A manhunt is underway in New York City for the gunman who assassinated a health care executive outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The authorities have released images of the suspect and revealed that he used a fake New Jersey identification to book a room at a hostel. Investigators have not determined a motive for the shooting, but bullet casings found near the scene were inscribed with the words 'deny' and 'delay,' possibly referencing insurance companies' practices of avoiding paying medical claims. In France, President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stay on despite his government falling in a no-confidence vote. Macron promised to appoint a new prime minister and form a government that reflected a broad cross-section of parties. Syrian rebels have advanced toward Damascus, storming into the city of Hama as government forces withdrew. The rebels' success is attributed to the attrition of the civil war on President Bashar al-Assad's forces and the preoccupation of Syria's allies with their own crises.