The health insurer named Tim Noel, a longtime employee of its parent company, for the job. The previous chief executive, Brian Thompson, was killed in Manhattan.

President Trump’s grant of clemency to those who assaulted the Capitol in his name four years ago clashed with his predecessor’s decision to shield from retribution those who had sought to hold him to account.

But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.

In trying to find the line between false statements and misleading ones in the case of a Chicago politician, members of the Supreme Court posed colorful questions.

Two close advisers to the president were also honored, in addition to career lawmakers who have worked across the aisle and advocates for liberal causes.

The manhunt for the gunman who fatally shot Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, entered its fifth day, and the police released two new images.

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As a doctor, I’ve been on both sides of frustrating health care debacles.

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Experts disagreed on whether running surveillance camera images released by the police through a facial recognition system would produce a reliable lead.