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Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse

Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day…

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records.…

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

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

By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press 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…

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about public…

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible

Trump calls for ‘immediate’ cease-fire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible

By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia’s war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warnings that he was open to pulling the United States out…

Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family’s half-century rule

Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family’s half-century rule

By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron…