The imagination can be an important tool for preparing for a crisis—and the failure to imagine … [+] worst-case scenarios can hamper responses when a crisis strikes. getty The imagination can be an important tool for preparing for a crisis—and the failure to imagine worst-case scenarios can impact responses when a crisis strikes. A good […]
It’s no secret that the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—allegedly by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione—unleashed a tide of rage against the deeply problematic US health care system. But according to a new poll, frustration with the industry is so serious that many Americans believe that Mangione wasn’t solely responsible for Thompson’s death, and that the […]
Throughout 2024, CNBC’s Jim Cramer discussed the seemingly boundless rise of artificial intelligence with dozens of CEOs across the tech world. Here is how five top enterprise leaders characterized AI’s meteoric rise this year. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the “AI computing ramp” is only beginning and will last years. Huang in March painted a […]
The meeting came as health secretary pick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepared to head to Washington to meet with senators.
Chris Rock hosted the Dec. 14 episode of “Saturday Night Live” and filled his opening monologue with jokes about multiple topics in the news. The targets of his mini stand-up set included Jake Paul and his boxing match with Mike Tyson, of which he joked, “Who is this Jake Paul? This 27-year-old punching a 60-year-old […]
Saturday Night Live jumped right into the top story this week: the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the internet’s obsession with his killer. The NBC sketch comedy show kicked off its cold open spoofing Nancy Grace’s show Crime Storieswhere she dives deep into shocking crimes. And the crime that has been dominating the news […]
President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after vowing an economic boom to a cheering crowd of traders and business leaders. “We’re with you all the way,” the incoming Republican president said in the NYSE building in lower Manhattan, where he was invited after becoming TIME’s “Person […]
On Monday, after a five-day search to find the man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City, police arrested a suspect, 26-year-old Luigi Mangioneand charged him with murder. When asked to provide identification, investigators say that Mangione — a former high school valedictorian and software engineer from a prominent family […]
Getty Images Police have been searching Central Park in New York Police investigating the fatal shooting of a healthcare executive in New York City are on the ground in Georgia as they hunt for his fugitive killer. Brian Thompson of UnitedHealthcare was shot several times last week in Midtown by a gunman who fled and […]
Brian Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down Wednesday morning in what police have described as a “premeditated, preplanned, targeted attack.” The crime has evoked widespread shock and condemnation. But it has also exposed—in an occasionally sadistic fashion—the profound depths of Americans’ rage toward their broken health care system. “The jokes about the […]
