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UnitedHealth cuts 2025 forecast after dealing with first-quarter care use spike
UnitedHealth chopped its 2025 forecast after being surprised by care use from its Medicare Advantage customers in a worse-than-expected first quarter. Shares of the health care giant tumbled early ...
Negotiations between Iran and the US at a ‘very crucial’ stage, head of UN’s nuclear watchdog says
Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program are “in a very crucial” stage, the ...
Noem announces cancellation of $2.7 million in grants to Harvard
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday announced the cancellation of more than $2.7 million in grants to Harvard University amid tensions between the school and the Trump ...
Republicans consider increasing taxes on the rich in break from party orthodoxy
Republicans in Congress are considering increasing taxes on the rich as a part of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” of ...
Russia strikes Dnipro as Ukrainian officials seek security pledges in Paris
Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing three people including a child and wounding dozens, officials said ...
Ukraine’s future is at the center of talks in Paris with Rubio, Witkoff and top European officials
Paris is hosting a series of talks Thursday about Ukraine and its security, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, French President ...
Israeli strike kills family of 10 in Gaza as UN raises alarm over food cutoff
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip overnight into Thursday killed at least 23 people, including a family of 10, local health officials said. The United Nations ...
Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs
Japan recorded a trade deficit in its March-April fiscal year but racked up a surplus with the U.S., the Finance Ministry reported Thursday. Japan’s global trade deficit totaled 5.2 ...
Sacramento Kings and GM Monte McNair agree to part ways, AP source says
The Sacramento Kings and general manager Monte McNair have agreed to part ways, two years after McNair helped end the longest playoff drought in NBA history. A person ...
Ohtani hits 448-foot homer in 7-run 1st inning, Dodgers hold on for 8-7 win to sweep Rockies
Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman homered in the Dodgers’ seven-run first inning, and Los Angeles held on for an 8-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night. Andy ...
Sonoma County faith leaders, residents rally for immigrant rights, urge sanctuary status
Religious leaders and community members in Sonoma County are coming together to stand up for the immigrant community. At a huge rally in Santa Rosa on Wednesday, hundreds of people ...
China’s leader Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for a two-day state visit that serves as an opportunity to further strengthen already robust relations. The ...