BILLINGS, Mont.—A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims, a judge ruled. The 337 false claims made patients eligible for Medicare and other benefits they shouldn’t have received. The federally funded clinic…
Judge Orders Montana Health Clinic to Pay Nearly $6 Million Over False Asbestos Claims
Boat Slams Into House at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, Injuring 8 Who Were on Board
LAKE OZARK, Mo.—Eight people were hospitalized after a boat left the water and slammed into a house at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The 47-year-old driver of the boat was arrested on suspicion of boating under the influence but had not been charged as of Monday morning. The accident happened just before midnight Saturday…
Norfolk Southern Pays $1 Million to Pennsylvania Communities Harmed by February Derailment
When a 151-car Norfolk Southern Railway freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 near the Pennsylvania border, the smoke plume could be seen for miles. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported 38 rail cars derailed, fire damaged an additional 12 cars, and of the train’s 20 total hazardous material cars, 11…
Federal Agency Issues Heat Warnings to Millions
National Weather Service (NWS) alerts for “excessive summer heat” across the United States were sent out on Monday, with the agency warning that more of the same is expected for the coming week. The summer weather heat “will build and expand across the Eastern two-thirds of the country this week, starting in the north-central states…
RFK Jr. Maintains Highest Favorability Rating Among Presidential Candidates in New Poll
Days after a House hearing on censorship that saw Democrats attempt to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from testifying, a new Harvard-Harris poll showed that he has a higher favorability rating than any other presidential candidate. Mr. Kennedy has a net favorable rating of 47 percent and a net unfavorable mark of 26 percent according…
Woman Found Dead After Grizzly Bear Encounter Near Yellowstone National Park
WEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana—A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that the woman was found deceased on a trail near West Yellowstone, a Montana…
EXCLUSIVE: Security Footage Undermines Key Claims in Police Report in Death of Rosanne Boyland on Jan. 6
After CPR and other lifesaving efforts inside a basement entrance to the U.S. Capitol failed, Jan. 6 protester Rosanne M. Boyland was moved up one level to the Crypt, where DC Fire and EMS Department paramedics continued resuscitation efforts for another 40 minutes, new security video shows. Previously unreleased Capitol Police closed-circuit-television footage obtained by…
How Recent Supreme Court Rulings Can Affect Your Pocket
The U.S. Supreme Court is always busy making decisions that affect many people. Rulings made in recent days will impact a lot more with regard to their personal finances. Three of these decisions could affect many more people, particularly those with bank accounts, past-due mortgage payments, and student loans. Permission Is Not Needed to Look…
How Recent Supreme Court Rulings Can Affect Your Personal Finances
The U.S. Supreme Court is always busy making decisions that affect many people. Rulings made in recent days will impact a lot more with regard to their personal finances. Three of these decisions could affect many more people, particularly those with bank accounts, past-due mortgage payments, and student loans. Permission Is Not Needed to Look…
Wall Street Rises Ahead of Megacap Growth Results, Fed Decision
Wall Street’s main indexes crept higher at the open on Monday as investors braced for earnings from megacap growth and technology companies, while focusing on a rate decision from the Federal Reserve later this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 3.10 points, or 0.01 percent, at the open to 35,230.79. The S&P 500 opened…
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