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National News

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Updated 17 hours, 12 minutes ago

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

The NYPD is sending detectives to Pennsylvania to question the person taken into custody. New York City Mayor Eric…

Updated 17 hours, 22 minutes ago
Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the Democrat whose office brought the case, said prosecutors “followed the facts and the evidence from beginning to en…

Updated 3 days, 13 hours ago
News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions

The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho's top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the sta…

Updated 3 days, 17 hours ago
US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown

Friday’s report from the Labor Department report showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.1% in October to a still-low 4.2%

Updated 4 days, 15 hours ago
The National Weather Service cancels tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after 7.0 earthquake

The National Weather Service canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a powerful earthquake shook parts of California on Thursday.

Updated 4 days, 17 hours ago
US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes

Paul Cassell, an attorney for families of passengers who died in the crashes, called the ruling an important victory for the rights of crime victims.

Updated 4 days, 17 hours ago
Ammunition used in CEO’s killing had 'Deny,' 'defend' and 'depose' written on it, AP sources say

The masked gunman who stalked and killed the leader of one of the largest U.S. health insurance companies outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned …

Updated 5 days, 17 hours ago
UnitedHealthcare CEO is killed in a 'targeted shooting' outside a New York hotel, officials say

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed Wednesday morning in what police said was a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where t…

Updated 6 days, 17 hours ago
Hunter Biden gun case dismissed after President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon

The Justice Department special counsel is also opposed to dismissing a case filed in California after he failed to pay $1.4 million in taxe s. A federal judge …

Updated 1 week, 3 days ago
Santa's annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country

Owens moved to Kentucky from Delaware 55 years ago when she got married and experienced her first Santa Train a few years later, when her son turned 3. He is 4…

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested

This year's parade featured 17 giant, helium-filled character balloons, 22 floats, 15 novelty and heritage inflatables, 11 marching bands from as far away as T…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day

Covered bins became a requirement this month for all residential buildings with fewer than 10 living units. That’s the majority of residential properties. All …

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks

Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wedn…

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures' rise

The first dinosaurs were go-getters, Qvarnström said, eating whatever they could — including insects, fish and plants.

Updated 1 week, 6 days ago
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire to end nearly 14 months of fighting

Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting …