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Ocean City, N.J. has among the high medical spending from people with private insurance.

Big Spenders With Private Insurance Found In Unexpected Places

A Thomson Reuters analysis of what the privately insured spend on health care shows that it's wrong to presume that a region with high Medicare spending also has a cost problem from private insurance.

Louisiana lawmakers on a Senate committee listen to Rep. Danny McCormick, R-Oil City, on his permitless conceal carry bill.

Permitless concealed carry bill advances in Louisiana Senate committee

A bill that would allow individuals who are at least 21 years old in Louisiana to conceal carry a gun without a license or training advanced out of a Senate committee Tuesday with a 4-1 vote.

Travelers wait in line at the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter at Nashville International Airport after the airline cancelled thousands of flights in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 27, 2022.

Biden wants airlines to pay passengers whose flights are hit by preventable delays

No airline currently offers cash compensation in addition to refunds or amenities. The White House plans to change that. The move comes after a chaotic holiday travel season.

'Voltaire In Love': An Ardent, Intellectual Affair

Nancy Mitford's Voltaire in Love is a delightful account of a brainy romp of a romance in 18th-century France. Writer Stacy Schiff says Mitford's retelling of the affair feels every bit as passionate as it must have been in the original.

President Biden addressed Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, in a meeting led by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, the first Jewish spouse of any U.S. president or vice president.

Biden steps up security for Jewish communities in the U.S. after the attack in Israel

President Biden spoke with Jewish community leaders at the White House Wednesday, and said he had asked his administration to boost security for any potential threats to Jews in the United States.

Writers, directors and other Hollywood union members are demanding the studios and streamers come back to the bargaining table with performers.

In solidarity with actors, other Hollywood unions demand studios resume negotiations

Writers, directors and other Hollywood union members demand the studios and streamers come back to the bargaining table with performers.

A Cruise technician comes to restart a driverless car in San Francisco.

California orders Cruise driverless cars off the roads because of safety concerns

The state issued the immediate suspension of the self-driving cars after one struck a pedestrian.

In this screenshot from the livestream of his address, Gov.-elect Jeff Landry announced the leaders of the team that will manage and oversee the state's transition from the administration of Gov. John Bel Edwards to Landry's. Landry made the announcement from the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where he said his transition team will be headquartered. The team includes seven chairs, one of whom is the governor's wife, Sharon Landry, right.

Gov.-elect Landry to base transition operations in Lafayette; announces transition team

UAW workers picket outside of Ford's Wayne Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., on Sept. 26, 2023.

UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal in a major breakthrough in the auto strike

The UAW reached a tentative labor agreement with Ford, although it still needs to be signed off by UAW's Ford leadership and then ratified by its full member

A man uses plastic to cover a broken window in his apartment following a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 25.

The U.S. is running out of money for Ukraine, the White House warns

Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance, the Biden administration told Congress.

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