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5 Areas Where Inflation Is Highest 04/28/2024 08:00pm • For more than three years, readings from the U.S. consumer price index, or CPI, have been well above the Federal Reserve's long-term inflation target of 2%. Americans have likely noticed prices surging for goods and services ranging from groceries to insurance to housing to transportation. Unfortuna Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month 04/26/2024 03:26pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of inflation closely tracked by the Federal Reserve remained uncomfortably high in March, likely reinforcing the Fed's reluctance to cut interest rates anytime soon and underscoring a burden for President Joe Biden's re-election bid. Friday's report from the government Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation 04/26/2024 01:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled from Acura TLX Type S: Every sport sedan needs a touch of gray 04/26/2024 04:50am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge 04/25/2024 04:35pm • A man accused of causing a fiery crash that shut down a major Connecticut highway bridge and killed a fuel delivery truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide, police said Thursday. State police said Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning that authorities had iss When Danish police pulled a woman over, she locked herself in her car and refused to talk 04/25/2024 07:07am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A routine traffic stop on a highway south of Denmark's capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over, authorities said Thursday. The Central and West Zealand Police said in Sister of Mississippi man who died after police pulled him from car rejects lawsuit settlement 04/24/2024 08:33pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who sued Mississippi's capital city over the death of her brother has decided to reject a settlement after officials publicly disclosed how much the city would pay his survivors, her attorney said Wednesday. George Robinson, 62, died in January 2019, days after three 20 Packing and Moving Tips and Tricks to Simplify Your Move 04/24/2024 08:00pm • For most people, moving happens because it must, whether it's to a larger home for a growing family, a cross-country relocation for work or to downsize in retirement. Even when you're excited about your new destination, moving day will always be a little stressful -- there are a lot of details to c Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation 04/24/2024 07:41am • NEW YORK (AP) — Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching steadily higher since 2022, even as inflation at the consumer level steadily cooled f Mississippi lawmakers haggle over possible Medicaid expansion as their legislative session nears end 04/23/2024 08:10pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers started negotiating Tuesday on what could become a landmark plan to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of people in one of the poorest states in the U.S. But even with Republicans controlling both the state House and Senate, it's far from By July, all Virginia drivers will need to have vehicle insurance 04/23/2024 01:16pm • By July 1, all drivers in Virginia will be required to buy and maintain vehicle insurance, leaving New Hampshire as the sole state in the country that won't require insurance. Since 1958, drivers in Virginia could register an uninsured vehicle by paying a fee. When the option was first offered, t America’s child care crisis is holding back moms without college degrees 04/23/2024 11:02am • AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — After a series of lower-paying jobs, Nicole Slemp finally landed one she loved. She was a secretary for Washington’s child services department, a job that came with her own cubicle, and she had a knack for working with families in difficult situations. Slemp expected to retu How drivers can prevent dogs from becoming a distraction 04/21/2024 05:49am • Most drivers know how to eliminate distractions behind the wheel — but there may be one distraction some pet-loving drivers overlook. About 50% of dog owners who drive with their animal believe their dog could be a distraction, according to Raychel Adiutori, an Erie Insurance spokeswoman. Ap Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom 04/19/2024 04:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, Dear wife: We need a Toyota GR86 sports car 04/19/2024 05:37am • .in-article-vertical-video {float: right; padding-left: 10px;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.in-article-vertical-video {float: none; padding-left: 20px;}}#tnvbNcaMHUrl {margin-bottom: 10px;padding: 20px 10px;background: #D30000;text-align: center;font-weight: bold;color: #fff;border-r