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Q&A: Inside the N.C. Rate Bureau’s new dwelling insurance rate filing

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com As owners of vacation rentals and second homes sort through another proposed increase in dwelling insurance rates, the North Carolina Rate Bureau says a combination of inflation, rising construction costs, market contraction and global reinsurance pressures continue to reshape the state’s property-insurance...

11 local story ideas from the 2025 Lancet Countdown

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email The ninth annual Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report warns of accelerating health threats, from heat deaths to wildfire smoke, and highlights policy backsliding, including U.S. withdrawal from major climate agreements. It’s a world in turmoil, according to...

‘The whole program is failing right now’

A Rhode Island senator held a roundtable discussion about rising insurance rates in Raleigh, North Carolina, in October, according to NC Newsline.What's happening?The event took place at the Walnut Creek Wetlands Center, where Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross from North...

Mold causes hidden health crisis as extreme weather risk grows

Tallahassee, Florida — After returning from what felt like the best internship of her life, Danae Daniels was excited to unwind and settle into a new semester at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. But when she opened the door...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Throws Down MAGA Gauntlet to Donald Trump

Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican, has challenged President Donald Trump's MAGA approach, saying he should "refocus his effort" and that Americans are asking why he is fighting "so hard" to prevent the full release of the Justice Department's files on the...

‘Your family will thank you’

A Redditor had to gush about a kitchen upgrade to the community on r/inductioncooking.  "It's so nice simmering a pot of chili knowing I'm not filling my house with hydrocarbons," the original poster wrote alongside a photo of their stovetop in action. "My LG...