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NEW YORK — The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were discovered by detectives on the shell casings found at the scene where Brian Thompson, the CEO of major insurance group UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down, police sources told ABC News late Wednesday evening. Thompson was shot to death at point-blank range in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning before he was set to attend an investor conference, according to police. The masked gunman, who remains on the loose, carried out a “brazen, targeted attack” that was “premeditated,” NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news conference. But the motive remains unknown, police said. NYPD detectives are working to determine whether the words were meant as a message from the shooter and a hint at his motive. The shooter appeared to be lying in wait at the hotel where he shot Thompson around 6:40 a.m., police said. Video captured the moment the gunman walked up behind the CEO, pointed his gun at him and fired. A witness fled as Thompson stumbled and fell to the ground. The gunman then walked closer to Thompson, firing more times before fleeing.

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 7:00PM PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Chatter on potential front-runners for Fresno State’s next head coach are beginning to heat up. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno State is working toward a five-year deal with USC assistant head coach and linebackers coach Matt Entz to be the program’s next head coach, ESPN sources say. Entz, who was hired by USC last offseason as part of the Trojans’ defensive restructuring, was the head coach at North Dakota State from 2019-23 where he went 60-10 and won two FCS national championships. According to the Athletic’s Bruce Feldman, Entz met with administration at Fresno State on Tuesday. Sources told Action News sports anchor Alec Entz was “a front-runner” alongside Montana State head coach Brent Vigen. The two-time FCS coach of the Year will replace Fresno State’s interim head coach Tim Skipper. Skipper took over the position in July after Jeff Tedford announced he would be stepping down because of health concerns. Before taking over as the coach at NDSU, Entz was the program’s defensive coordinator under Chris Klieman. Entz was promoted to head coach in 2019 when Klieman

Medical treatment for transgender children, endorsed by major American medical associations and safely used for decades, was the focus at the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as the Biden administration and three families with transgender teenagers asked the justices to strike down a state law banning some gender-affirming care for minors. The landmark case — U.S. v. Skrmetti — comes from Tennessee, which is among 26 states that have moved to prohibit administration of puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy to minors who seek to identify with, or live as, a gender identity inconsistent with his or her sex at birth. Oral arguments, which began just after 10 a.m., marked the first time the nation’s highest court has openly considered a state law targeting transgender people. It is also the first time an openly transgender litigator, ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, argued a case in the Supreme Court chamber. The historic hearing thrusts the justices to the forefront of a cultural debate that has sharply divided the country and tested the limits of science and parental rights. MORE | What medical care for transgender minors is at

A long-term CD could be more beneficial than some popular alternatives in today’s unique rate climate. Here’s why.

A 64-year-old grandmother who was searching for her cat may have fallen in a sinkhole in Pennsylvania. Officials provided an update on rescue operations.

Peter Navarro served as a trade adviser in the first Trump administration, and was recently released from a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena.

Details are emerging in the hours after a gunman shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside of a Manhattan hotel. Here’s what we know.

Penelope Hegseth said she wrote the 2018 email “in haste” and with “deep emotions.”

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning when a gunman shot him in the chest outside a New York City hotel. Police sources say it appears to have been a targeted attack. CBS News Crime and Safety unit coordinating producer Anna Schecter has the latest on what we know.

The Warriors’ “strength in numbers” motto was all well and good in October and early November. Then the numbers started whittling down, the league wised up, and the problem the Warriors never solved began rearing its ugly head once again. After a red-hot start to the season, the Dubs have lost five straight games. That No. 1 seed in the Western Conference this team held 10 days ago? That’s gone. In fact, the Warriors now are a play-in tournament team in the standings. Tuesday’s loss to the Nuggets was the perfect encapsulation of the slide. Down Draymond Green (calf injury) the Warriors played hard and were beating Denver by 11 with a little over six minutes to play. When Jonathan Kuminga dunked in transition on a beautiful feed from Curry to put the Warriors up 111-103 with 4:32 to play, the Warriors had to feel good about seeing the contest through. That was the last basket scored by someone who is not Curry. And Curry only scored four points — making only 2 of 10 shots and missing all five 3-pointers down the stretch —

DENVER — As irate Steve Kerr was that the three officials missed Christian Braun’s attempt to call a timeout that the Nuggets didn’t have in the waning seconds of Tuesday night’s loss, he reserved his table-pounding for calling out Brandin Podziemski. “Podz is a hell of a player, but he needs to — I told him this — he needs to be a smart player,” Kerr said before repeatedly tapping his left hand on the postgame podium. Podziemski only committed two turnovers against Denver, but they were costly. One was a pass airmailed into the first row with 5:44 left and another was an ill-advised lob on a fast break. He also fouled Michael Porter Jr. on two separate 3-point shots, bailing the Nuggets out and contributing to the 35 foul shots they took. His mistakes were emblematic of common Warriors lapses this season: mental mistakes and careless miscues. “He’s one of our guys who’s capable of making really great decisions,” Kerr said. “The lob when we’re up 12 in the late second quarter — that was frankly insane. Five-on-four. Keep hitting singles, throw the

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed in a shooting outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan.

U.S. officials suspect that a recently discovered Chinese hacking and espionage campaign scooped up data on hundreds of thousands of American mobile phone users, likely stealing information about more than 1 million customers, ABC News has learned. Sources familiar with the investigation gave ABC News a detailed sense of the vast scope of what U.S. officials are calling a major intelligence-gathering operation by China, exploiting weaknesses in the communications networks of the nation’s top telecommunications companies. In a briefing on Tuesday, FBI and Homeland Security’s cyber officials said that the Chinese were able to steal a “large amount of data” — officially acknowledging for the first time that China was able to determine who thousands of mobile phone users were talking to, when they spoke and where they were communicating from. China initially appeared to have focused on a huge swath of mobile phone users in the national capital region. The people who briefed ABC News declined to provide numbers, but ABC News was able get more detailed information through a number of interviews. The Chinese hackers were then able to narrow their focus and

UNITY TWP., Pa. — Rescuers searched early Wednesday for a woman who went looking for her lost cat and apparently fell into a sinkhole that had recently opened above an abandoned western Pennsylvania coal mine. Crews worked through the night in Marguerite to find Elizabeth Pollard, 64. A state police spokesperson said early Wednesday they were reassessing their tactics to avoid putting themselves at risk. “The integrity of that mine is starting to become compromised,” Trooper Steve Limani told reporters. Bright lights illuminated snow flurries and equipment at the site while crews worked above and below ground. On Tuesday, they lowered a pole camera with a sensitive listening device into the hole, but it detected nothing. A camera lowered into the hole showed what could be a shoe about 30 feet (9 meters) below the surface, Limani said. Pictured: Rescuers search for a missing woman who may have fallen into a 30-foot-deep sinkhole in western Pennsylvania. “It almost feels like it opened up with her standing on top of it,” Limani said. Pollard’s family called police at about 1 a.m. Tuesday to say she had

The episode, from the first season of the American cartoon, shows Peter Griffin, the father character in the show, standing next to the “Tank Man” in a recreation of the infamous photograph.

An investigation revealed Lawrence Hecker had confessed to molesting multiple juveniles over his decades of service with the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

China put “lives at risk” with the “unlawful use of water cannons” against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, the U.S. ambassador in Manila says.

The war between the cartel’s “Mayos” and “Chapitos” has left more than 400 people dead and hundreds missing, according to the state prosecutor’s office.

RED BLUFF— Tehama County Board of Supervisor Matt Hansen announced Tuesday that Solid Waste Agency Manager Rachel Ross-Donaldson had passed away during the Thanksgiving holiday week. In 2013, Ross-Donaldson was hired as a recycling coordinator. The following year, her position was reclassified to recycling coordinator 1. She was promoted to recycling coordinator 2 and later to solid waste agency manager in 2016. Her death came as a shock to the county. “We just recognized Rachel a couple of weeks ago for her 10-year service to the county,” Supervisor Pati Nolen said. “She was a remarkable agency director.” One word that strikes Nolen when she thinks of Ross-Donaldson is forthright. Nolen describes Ross-Donaldson as able to talk to the supervisors about any subject without any brutal truths or animosity. “She was also a mother, an aunt, a friend and a colleague, a sister, and she was, just as I said, a mentor to so many and all that,” Nolen added. Supervisor Candy Carlson shared that she and Ross-Donaldson had worked together for around a decade. “As long as I have known her, that department has run

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Tyra Banks, 51; Jay-Z, 55; Marisa Tomei, 60; Jeff Bridges, 75. Happy Birthday: Focus, high energy and taking care of business are in the stars. Refuse to let outside influences interfere or distract you from what’s vital in maintaining the lifestyle that suits your needs. Question where every dollar goes and pay attention to expiration dates and documents that require revisions. Be quick to speak up if you don’t like something, and enforce discipline to ensure you finish things on time and without flaws. Your numbers are 2, 17, 26, 31, 38, 42, 49. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get up and go. Make plans, participate in events and learn all you can to help you make better decisions or clear your mind of nonsense that outside influences are pressuring you to believe, purchase or support. Trust your ability to seek and find what makes you happy. 2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Establish how you want to use your skills and experience, and target a position that attracts your attention. A change will give you a new lease on life

Dear Cheapskate: I am retired and my son wants to give me money to buy a house as a gift. Will I be taxed on the money? If so, are there ways to avoid or reduce the amount I will be taxed? — Lucy Dear Lucy: Gifts between individuals are tax-free for the recipient. That means you, as the fortunate recipient of your son’s generosity, don’t have to worry about paying taxes on this gift. The responsibility for any potential gift tax falls squarely on the giver — your son in this case. Now, let’s unpack the details. How much can your son give without taxes? For 2024, the annual gift tax exclusion is $18,000 per recipient. This means your son can give you up to $18,000 in a year without having to report it to the IRS. If the gift exceeds that amount, the excess is applied to his lifetime gift tax exemption, which is $13.61 million for 2024. That’s a pretty high bar, so unless your son has already been exceptionally generous in his lifetime, he likely won’t owe any taxes. However, he