Sky

Businesses to get £3,000 state bonus for hiring unemployed young people

Businesses will be given a £3,000 government bonus for hiring a young person who has been out of work for six months. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the government wants to "back ...
NBC Washington

State Farm announces insurance payouts for drivers. Here's how much policyholders can get

Millions of drivers with State Farm insurance could soon see payouts on average of $100, according to a recent announcement from the company. State Farm Mutual said Thursday that it would pay $5 ...
ABC 7 Chicago

State Farm to send $5B in dividend checks to auto insurance customers

It's from the largest dividend in the company's history. "As a mutual company with a customer-first focus, State Farm Mutual is able to provide value directly to our customers while maintaining ...
Times-Standard

College basketball | CR women, men get state playoff berths

Both College of the Redwoods squads will be participating in state playoff games on Wednesday, with the 23-seed CR men traveling to face Sierra at 7:30 p.m., while the women, a 12-seed in the playoffs ...
The State

SC state employees get pay increase in House budget plan. Here’s how much

South Carolina’s state employees would get a 2% across the board raise under a House Ways and Means Committee budget proposal. The proposal is part of that of a $15.4 billion spending plan approved ...
Talking Points Memo

A Setback for the DOJ’s Push To Get State Voter Rolls

Happy Thursday, and welcome back to The Franchise. The Franchise is our newly resurrected weekly newsletter covering elections and voting rights as the Trump administration continues its assault on ...
Connecticut Post

Bridgeport soccer stadium — future home of CT United — will not get state funding, officials say

BRIDGEPORT — If Andre Swanston wants to build a minor league soccer stadium in Bridgeport, he will need to do so without state aid. Late Friday afternoon Rob Blanchard, spokesman for Gov. Ned Lamont, ...
Ars Technica

DIY PC maker Framework has needed monthly price hikes to navigate the RAM shortage

AI-driven memory and storage price hikes have been the defining feature of the PC industry in 2026, and hobbyists have been hit the hardest—companies like Apple with lots of buying power have been ...
WSB-TV

Hundreds of thousands of Georgians could get a check from the state

ATLANTA — Hundreds of thousands of Georgians could be getting checks in the mail if a bill that passed unanimously in the State Senate this week becomes law. The proposed change to Georgia’s unclaimed ...
People

Florida Hunter Catches 202-Lb. Invasive Python, the Second-Heaviest in the State's History

The 202-pound Burmese python was caught by Florida resident Carl Jackson Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Florida resident Carl Jackson caught the second-heaviest invasive Burmese python ...
The Burlington Free Press

How did Vermont get its name? Here's how the state came to be

Have you ever wondered how the state of Vermont got its name? The state is one of many from the original 13 colonies to be named by European explorers, as Europeans scouted the land in the early 1600s ...