CNN — Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be closely monitoring. But unlike GOP-led states’ prior attempts to impose work mandates in Medicaid, Georgia’s effort is expected to increase the number of people with health insurance,…
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, acting on behalf of Gov. Josh Green, has issued an emergency proclamation as wildfires strengthened by Hurricane Dora continue to rage across the state’s islands. “We are closely following the wildfires caused by the strong winds of Hurricane Dora,” Luke said via Hawaii news outlet KITV4. “The safety of our…
CNN — President Joe Biden is traveling west this week on a mission to ramp up excitement for an agenda that – so far – is yielding little political upside. The four-day swing, focused on the economy and climate, is part of a broader effort by the White House to better translate Biden’s accomplishments to…
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A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. CNN — Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others…
“Black widower” Thomas Randolph – who has been married to six women, four of whom are dead – is back in headlines this week as he begins his second murder trial for the alleged killing of his sixth spouse and her apparent hitman. Jury selection began Tuesday for Nevada prosecutors, who will have a second…
New York CNN — When Bob Iger returned to the helm of Disney nine months ago, after a brief retirement, the company and its shareholders seemed to breathe a collective sigh of relief. Finally, “Dad” is back to get everything in order. He signed on for a two-year contract — plenty of time to execute…
A Long Island grandmother forgot to drop her granddaughter off at daycare before heading to work on a hot summer day. A football player in Tampa Bay who didn’t see his two-year-old daughter run into a swimming pool. A mother who struck her six-year-old daughter with a boat’s propeller at Lake Pleasant in Arizona. An…
CNN — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will seem obvious, but in order to win the lottery you have to turn in the ticket — and you’d be surprised how often players don’t do that. Since the lottery’s inception, dozens of winners have…
When Instagram star Jay Mazini convinced investors to send him money in a bitcoin scheme, he told them he was worth $33 million. In fact, he had $162 in his bank account at the time, federal investigators said. Now that he has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges, Mazini’s victims want to know how they…