The country’s four largest wireless companies – Verizon Wireless, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint Corporation – have agreed to refund customers $267.5 million following an investigation into unauthorized charges.
A federal judge said BP will begin paying up to $1 billion in settlements to compensate local governments across the Gulf Coast for lost tax revenue and other economic damages they blame on the company’s 2010 oil spill.
Over the last five years, lionfish have become a major problem in the Gulf of Mexico. With the ability to reproduce quickly and no natural predators in the Gulf, the non-native invasive species has had a negative impact on marine ecosystems.
The first responders to the fire that burned out the abandoned Quayside Village house at 1655 Champagne Avenue in Midway last November arrived promptly when the blaze was reported at 2 a.m.
President Barack Obama warned July 13 of an increasing urgency for the U.S. to care for older Americans as millions of baby boomers head into their golden years.