UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street Journal said federal officials have launched a civil fraud investigation into how the company records diagnoses that lead to extra payments for its Medicare Advantage, or…
Last month, when the once-popular app Foursquare finally shuttered, I knew I’d never delete it. I’d been using it on and off for well over a decade, first to share location check-ins with friends, and later as a Yelp-like city explorer. My usage had waned in recent years, but Foursquare had been a part of…
NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has added a prominent defense lawyer to his legal team as Manhattan prosecutors work to return him from Pennsylvania to face a murder charge. Luigi Mangione will be represented by Karen Friedman Agnifilo, who was a high-ranking deputy in the Manhattan district attorney’s…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Eager to preserve President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction even as he returns to office, prosecutors are suggesting various ways to handle the criminal case — including the novel notion of borrowing a procedure some courts use when defendants die. In court papers made public on Tuesday, the Manhattan district attorney’s…
Cops believe the main suspect in the cold-blooded killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson rode a bus from Atlanta to New York City 10 days prior to the headline-grabbing incident—even more evidence that may point to premeditation of the grisly act. CNN reported Thursday night that the killer spent his days bouncing around the city…
Plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange foiled, FBI says – CBS New York Watch CBS News Federal agents arrested a man in South Florida suspected of plotting an attack on the New York Stock Exchange. CBS News New York’s Allen Devlin reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live…
HONOLULU (Island News) – The Department of Emergency Management reported that an outage occurred for Honolulu’s 911 system on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Officials state that the system is currently down for customers using certain cell providers, including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. The public is advised to contact 911 by using a landline phone. For…
Good morning. Jerome Powell isn’t in a hurry to lower US interest rates. Rachel Reeves says that the UK’s crackdown on banks went too far. And shop for thrifty to expensive watches with Bloomberg Pursuits. Listen to the day’s top stories. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the US economy’s recent performance has been “remarkably…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with assassinating the Republican president-elect. Investigators learned of the plot to kill Trump while interviewing Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national identified…