State Farm Insurance headquarters in Bloomington, Ill. (Daniel Gaines/Los Angeles Times) A top State Farm executive was fired this week after saying the insurer’s California rate hikes are “kind of” orchestrated and after making disparaging remarks about Pacific Palisades homeowners that were caught on an undercover video. Haden Kirkpatrick, State Farm Mutual’s vice president for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering, raising concerns among state election officials about how it would be implemented and who would pay for it. In recent interviews, secretaries of state from both parties said they were wary of federal lawmakers creating state […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Huawei’s founder told Xi Jinping at a meeting the Chinese president held with private sector entrepreneurs that concerns China had about a lack of homegrown chips or operating systems had eased, Chinese state media reported. The People’s Daily on Friday published an article summarising what major Chinese company founders including Huawei’s Ren […]
A New Jersey man was killed in a hit-and-run involving “multiple vehicles” Friday night, authorities said. The incident occurred on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown Township, the New Jersey State Police said Saturday in a news release. Officials say a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound in the parkway’s express lanes near milepost 112.8 just […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force plane carrying Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Jim Risch, to Germany for the Munich Security Conference was forced to return to Washington late Thursday after developing a mechanical issue. “This evening, en route from Washington to Munich, the plane on which […]
HAZARDS… A band of heavy snow accompanied by winds of 20 MPH which can rapidly reduce visibility to less than a quarter of a mile. LOCATION AND MOVEMENT… At 1048 PM EST, a band of heavy snow was north of Milesburg and Snow Shoe moving east at 40 MPH. For those driving on Interstate 80, […]
Kansas State’s curious roster construction decisions have been fairly questioned ad nauseam amid a 9-11 start. On the other side of the aisle, Iowa State’s roster construction decisions have been fairly praised ad nauseam amid a 17-3 start. So naturally, Jerome Tang’s club waltzed into Hilton Coliseum, usually a grave site for those who dare […]
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 25: Jordan Chiles of the UCLA Bruins competes on floor exercise … [+] during a meet against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Pauley Pavilion on January 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) Getty Images For the first time in the sport’s history, NCAA Women’s Gymnastics […]
Getty Images An Ohio State football support staffer was placed on administrative leave in December after becoming the subject of an unidentified university investigation, according to multiple reports. Quality control coach Joe Lyberger, who assisted with the linebackers, has been away from the program since Dec. 27. The investigation is being done by Ohio State’s […]
