New York — A manhunt is underway in New York for the gunman who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning in what authorities said appeared to be a targeted attack. Thompson, 50, was shot once in the back around 6:45 a.m. outside the Hilton Midtown hotel on Sixth Avenue near West […]
Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare Courtesy: UnitedHealth Group Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group‘s insurance unit, was fatally shot outside the Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what appears to be “a brazen, targeted attack,” the New York Police Department said. “I want to be clear at this time, every indication […]
While the Bitcoin price remains range-bound, cat meme coins are dominating the headlines with explosive returns. Popcat, Simon’s Cat and a new meme coin, Catslap (SLAP), are among the top crypto gainers on Wednesday behind heavy whale bidding. In particular, the spotlight is on SLAP, owing to the rumours of upcoming Tier-1 CEX listings, burn […]
Foot Locker store location on 34th street in New York City. Courtesy: Foot Locker Foot Locker slashed its full-year guidance Wednesday after reporting a rough set of quarterly results that could be a warning sign for its largest brand partner Nike. The sneaker giant fell short of Wall Street’s expectations on the top and bottom […]
South Korea’s president faces calls to resign after declaring martial law – CBS News Watch CBS News South Korea’s president is facing calls to resign or likely impeachment after the country’s parliament denied his martial law declaration. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, […]
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors are getting sharper in the fourth quarter, and it’s getting them into the win column. Scottie Barnes had seven points, RJ Barrett added six, and Jakob Poeltl had nine as Toronto outscored the Indiana Pacers 29-27 in the final period of the Raptors’ 122-111 victory on Tuesday. It was Toronto’s […]
A new series of ads from Target features Kris K., a “weirdly hot” version of the beloved character, continuing a trend of spicing up holiday favorites. Source link
SportsCenter at ESPN Headquarters. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images ESPN is coming to Disney+. Now, the sports network wants to make sure Disney+ users come to ESPN. Walt Disney debuted a dedicated ESPN tile Wednesday on Disney+ for people who subscribe to ESPN+, its sports streaming platform, to watch programming […]
China announced on Tuesday a ban on the export of a number of minerals with military and technology applications to the U.S., one day after the Biden administration further curbed its own exports as part of its crackdown on China’s semiconductor industry. The Chinese ban applies to the minerals antimony, gallium and germanium. It also […]
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is weighing for the first time whether states can restrict access to gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria, stepping into the politically charged debate over health care for transgender youth. Roughly half of the states have enacted laws that prohibit puberty blockers or hormone therapy for those […]