Ask a real estate pro: Do we need windstorm insurance if we don’t have a mortgage?
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: We do not have windstorm insurance, but we have homeowners’ insurance. Is this a dangerous way to save money and to be in control of who and how to repair our home if a hurricane damages it?
Jill Biden keeps ‘EGGucation’ theme for Easter Egg Roll
Jill Biden is turning the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll into an educational as well as fun experience for the thousands of children who’ll participate.
Toxic cesspools, bribery at center of Hawaii lawmaker’s case
A former Hawaii lawmaker is expected in court for sentencing in a federal corruption case that’s drawn attention to a perennial problem in the islands: the tens of thousands of cesspools that release 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the state’s pristine waters every day.
GOP’s DeSantis visits Whitmer’s Michigan, the ‘anti-Florida’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is going to the northern Michigan community of Midland for a county GOP event Thursday before heading to speak at Hillsdale College.
Peru ex-leader Toledo loses bid to stop extradition from US
A United States federal court has denied an appeal by former Peruvin President Alejandro Toledo Manrique to stop his extradition to his native country to face corruption charges.
Coal use climbs worldwide despite promises to slash it
The burning of coal for electricity, cement, steel and other uses went up in 2022 despite global promises to phase down the fuel that’s the biggest source of planet-warming gases in the atmosphere, a report Wednesday found.
Publisher drops children’s illustrator for anti-trans notes
An Alaska man known for illustrating widely distributed children’s books with cute mother-baby animal pairs has been dropped by his publisher after authorities allege he posted transphobic notes threatening children.
New Mexico governor signs bill to shield abortion providers
Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation that protects providers of abortions from prosecution or extradition attempts by out-of-state interests.
NPR protests as Twitter calls it ‘state-affiliated media’
Twitter labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media,” a move that some worried Wednesday could undermine public confidence in the news organization.
States and companies compete for billions to make hydrogen
As fossil fuel emissions continue warming Earth’s atmosphere, the Biden administration is turning to hydrogen as an energy source for vehicles, manufacturing and generating electricity.