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December 07

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

Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing
December 07
Pedestrians cross the road outside George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, where the gunman fleeing Wednesday's shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson took a taxi to, according to surveillance video. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
December 07

UnitedHealthcare CEO's shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO has opened the door for many people to vent their frustrations and anger over the insurance industry
December 07
This selfie provided by Hans Maristela shows him on Nov. 24, 2024, in California. (Hans Maristela via AP)
December 06

Hospital founded by Spanish conqueror persists 500 years later in Mexico's capital

The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block
December 06
A bust of Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés is displayed at the Hospital de Jesus, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. It's the oldest continuously operating hospital in the Americas that was founded by Cortés 500 years ago. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
December 06

Zepbound users talk about weight loss as drug maker releases preliminary research

Eli Lilly highlighted its drug's effectiveness in helping people lose weight.
December 06
An Eli Lilly & Co. Zepbound injection pen in Brooklyn, N.Y, March 28, 2024.
December 06

A 'mysterious' illness has killed 79 in Congo. Here's what we know

The first case was reported on Oct. 24 in the southwestern part of the country.
December 06
A view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Dec. 5, 2024.
December 06

Raw milk to be tested for bird flu: USDA

Bird flu virus was recently found in samples of raw milk from a California farm.
December 06
VIDEO: Raw milk to be tested for bird flu: USDA
December 06

What to know about abortion access in Missouri

Planned Parenthood wanted to resume offering abortions in several Missouri clinics on Friday, immediately after the state's new constitutional amendment rolling back a near total ban took effect
December 06
FILE - Missouri residents and abortion-rights advocation react to a speaker during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Abortion-rights advocates will ask a judge Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
December 06

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

The U.S. government has ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows
December 06
FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Monday, July 29, 2024. (USDA Agricultural Research Service via AP, File)
December 06

Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu

Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu
December 06
December 06

Do weighted blankets help you sleep better? Here's what to know

Weighted blankets are a popular choice to warm up in cold weather, but research on their effectiveness is limited
December 06
Packaged weighted blankets on display in a Saatva mattress showroom in New York, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon)
December 06

Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

A surprising study of temperature-related deaths in Mexico upends conventional thinking about what age group is hit hardest by heat
December 06
FILE - A woman and a girl walk along the shore to cool off during a heat wave on the coast of Veracruz, Mexico, on June 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)
December 06

USDA issues order for raw milk samples nationwide to be tested for bird flu

Bird flu virus was recently found in samples of raw milk from a California farm.
December 06
The logo of the United States Department of Agriculture, Aug. 10, 2007, at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin.
December 06

Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue

Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is stepping away from his ESPN analyst role for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge, the network said in a statement
December 06
FILE - Broadcaster Randy Moss sits on the sideline before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker, File)
December 06

A mystery illness has killed dozens of people in Congo. UN experts are now investigating

The World Health Organization said Friday it deployed experts to investigate a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people in southwest Congo
December 06
A view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucien Lufutu)
December 06

Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during his workshop
December 06
This photo issued by Wiltshire Police on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 shows Danielle Carr-Gomm who died when an alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies failed to get her medical help, during the fourth day of a workshop in October 2016. (Wiltshire Police via AP)
December 06

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
December 06
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)
December 06

Police find bag carried by gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, say he likely fled NYC on bus

Police officials say the gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after fleeing the scene on a bicycle and hopping in a cab
December 06
Pedestrians cross the road outside George Washington Bridge Bus Station in New York, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, where the gunman fleeing Wednesday's shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson took a taxi to, according to surveillance video. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
December 06

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
December 06
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

As bird flu cases continue to climb, what do people need to know and do?

The first case of bird flu in a person was confirmed in April by the CDC.
December 05
HPAI H5N1 virus - 3d rendered image of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
December 05

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield to reverse plan to cap anesthesia coverage

The company reversed a policy from going into effect in Connecticut and New York; however, the policy is still set to go into effect in Missouri in February.
December 05
The company reversed a policy from going into effect in Connecticut and New York; however, the policy is still set to go into effect in Missouri in February.
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

13 children die in Mexico from suspected contaminated IV bags

Thirteen children under the age of 14 have died at hospitals in central Mexico, and authorities suspect contaminated IV feeding bags
December 05
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

Anthem BCBS to reverse plan to cap anesthesia coverage in 3 states

The policy was set to go into effect in February 2025.
December 05
The Anthem Inc. website is displayed in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2018.
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

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

Maternal mortality review panels are in the spotlight. Here's what they do

Efforts to reduce the nation’s persistently high maternal mortality rates involve state panels of experts that investigate and learn from each mother’s death
December 05
FILE - A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford, File)
December 05

Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak

Sierra Leone has started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine
December 05
A health worker prepare to administers a single-dose of Ebola vaccine, to a man at the Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dennis Alfred Cole)
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

Congo government says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens

Congo’s health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people
December 05
A view of the general Hospital Panzi in southwestern Congo, Thursday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Lucien Lufutu)
December 05

9 states poised to end coverage for millions if Trump cuts Medicaid funding

Next year, Congress could attempt to reduce Medicaid funding.
December 05
President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, Nov. 19, 2024, in Brownsville, Texas.
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 04

Prenatal blood test can sometimes hint at cancer in moms-to-be

A study shows blood tests that check for fetal disorders can sometimes hint at cancer in pregnant women
December 04
These MRI images with arrows indicating cancer were made during a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and published Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the New England Journal of Medicine. (The New England Journal of Medicine via AP)
December 04

What to know about the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO

The masked gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has remained elusive, even as investigators learned more Friday about his movements before and after the shocking crime
December 04
This undated photo provided by UnitedHealth Group shows UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson. (AP Photo/UnitedHealth Group via AP)
December 04

After 1 year, Medicaid expansion in North Carolina nears its enrollment goal

Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has nearly reached the state’s goal of 600,000 in only a year
December 04
FILE - North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)
December 04

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

A California farm has expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and has halted production
December 04
FILE - Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/JoNel Aleccia, file)
December 04

The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare has been shot and killed outside a New York City hotel, AP source says

The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare has been shot and killed outside a New York City hotel, AP source says
December 04
December 04

Police hunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO's masked killer after 'brazen, targeted' attack on NYC street

UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been shot and killed in what police say is a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference
December 04
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 04

Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care

The Supreme Court has heard arguments in just its second major transgender rights case, a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors
December 04
FILE - Advocates gather for a rally at the state Capitol complex in Nashville, Tenn., to oppose a series of bills that target the LGBTQ community, Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jonathan Mattise, File)
December 04

Colon cancer inspires 2 women to advocate for early screenings

Brooks Bell and Sarah Beran are raising awareness through their fashion line.
December 04
Brooks Bell (left) and Sarah Beran came together after life-changing colon cancer diagnoses to create a fashion brand designed to raise awareness and access to colonoscopies.
December 04

Georgia's work requirement slows processing of applications for Medicaid, food stamps

In July 2023, Georgia launched a Medicaid work requirement program.
December 04
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivers the State of the State speech, Jan. 11, 2024, in Atlanta.
December 04

New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks

The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency is calling for “ruthlessness” when prioritizing how it spends money
December 04
Tom Fletcher, under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, talks to the media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
December 04

Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri's near-total abortion ban

A judge is weighing which of Missouri's sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment
December 04
FILE - Missouri residents and abortion-rights advocation react to a speaker during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. Abortion-rights advocates will ask a judge Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)
December 04

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on medical treatments for transgender minors

Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors
December 04
Demonstrators against transgenders rights protest during a rally outside of the Supreme Court, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington, as arguments begin in a case regarding a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
December 03

California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom

A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had rabies
December 03
December 03

Lifestyle choices at 60 linked to dementia risk decades later, study shows

An estimated 6.9 million Americans are living with dementia, according to NIH.
December 03
December 03

FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent

Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, falsely claiming that it gives schools permission to vaccinate children even if their parents do not consent
December 03
Holiday visitors walk in downtown Woodstock, Vt., during a Thanksgiving Day snowstorm, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
December 03

Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund

When SmileDirectClub shut down a year ago, scores of existing customers of the teeth-straightening company were left in limbo
December 03
FILE - New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference, in New York, June 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
December 03

Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021
December 03
FILE - The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
December 03

Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona

Reproductive rights advocates are trying to dismantle a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona that conflicts with newly expanded access establishing a fundamental right to abortion in the state
December 03
FILE - Dr. Paul Isaacson speaks as Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, file)