NEW YORK — A gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on Wednesday in a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding its investor conference, police said, setting off a massive search for the fleeing assailant hours before the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting nearby. Brian...
Tiny Nikki and Her Ginger Crew Are Ready to Fill Your Heart with Purrs
What could be more adorable than a russet-striped, tawny polka-dotted kitty? How about five of them! Only with color-coded collars can their wonderful foster mom tell these iconic gingers apart. They each have their own personalities, but all share sleek, easy-care coats, beautiful golden eyes, sugary smiles, and get along...
Does Shohei Ohtani Owe Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts a New Porsche?
TOKYO — Hey, Shohei Ohtani, where is the fancy Porsche you hinted at giving your manager Dave Roberts if the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series? The Dodgers won the World Series against the New York Yankees more than a month ago, so what gives? Visiting Tokyo on Wednesday...
Australia Bans Social Media for People Under 16. Could This Work Elsewhere — or Even There?
It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents, schools and other governments have attempted with varying degrees of success: keeping kids off social media until they turn 16. Australia's new law, approved by its Parliament last week,...
White House Says at Least 8 US Telecom Firms, Dozens of Nations Impacted by China Hacking Campaign
WASHINGTON — A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in...
3 US Army Soldiers Arrested on Human Smuggling Charges Along the Border With Mexico
ALPINE, Texas — Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday. Soldiers Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma, 20, and Enrique Jauregui, 25, were arrested after a vehicle allegedly driven by Palma...
Shooting at a Northern California Elementary School and Suspect Is Dead, Sheriff’s Office Says
PALERMO — There was a shooting Wednesday at a Northern California elementary school and the suspect is dead, sheriff's officials say. Deputies were "on scene of an active incident involving a shooting" at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Palermo, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said on the social...
State’s Unemployment Fund ‘Broken’ and Only Solution Is More Taxes: LAO
In its December report, the Legislative Analyst's Office called California's unemployment insurance system structurally "broken." Experts say payments to workers are among the lowest in the nation, and still, the state needs to tax businesses more to cover what it can't already afford. Legislators created the system to be self-sufficient....
Can Rahm Emanuel Flip the Script Again?
Opinion by Bret Stephens on Dec. 3, 2024. There’s a buzz around Rahm Emanuel — the former Bill Clinton adviser, former Illinois congressman, former chief of staff to President Barack Obama, former mayor of Chicago — possibly becoming the next head of the Democratic National Committee. The progressive left despises...
$204 Million From Feds Will Help Fix Sinking West Side Canal
A $204 million grant will help rebuild the sinking Delta-Mendota Canal, improving its water delivery efficiency and capacity. The money from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority will fund the canal fix after decades of over-pumping the aquifer caused the ground to sink....