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Man tied to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO in custody

NEW YORK — Police arrested a suspect Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer who was found with a weapon, mask and writings linking him to the ambush. The chance ...

Search for missing hiker shifts to limited recovery mission

NEWCOMB — The search for a hiker from Quebec who was reported missing on Allen Mountain more than a week ago is transitioning to a “weather-dependent” recovery mission as the cold temperatures, snowfall and remote search area endanger searchers and keep them from making progress. Leo ...

NY-21 political parties plan nomination process

A special election to fill the NY-21 Congressional seat currently held by North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik hasn’t even started yet, but the list of potential candidates wanting to earn their party’s endorsement keeps growing, with at least six people publicly saying they are planning to ...

A storm brings squalls to the Northeast

Snow squalls — sudden bursts of heavy snow and gusty winds — created whiteout conditions in parts of the northeast during a storm that brought even more snow to the Great Lakes region Thursday. Two people died from heart attacks after shoveling snow in upstate New York, officials ...

Words on ammo in CEO shooting echo common phrase on insurer tactics

A message left at the scene of a health insurance executive’s fatal shooting — “deny,” “defend” and “depose” — echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The three words were written on the ammunition a masked gunman used to kill ...