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- The killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO was a targeted attack, authorities sayby Charles Lane on December 4, 2024 at 9:21 pm
The CEO of United Healthcare was shot and killed in what New York City officials are calling a brazen and targeted attack. The company has the largest share of the nation’s health insurance market.
- Who is Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in New York?by Rachel Treisman on December 4, 2024 at 6:39 pm
Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, spent two decades at UnitedHealth Group before his shocking death. Tributes are pouring in from coworkers and public officials in his home state of Minnesota.
- Longer careers in ice hockey are linked to a greater risk of CTE, a new study findsby Becky Sullivan on December 4, 2024 at 6:35 pm
A new Boston University study of 77 deceased male ice hockey players found that their chances of developing the degenerative brain disease known as CTE increased with each year they played the sport.
- Supreme Court seems ready to uphold ban on gender-affirming care for minorsby Nina Totenberg on December 4, 2024 at 6:25 pm
Three Tennessee families—and the Biden administration—are challenging the state’s ban.
- What Trump’s 2nd term might mean for the country’s economyby Dave Davies on December 4, 2024 at 4:31 pm
Economist David Wessel talks about Trump’s plans on tariffs and tax cuts, and the potential economic impact of Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Department of Government Efficiency.