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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…
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…
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…
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…
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don’t know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don’t know…
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be the U.S. ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician…