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Extreme weather causes major insurance providers to pull coverage in California

By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow

For years, State Farm has been the largest provider of homeowners insurance in California. But the company recently announced it will no longer sell new homeowners policies in the state, a move it said was driven by the high cost…

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Families with transgender children struggle to navigate wave of anti-trans politics

By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Tess Conciatori

Texas is the largest state in the country to ban transition-related medical care for minors, joining 19 other states that have restricted access. Laura Barrón-López recently spent time in Texas to learn more about the law and spoke with one…

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Youth go to trial in a test of state’s obligation to protect Montana residents from global warming

By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown, Associated Press

The 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys are trying to persuade a judge that the state's allegiance to fossil fuel development endangers the young people's health and livelihoods and those of future generations.

Supreme Court declines to review North Carolina’s decision to nix license plates with Confederate flag

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

The dispute stems from North Carolina's 2021 decision to stop issuing specialty license plates bearing the insignia of the North Carolina chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

After 9 years, Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan steps down

By David Bauder, Associated Press

Newspaper owner Jeff Bezos announced Ryan's departure in a memo to staff on Monday.

JPMorgan reaches settlement with victims of Jeffrey Epstein

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court in November sought to hold JPMorgan financially liable for Epstein’s decades-long abuse of teenage girls and young women. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Drivers begin long commutes following I-95 roadway collapse

By Ron Todt, Associated Press

Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares Monday and gave advice on detours, urging drivers to take more time to travel.

U.S. plans to rejoin UNESCO and pay $600 million in back dues

By Angela Charlton, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. officials say the decision was motivated by concern that China is filling the gap in UNESCO policymaking.

Billionaire George Soros says he is ceding control of empire to younger son Alex Soros

By Associated Press

Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with The Wall Street Journal published online Sunday.

AP sources: ‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center

By Michael R. Sisak, Mike Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press

Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.