President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. A new rule finalized by the Democratic president’s administration will limit these plans to just three months. And the plans can only be renewed for a maximum […]
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Powerball jackpot jumps to $935 million after no match for Wednesday’s numbers
If you missed out on this week’s $1.13 billion Mega Millions jackpot, you still have a chance to become fabulously wealthy on Saturday night. No ticket had Wednesday’s winning numbers: 37, 46, 57, 60, 66 and bonus number 8. Since no one took home the prize, Saturday’s jackpot balloons to […]
Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots does not run afoul of a civil rights law, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday, overturning a lower court ruling. A divided 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
SAN FRANCISCO — Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, died Wednesday at the age of 90. Kahneman and his longtime collaborator Amos Tversky reshaped the field of economics, which prior to their work mostly […]
Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
FILE – The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022. A former correctional officer at the federal California women’s prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday, March 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, […]
‘Devastatingly sad’: Graham, Lamont and others react to Joe Lieberman’s death
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman has died, his family announced Wednesday. He was 82 years old. Lieberman died in New York City “due to complications from a fall,” his family said in a statement. “His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of his family were with him as he passed. Senator Lieberman’s […]
Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
UNITED NATIONS — Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory,” the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday. Bintou Keita told the U.N. Security Council this has created […]
An indicted Tennessee judge is sent to jail after her bond is revoked for positive cocaine tests
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee criminal court judge was sent to jail Wednesday after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of custody pending a trial on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment. Online records showed Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Melissa […]
A $500K house was built on the wrong Hawaii lot. A legal fight is unfolding over the mix-up
HONOLULU — A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake. She’s now mired in legal wrangling over the mix-up. Annaleine “Anne” Reynolds purchased a one-acre (0.40-hectare) lot in Hawaiian Paradise Park, a subdivision in […]
California State Bar recommends ex-Trump attorney be disbarred for election efforts
The California State Bar has recommended that former Trump election attorney John Eastman be disbarred, a judge said in a filing on Wednesday. Eastman was charged with multiple disciplinary counts by the State Bar of California last January from allegations that Eastman engaged in “a course of conduct to plan, […]