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Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Dec 23, 2025 10:42 AM EST

Associated Press,

Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services.

Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April

Dec 23, 2025 10:38 AM EST

Associated Press,

Consumers were less confident in the economy in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

Dec 22, 2025 5:20 PM EST

Associated Press,

Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk.

Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

Dec 22, 2025 10:44 AM EST

Associated Press,

The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government.

Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast

Dec 22, 2025 10:40 AM EST

Associated Press,

The Trump administration said Monday it is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the East Coast due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon.

Gamecocks finish semester strong with win at FGCU

Dec 20, 2025 9:44 PM EST

Associated Press,

Joyce Edwards had 29 points, Madina Okot scored 27 and No. 3 South Carolina overpowered Florida Gulf Coast 105-43 on Saturday.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter calls TSA ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down

Dec 19, 2025 3:47 PM EST

Associated Press,

One of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughters said she experienced an “absurdly invasive” pat-down Thursday at an airport security checkpoint and suggested her father would limit or eliminate the Transportation Security Administration if it was under his authority.

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

Dec 19, 2025 10:59 AM EST

Associated Press,

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended Thursday at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.

States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump’s tax cuts on tips, overtime and more

Dec 19, 2025 10:45 AM EST

Associated Press,

To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year.

Gamecocks put together complete game in win at USF

Dec 18, 2025 10:30 PM EST

Associated Press,

Joyce Edwards scored a career-high 34 points on 14-of-15 shooting to lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 103-44 victory over South Florida on Thursday night.

Author: Associated Press

Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April

Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

Trump administration pauses 5 offshore wind projects on the East Coast

Gamecocks finish semester strong with win at FGCU

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s daughter calls TSA ‘unconstitutional’ after pat-down

Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing is found dead, officials say

States faces a choice on whether to embrace Trump’s tax cuts on tips, overtime and more

Gamecocks put together complete game in win at USF

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