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Blue Cross Blue Shield to start sending out $2.6B class action settlement checks
About six million people are about to get payments from Blue Cross Blue Shield after waiting more than two years. The health insurer will send notices of payment from a $2.67 billion class action lawsuit settlement from 2022 on a rolling basis. The suit claimed more than 35 BCBS health insurance plans violated antitrust laws by… -
US Marine identified in deadly plane crash in the Philippines
Authorities identified a U.S. Marine from California as one of four people killed when a small plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in the southern Philippines. Sgt. Jacob M. Durham, 22, of Long Beach, California, died Thursday, Feb. 6, when the aircraft went down in a rice field near Ampatuan, a town in Maguindanao… -
Amazon takes further steps to back away from diversity, equity and inclusion
Amazon is continuing to remove references to diversity, equity and inclusion since the election of President Donald Trump. The company filed its annual report for 2024 during the week of Feb. 2, and scrubbed any reference to DEI. Where did Amazon make changes to its DEI language? Amazon’s prior annual report included a section titled… -
USPS worker pleads guilty to stealing $300,000 worth of checks, collectibles
A United States Postal Service (USPS) supervisor pleaded guilty to stealing more than $300,000 in checks, gold and other collectibles. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California made the announcement on Friday, Feb. 7. What items were stolen? Prosecutors said 36-year-old Joivian Tjuana Hayes of Compton, California, stole 20 checks worth around… -
Trump orders Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies
President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing high production costs. In a post to Truth Social, Trump called the coin a waste of taxpayer money, stating that pennies “literally cost us more than two cents” to produce. The U.S. Mint reported losing $85.3 million in the last fiscal… -
Judge blocks Venezuelan migrants from being sent to Guantánamo Bay
A federal judge temporarily blocked the transfer of three Venezuelan immigrants from a detention facility in New Mexico to Guantánamo Bay. The men, accused of having ties to Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal gang designated as a terrorist organization by the White House. Attorneys for the migrants disputed the charges and argued that the… -
Trump to announce new 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum
President Donald Trump turns his attention to the steel industry, preparing to levy new tariffs. And the Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions after crushing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Trump to announce new 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum President… -
Mexico suing American gun manufacturers as US fights fentanyl flow
As the United States battles the flow of Fentanyl into the nation from Mexico, the Mexican government is fighting to halt the surge of American guns coming into its country. Following an agreement to pause tariffs against Mexico, President Donald Trump announced Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s promise to send 10,000 troops to the border to… -
Convicted Jan. 6 Capitol rioter from Houston back in custody in Texas
A convicted Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioter, recently pardoned by President Donald Trump, is back in trouble with the law. Authorities in Leon County, Texas, took Andrew Taake of Houston into custody Tuesday, Feb. 4, on a charge of solicitation of a minor. What is he accused of? A fugitive task force and other law… -
House passes HALT Fentanyl Act, hoping to permanently classify it
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday, Feb. 6, that would permanently reclassify the powerful opioid fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug. That means it has no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Why does classification matter? The vote in the House was 312-108, with 98 Democrats joining 214 Republicans… -
NFL plans to honor victims of New Orleans terror attack at SB LIX: Report
Full story At Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, the National Football League told ABC News that it plans to honor the 14 people killed and dozens of others injured in the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans, as well as the first responders who rushed to the scene to help the… -
Chaos erupts in New Mexico courtroom; family attacks murder suspect
Full Story A routine court hearing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Jan. 31 turned violent when three people attacked a murder defendant, setting off a chaotic brawl that was captured on courtroom surveillance footage. The altercation took place during a hearing for Alexander Ortiz, who is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in January 2024. How… -
Search underway for missing plane carrying 10 people in Alaska
Several crews in Alaska continued the search for a Cessna aircraft that went missing mid-flight Thursday, Feb 6. Alaskan state troopers said the plane, operated by Bering Air, was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome, carrying 10 people. Crews are conducting ground and air searches as weather and visibility permit to find the missing aircraft. “Staff at Bering Air…