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By Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org (TNS) Trevor Hawkins, an attorney at Legal Aid of Arkansas, remembers how busy his job got when the state for a time imposed work requirements on Medicaid recipients: His office was swamped with frantic phone calls from people who said they couldn’t comply with the new rule because they weren’t healthy enough to work or had to care for sick relatives. “A whole heap of folks, after a month or two, started getting notices saying, ‘Hey, you’re out of compliance, and you’re going to lose your coverage,’” Hawkins told Stateline. For many people, he said, keeping their coverage was “absolutely vital to maintaining their health or getting better so they might work again.” In June 2018, Arkansas became the first state to require some Medicaid recipients to work, volunteer, go to school or participate in job training to receive benefits. By the time a federal judge halted the policy in April 2019, 18,000 adults had lost coverage. Arkansas was one of 13 states that received permission to impose work rules on at least some Medicaid recipients during the last Trump administration.

By GABRIEL SANDOVAL, Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — Reyna Montoya was 10 when she and her family fled violence in Tijuana and illegally immigrated to the U.S. Growing up in Arizona, she worried even a minor traffic violation could lead to her deportation. She didn’t feel relief until 11 years later in 2012, when she received a letter confirming she had been accepted to a new program for immigrants who came to the country illegally as children. “All of the sudden, all these possibilities opened up,” Montoya said, fighting back tears. The Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program granted her and hundreds of thousands of others two-year, renewable permits to live and work in the U.S. legally. But as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, after an unsuccessful bid to end DACA in his first term, the roughly 535,000 current recipients are bracing yet again for a whirlwind of uncertainty. Meanwhile, a years-long challenge to DACA could ultimately render it illegal, leaving people like Montoya without a shield from deportation. “I have to take (Trump’s) words very seriously

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear a vaping case on Monday, weighing federal regulators’ decisions blocking sweet vaping products after e-cigarette use spiked among kids. The high court is taking up an appeal from the Food and Drug Administration, which has denied more than a million applications to sell candy- or fruit-flavored products that appeal to kids. Those decisions are part of a crackdown that anti-tobacco advocates say helped drive down youth vaping to a decade low after an “epidemic level” peak in 2019. But vaping companies pushed back in court, arguing that agency unfairly disregarded arguments that their sweet e-liquid products aren’t a big draw for kids but would help adults quit smoking traditional cigarettes. The case comes shortly before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose incoming administration could take a different approach after he vowed in a September social-media post to “save” vaping. Several lower courts rebuffed vaping company lawsuits, but the Dallas-based company Triton Distribution won at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court tossed out a decision blocking the sale of nicotine-laced liquids like

This month could be an ideal time to settle your credit card debt for less than what you owe. Here’s why.

Long-term CD accounts have been beneficial for savers in recent years. But are they still worth opening this month?

Credit card rates are sitting at a record high right now, but will they drop lower this month? Here’s what to know.

President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden; Thousands of panda sculptures displayed at Hong Kong airport.

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Monday, December 2, 2024 4:39PM MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — Multiple fire crews have been called out to battle a large fire at a historic building in Merced. The building at M Street and 22nd Street once housed the Merced County High School and later the Merced County Library but had been empty for decades. The Merced Fire Department said they have asked for assistance from multiple fire agencies from Merced and Madera counties to battle the fire. If possible, people are asked to avoid the area and expect traffic delays and road closures. Stay with ABC30 for the latest details on this developing story. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Monday, December 2, 2024 4:34PM Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, with David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus named as interim Co-CEOs. SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, with David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus named as interim Co-CEOs. Gelsinger, whose career has spanned more than 40 years, also stepped down from the company’s board. He started at Intel in 1979 at Intel and was its first chief technology officer. He returned to Intel as chief executive in 2021. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while holding a new chip, called Gaudi 3, during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, on Dec. 14, 2023. AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File Intel said Monday that it will conduct a search for a new CEO. Zinsner is executive vice president and chief financial officer at Intel. Holthaus was appointed to the newly created position of CEO of Intel Products, which includes the client computing group, data center and AI group and etwork and Edge Group. Frank Yeary, independent chair of Intel’s board, will become interim executive chair. “Pat spent his formative

The price trajectory for gold could change, experts say, but it’s still a good time to invest. Here’s why.

Owner of Stoli brand volka and Kentucky Owl bourbon seeks legal relief from financial woes in Texas court.

Several feet of snow fell over the weekend in the Great Lakes region as a major winter storm rolled through. CBS News senior weather correspondent Rob Marciano has a look at the conditions in Dunkirk, New York, and CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Grant Gilmore has a look at snow totals and the forecast.

An Oregon woman was found dead near Mount Hood last week, along with two dogs believed to be hers. The woman’s estranged husband was arrested on a murder charge.

Finish your holiday shopping with these amazing deals Black Friday may be over, but there are still plenty of fabulous bargains to be had on Cyber Monday. Whether you’re looking for a new smart TV for the cinephile loved one or an espresso machine for the coffee aficionado on your holiday list, you can score major savings on many popular products. But if you’re overwhelmed by all the options, we’ve got you covered. We’ve collected our favorite Cyber Monday deals. We’re especially excited to see deals on top-rated products, including the Apple Watch SE 2nd Generation, the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2024) Gaming Laptop and the KitchenAid KSM150FEAQ Value Bundle Artisan 5 Quart Stand Mixer, but you can find even more can’t-miss savings to help you check off everyone on your holiday shopping list. Last updated on Dec. 2, 2024, at 2 a.m. ET Trending deals Apple Watch SE 2nd Generation 40% OFF This premium smartwatch is much more than just a fitness tracker. While it can track your workouts and provide important health info, it also allows you to text, make calls and control your

By THALIA BEATY, Associated Press Marie Dageville and her husband Benoit Dageville became billionaires overnight when his data cloud company, Snowflake, went public in September 2020. After that life changing moment, Marie, a former hospice nurse, then set out to learn how to urgently give away that new fortune. “We need to redistribute what we have that is too much,” she said in an interview with The Associated Press from her home in Silicon Valley. While many say giving away a lot of money is hard, that is not Dageville’s perspective. Her advice is to just get started. America’s wealthiest people have urged each other to give away more of their money since at least 1889, the year Andrew Carnegie published an essay entitled, “The Gospel of Wealth.” He argued that the richest should give away their fortunes within their lifetimes, in part to lessen the sting of growing inequality. A whole industry of advisors, courses and charitable giving vehicles has grown to help facilitate donations from the wealthy, to some extent prompted by the Giving Pledge, an initiative housed at the Bill & Melinda

By JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Closing arguments are set for Monday in the trial of a military veteran charged with recklessly choking to death a distressed, homeless man after an outburst on a New York subway train. Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 death of Jordan Neely. Penny claims he acted in self-defense against threatening behavior. His reaction to Neely touched raw nerves and fueled debate about race relations, public safety, urban life and different approaches to crime, homelessness and mental illness. Some in New York and around the country see Penny, a 26-year-old Marine veteran turned architecture student, as a valiant protector of fellow subway riders who feared the erratic Neely was on the verge of violence. Others view Penny as a white vigilante who summarily killed a Black man who was in need of help. Neely, 30, once was among the city’s corps of subway and street performers and was known for his Michael Jackson impersonations. He struggled with drug abuse and a mental illness and had a criminal

By GERALD IMRAY, Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Joe Biden is finally making his long-promised visit to Africa to showcase a U.S.-backed railway project in three countries that he has pushed as a new approach in countering some of China’s global influence. Biden’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president — which he left to the very end — will highlight the Lobito Corridor railway redevelopment in Zambia, Congo and Angola. Biden starts a three-day trip to Angola on Monday. En route to Angola, he stopped off in the Atlantic Ocean island of Cape Verde off the west coast of Africa for a meeting with Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva. A new strategy The Lobito railway project aims to advance U.S. presence in a region rich in the critical minerals used in batteries for electric vehicles, electronic devices and clean energy technologies. That’s a key field for U.S.-China competition and China has a stranglehold on Africa’s critical minerals. President Joe Biden is greeted by Cape Verde’s Prime Minister Ulisses Correia e Silva at Amilcar Cabral international airport on Sal island, Cape Verde Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, en route to Angola as he makes

President Biden has issued a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, that applies to all crimes he may have committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. The president had repeatedly said he wouldn’t pardon his son, who had been facing prison time in two separate federal cases. CBS News’ Willie James Inman, Katrina Kaufman and Rebecca Roiphe have the latest.

The military rulers of the West African nation of Guinea say at least 56 people were killed in a stampede sparked by clashing fans at a soccer match.

The transgender Tennessee teenager behind a historic hearing at the U.S. Supreme Court this week doesn’t want to show her face on television but is eager to speak about a case she says has the potential to make thousands of American kids feel “seen” for who they are. “The court has definitely ruled in ways that would make me think that they don’t exactly value bodily autonomy, but I have heard that they’ve been a little bit better about trans cases than people would think,” said 16-year-old LW in an exclusive interview with ABC News alongside her parents Samantha and Brian Williams. The court on Wednesday will hear the Williams family’s challenge to Tennessee’s 2023 ban on gender-affirming medical treatments for minors, including puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapies that have dramatically improved LW’s quality of life. While the medications have been used safely to treat minors of all genders for years, they are now prohibited in Tennessee when used to treat trans kids struggling with gender dysphoria, the distress experienced when one’s gender assigned at birth is different from one’s sense of identity. “It’s not