TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida is spending big money on a program that promises to bring down property insurance premiums. Some saw the benefits, but others say they were stuck on a waiting list. The state allocated $200 million for this year’s program, but there’s still concern there won’t be enough dollars to meet the […]
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — Organizers of a Juneteenth celebration in Georgetown said the memory of a shooting that took place at a Juneteenth festival in Round Rock one week ago is still fresh. Despite this, they said the message of the holiday must persevere and overcome any fear of future tragedies. Late last Saturday, two […]
By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee was little changed on Tuesday, unable to gain from an uptick in most Asian peers, with traders anticipating rangebound moves until the outcome of India’s general election. The rupee was at 83.1325 against the U.S. dollar as of 09:40 a.m. IST, barely changed from its close […]
The tropics are expected to remain quiet Monday for the Memorial Day holiday, according to the latest outlook from the National Hurricane Center. No tropical cyclone activity is expected for the next two days, the NHC said. The official start of Hurricane season is June 1 and expected to be busy. Extremely warm water temperatures […]
(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Barry Sternlicht is convinced the real estate market will rebound with just a bit more time. Many investors in his $10 billion Starwood Real Estate Income Trust aren’t so sure — and want their money back now. Most Read from Bloomberg That tension, between Starwood Capital Group’s chief executive who hates the […]
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Interstate 35 has been one of the most important transportation topics in Austin for decades. But the focus on traffic relief also comes with a clouded history of displacement and segregation, as this major thoroughfare cut right through the heart of the city and its vibrant communities. As the Texas Department of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in a brazen push to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, but the resounding rejection by Democrats and Republicans does not guarantee an end to the political chaos. One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the House floor late Wednesday and […]
Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country which continues to grapple with the horrific legacy of the massacres. Rwanda has shown strong economic growth in the years since, but scars remain and there are questions about whether […]
WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Donald Trump asked a judge Tuesday evening to stay proceedings in various civil cases that seek to hold the former president liable for damages stemming from the Jan. 6 riot, once again seeking to stave off the legal consequences of his actions in the aftermath of his 2020 election loss as […]
Just hours after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama agreed to lift his months-long hold on U.S. military promotions for admirals and generals Tuesday, the Senate confirmed more than 400 of them by voice vote. The hold had been in place since last February – the Republican senator’s personal protest against a Pentagon policy on access […]