Spencer Wiltshire got to his childhood home in Black Hawk, Mississippi, as quickly as he could. The massive tornado that carved a path of destruction in Mississippi hit the Wiltshire home in Carroll County hard. Wiltshire, who lives in Biloxi, said he and his wife had no idea his dad was in danger.
ROLLING FORK, Miss.- Carolyn Washington was watching the news in her trailer Friday when a cousin called with a warning that wasn't on TV: A tornado was about to touch down. Unlike her, other mobile home residents in this town of 2,000 weren't able to make it out before tornadoes tore through Mississippi and Alabama on Friday, killing at least 26 people.
But on Friday night, as a powerful tornado barreled toward the small city of Rolling Fork, Jeffries and other nearby residents said they didn't hear the siren make a peep. The city's mayor told The Washington Post he did not hear Rolling Fork's two sirens. The National Weather Service warned that a storm capable of producing tornadoes was headed toward the area 11…
–The odds of the U.S. slipping back into a recession are higher now than a month ago after steady interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve and growing risks of tighter credit conditions in the wake of several bank failures. The survey was conducted March 20-27, following several bank closures, including Silicon Valley Bank, and the 48 economists…
EDWARDSVILLE – David Cates of Swansea concealed settlements worth millions when he and former partner Ryan Mahoney of Glen Carbon signed a separation agreement, Mahoney’s counsel Thomas Rosenfeld told Circuit Judge Sarah Smith on March 23.Smith heard an hour of arguments over whether Mahoney should pursue fraud and fiduciary claims against Cates in her court or in…
Mar. 29— A former NBA agent who represented former Houston Rockets players was arrested in Katy last week, accused of defrauding players to pay for luxuries including a koi pond, cryptocurrency and a piano. Federal agents arrested Briscoe March 23 at his home in Katy on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after an indictment from the Southern…
Mar. 29— A U.S. Navy doctor decorated for his service in Iraq pleaded guilty this week for being part of a scheme that faked injuries to bilk the military out of money intended to help troops recovering from traumatic injuries. Michael Villarroel, 51, admitted to taking $180,000 in kickbacks in exchange for signing off on medical records he knew were fraudulent, a…
Sandy Smith, the mother of slain Hampton County teen Stephen Smith, whose unsolved homicide has plagued family and community since 2015, now has new legal representation with a track record against convicted murderer and accused fraudster Richard "Alex" Murdaugh and his alleged accomplices. On Sunday, attorneys Eric Bland and Ronnie Richter, of Bland Richter…
The average account balance for self-directed 401 s grew to $280,099 for the fourth quarter of 2022, up by 2.45% from the previous quarter, according to a report by Charles Schwab. Self-directed 401 s are retirement plans that exist within a company's 401 plan, but allow participants to invest in their choice of stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other securities…
Retiring early may sound like a dream come true to a lot of people, but it doesn't just happen. Making retirement happen at the age of 55 requires careful planning, and it's not a risk-free endeavor. Here's what to take into consideration if you're eyeing a retirement at 55, including how much you'll need to have socked away, what hurdles you could run into, and how you can make…
During your working years, you generally know how much money you're bringing in, so you can budget accordingly. Social Security benefits should replace about 40% of one's pre-retirement earnings, according to the Social Security Administration, but this figure varies widely based on an individual's circumstances. Typically, the higher your income before…
French workers are taking to the streets in protest as President Emmanuel Macron pushes through pension reforms that would raise the country's retirement age from 62 to 64. More than 1 million people took part in demonstrations last week, piles of trash have accumulated after garbage collectors went on strike and public transport has been heavily disrupted. Meanwhile, lawmakers in the U.S. are considering changes to entitlement programs in the states, with some saying the country should raise the full retirement age.
In the case of the US, one-year Treasury bills pay 4.6% annual interest, while the Federal Reserve's effective rate is close to 4%. This trend, which has been underway for more than a year, has been exacerbated by the recent banking turmoil in the U.S. with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. According to Federal Reserve data, around $160 billion in…
A nurse entering the room of a COVID-19 patient at Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton in 2021. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texans who receive health insurance through Medicaid will have to requalify and renew to maintain their coverage…
At least two people were killed and dozens of families lost their homes when an EF-4 tornado struck the Silver City area Friday.
Louisiana officials say as many as 355,000 people could be removed from the Medicaid health insurance program over the next year. (Getty Images)Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration has proposed spending $195.8 million to reach out to Medicaid enrollees and check whether they meet the qualifications for the public health insurance program during a massive Medicaid disenrollment…
Cleared were Aaron Durall, former owner of Chestatee Regional Hospital in Dahlonega; Christian Fletcher, owner of LifeBrite Laboratories in Atlanta; Neisha Zaffuto, who owned a Miami medical billing company; and Aaron Alonzo, with a hospital marketing company. They were among 10 defendants originally accused in 2018 of conspiring to use failing rural…
Under investigation. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier. The massive operation, which involved 160 investigators from the French Financial Judicial Investigation Service in Bercy, 16 French magistrates, and six German magistrates from Cologne, targeted BNP Paribas and its Exane subsidiary, as well as Société Générale, Natixis, and HSBC. The failures of Silicon…
The headquarters of five major banks in Paris were raided on Tuesday, as part of an investigation by the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office, for alleged tax fraud and money laundering, and the entities could face fines of more than 1.1 billion dollars. The raids affected the Paris offices of the banks Société Générale, Natixis, HSBC, BNP Paribas…
