Man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO shouts on way into courthouse and fights extradition
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy on authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of
US inflation likely edged up last month, though not enough to deter another Fed rate cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual inflation in the United States may have ticked up last month in a sign that price increases remain elevated even though they have plummeted from their painful levels two years ago. Consumer prices
Stock market today: Asian stocks are mixed ahead of key US inflation data
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday after U.S. indexes drifted lower on Tuesday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation due later in the day. U.S. futures were little changed and oil
The Onion’s purchase of Alex Jones’ Infowars stopped by US judge
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday stopped the parody news site the Onion from buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars website, ruling that a bankruptcy auction did not result in the
Man who jumped a desk to attack a Nevada judge in the courtroom is sentenced
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who was captured on video attacking a judge in a Las Vegas courtroom after vaulting over her bench and desk has been sentenced to decades in prison. Deobra Redden was ordered
New York exhibit honors Alvin Ailey’s dance legacy
By Alicia C. Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) – A new exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York spotlights the legacy of Alvin Ailey, the founder of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and
Humanitarian aid to North Gaza mostly blocked for the last 2 months, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on Oct. 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said Tuesday. That has left between 65,000
San Diego raises bar to work with immigration officials ahead of Trump’s deportation efforts
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The nation’s fifth most populous county decided Tuesday to limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities beyond what California law dictates, allying itself with jurisdictions around the country that are raising new obstacles to
Deadly chocolate factory explosion caused by faulty gas fitting, safety board finds
Cascading failures involving a corroded steam pipe and a defective natural gas fitting caused a powerful explosion in 2023 at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory, killing seven workers when the company failed to evacuate, a federal safety board
After acquittal in subway chokehold trial, Daniel Penny says he was ‘vulnerable’ in the encounter
NEW YORK (AP) — After being acquitted of homicide, the military veteran who choked a volatile, mentally ill man on a New York subway told an interviewer he put himself in a “very vulnerable position” but felt
