
Workers talk outside an Amazon Web Services data center that is under construction on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
December 04

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as bitcoin briefly pops above $100,000

U.S. stocks edged back from their records as Wall Street counted down to a big jobs report that’s coming on Friday
December 04
Holiday ornaments adorn the Wall Street side of the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
December 04

AP PHOTOS: Starlings, Indonesia's bicycle coffee sellers, peddle the streets of Jakarta

Bicycles roam the streets of Indonesia's capital with dozens of plastic sachets of coffee and other packaged drinks dangling from their handlebars. Tied in the back are large thermos bottles with hot water, an ice box and equipment for making coffee. The bicycle coffee sellers are known as Starlings, an abbreviation of Starbucks Keliling, or mobile Starbucks, although they have no connection to the giant global coffee company. They sell coffee on sidewalks, in parks and at construction sites. From dawn to midnight, Starlings are always available, making them one of the most popular coffee suppliers in the country. Starbucks Indonesia did not respond to a request for comment on the use of its name. Indonesia, the world's third-largest coffee producer, has a coffee culture that is unevenly distributed, with richer customers purchasing their brews from upscale coffee shops and poorer residents buying instant coffee from Starlings for less than half the price. Overall, 79% of...
December 04
A 'Starling' bicycle coffee seller, an abbreviation for Starbucks Keliling or mobile Starbucks, takes a break outside a cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
December 04

Bitcoin has surpassed the $100,000 mark as the post-election rally continues. What's next?

Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark, extending a rally in the world’s most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump
December 04
FILE - Bitcoin logos are displayed at the Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show on April 7, 2014, in New York. Bitcoin has topped the $100,000 mark. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
December 04

Bitcoin races past $100,000, fueled by post-election rally

The price of bitcoin has surged more than 40% since Election Day.
December 04
Representation of the bitcoin cryptocurrency and a price chart are seen in this illustration, Oct. 24, 2023.
December 04

Bitcoin tops $100,000 for the 1st time as massive rally rolls on after Trump picks crypto advocate to lead the SEC

Bitcoin tops $100,000 for the 1st time as massive rally rolls on after Trump picks crypto advocate to lead the SEC
December 04
December 04

On its way out, the Biden administration renews a push for airline-consumer protections

The Biden administration has only seven weeks left in office, but officials are still trying to enact consumer-protection regulations on airlines
December 04
A traveler walks to his gate at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
December 04

ESPN will have content on Disney+ with dedicated section

ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+
December 04
December 04

Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years
December 04
FILE - Then Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the the Amazon re:MARS convention on June 6, 2019, in Las Vegas. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 that he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)