Killing of insurance CEO exposes simmering anger at US health system – BBC.com
Getty Images Protests are underway against insurance companies accused of denying patients' claims to cover medical costs The “brazen and targeted” killing of UnitedHealthcare health insurance executive Brian Thompson outside a New York hotel this week shocked America. The reaction to the crime also exposed simmering anger against a trillion-dollar industry. “Prior permission” doesn't seem […]
FBI joins investigation into UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing as NYPD believes suspect left NYC
The FBI confirmed Friday that it has joined the investigation into the brazen murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a luxury hotel in Manhattan. The manhunt for Thompson's assassin in front of the Midtown Hilton Hotel has expanded beyond five boroughs and possibly into a tri-state area, as the NYPD says the suspect […]
Assassin in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing could be ‘disgruntled’ client or employee: NYPD
The man responsible for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson may have been a “disgruntled” employee or customer of the health insurance giant, the NYPD's top detective announced Friday. In a meeting with reporters, Chief of Detectives Joe Kenney revealed investigators' thoughts on the motive of the shooter, who has not yet been identified. […]
Israel-Hamas war: UAE arrests three suspects in killing of Israeli rabbi | LiveNOW from FOX
UAE authorities arrested three people suspected of murdering an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi in UAE. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … source
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing has left NYC, cops believe: sources
The suspect who shot UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is believed by police to have left New York City, The Post has learned. NYPD investigators believe the assassin came from out of town to kill Thompson and fled from an unknown location after carrying out the fatal act Wednesday, officials told the Post. told. The masked […]
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing spurs Centene to hold virtual meeting and insurers to pull exec photos – CNBC
Image by Igor Golovnov Sopa | Light Rocket | Getty Images murder of united healthcare Led by CEO Brian Thompson Centeneplanning to switch to another major health insurance company virtual investor day in place of an in-person event scheduled in New York. Thompson's killing also prompted some major health care companies, including UnitedHealthcare's parent company, […]
Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass – The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — He is one of the world's most famous and widely admired corporate leaders. But it's the haters that companies like Mark Zuckerberg's Meta are concerned about. As online anger and social tensions increasingly become directed at the companies consumers rely on, Meta Inc. last year announced a move to protect the […]
The Memo: Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO uncorks anger at insurance industry
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions shaking American life. Some users, particularly on social media, gloated about the killings, a reaction believed to be rooted in hostility toward the health insurance industry. That, in turn, led to rebukes from […]
Bullet casings from CEO’s killing apparently were inscribed with words referring to health insurance claim denial tactics
Shell casings were recovered at the scene of the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday, New York City police said.impudent” and “Planned and pre-planned targeted attacks” — apparently inscribed with language referring to tactics used to deny health insurance claims. NBC News reported Three live 9mm bullets and three fired 9mm shell […]
Migrant Accused of Killing 7-Yr-Old Ivory Smith in Drunk Driving Crash
A Venezuelan immigrant has been charged with causing a drunk-driving crash in Harris County, Texas, that killed 7-year-old Ivory Smith and seriously injured her mother, Christina Quainu, last weekend. Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin (41), a Venezuelan national, arrested On December 1, the Harris County Sheriff's Office charged Ivory Smith with a felony count of DUI […]