Category: AP

Jan 18

North Carolina home insurance premium base rates increasing about 15% by mid-2026

Article content RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners’ insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry. Article content The agreement announced Friday by Commissioner Mike Causey contrasts with the January 2024 request by the […]
Jan 18

US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids

Article content DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions in the last decade and more without a legitimate purpose, including for dangerous amounts of opioids, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Article content Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, […]
Jan 16

Biden issues directive allowing Cyprus to buy American arms from the US government

Article content NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — President Joe Biden issued a directive Wednesday that allows Cyprus to buy arms from the U.S. government and get surplus American military equipment in a move welcomed as promoting stability in the eastern Mediterranean. Article content From Cyprus’ perspective, the development is a key step after the United States […]
Jan 11

The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say

Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wildfires that erupted this week across Los Angeles County are still raging, but already are projected to be among the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history. Article content The devastating blazes have killed at least 11 people and incinerated more than 12,000 structures since Tuesday, laying waste to […]
Jan 10

Disney pledges $15 million in Los Angeles fire aid as more stars learn they’ve lost their homes

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Jan 10, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of “This Is Us” star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be’s newly installed crib. Article content Article content CBS […]
Jan 10

Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reinstating some preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court. Article content The federal government appealed to the high court after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with employers who argued they […]
Jan 7

Biden administration withdraws old-growth forest plan after getting pushback from industry and GOP

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matthew Brown Published Jan 07, 2025  •  Last updated 21 minutes ago  •  3 minute read FILE – Peter Beedlow, a scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency, stands among a group of old-growth Noble fir trees in the Willamette National Forest, Ore., Oct. […]
Jan 5

Man behind New Year’s attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jack Brook, Stephen Smith And Sara Cline Published Jan 05, 2025  •  Last updated 13 minutes ago  •  5 minute read Article content NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed […]