Health officials around the globe are monitoring the symptoms of returning passengers from the polar expedition ship Hondius after a Dutch couple and a German national died of hantavirus and more passengers became sick. As of Thursday, eight cases of hantavirus have been reported from the ship that crossed the Atlantic and five of them …
What’s in a name? Will a state “minority business revolving loan” program still serve the same function if its target audience is redefined in law as businesses in “historically underserved communities”? Those were the questions Wednesday night when Senate Bill 307 sped through the Senate and House on the last night of the session. It …
$60,000 deposited into a CD will look different over the next year compared to high-yield savings and money market accounts. PM Images/Getty Images If you have a large five-figure amount of money, such as $60,000 in the bank right now, you may be thinking about how you can protect that principal and boost the interest …
May 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved the sale of hundreds of air-defense interceptors and other weapons to Middle East partners in deals worth $25.8 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. (Reporting by Fabiola Arámburo in Mexico City) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a move that will drop more early-round games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for …
A mortgage interest rate lock could have multiple advantages for borrowers now. Olga Yastremska/Getty Images When it comes to finding a low mortgage interest rate, timing plays a critical role. Unfortunately, as many borrowers have seen in recent months, the timing lately hasn’t been very beneficial. Thanks to a combination of overseas conflicts, pronounced market …
The WNBA kicks off its 30th season on Friday night with a matchup between the Connecticut Sun and New York Liberty. The Liberty is one of only four original WNBA teams that have remained since 1997. Adriana Diaz went to Brooklyn to learn how the Liberty could serve as a model for all women’s sports.
Regents on Wednesday unanimously appointed Susan Ballabina as president of Texas A&M, putting her in charge of the state’s largest public university as it continues to deal with the fallout from its last president’s resignation. Ballabina, who assumes the role on May 11, most recently served as executive vice chancellor for the Texas A&M University …
Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November. The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special …
ATLANTA (AP) — Swimming with manta rays, giant groupers, and even a whale shark brought joy and excitement to a group of injured U.S. military veterans who got to experience the healing power of water and wildlife at the Georgia Aquarium. The swim Wednesday at the aquarium in Atlanta also gave the U.S. service people …