Car insurance costs trended higher in the first half of this year after declining in 2025, and a new report projects increases in over 30 states this year. An analysis by Insurify found car insurance premiums fell 6% last year, with drivers in 39 states seeing a decline in average full-coverage premiums. However, in the first half of 2026, the average cost of full-coverage premiums rose 1% to $2,237, with 27 states having seen cost increases to date and 32 states expected to see increases by year’s end.”Unfortunately, this year, a majority of the states are trending up,” Insurify CEO…

A fresh dog food company is recalling nearly all of its fresh meals after receiving 192 reports of potential eye problems in dogs, including a condition that can lead to vision loss if severe and untreated. Years, a U.K.-based subscription service which says it has served roughly 40,000 customers this year, said it is investigating buckwheat as a possible contributing factor, including whether part of its buckwheat supply may have been contaminated.The company said no causal link between its food, buckwheat and the reported eye problems has been established, and laboratory and toxicology testing is continuing. As of Tuesday, 192…

Shirley MacLaine has made a rare appearance in a new video discussing Sweet Charity, stating that it “didn’t do very well.” Ahead of Southampton Playhouse’s screening of the 1969 film, the icon shared a message in a new video. “Hi, Southampton Playhouse. Wish I could be with you,” she said in the video. “I would like to see Sweet Charity again. Now, while you’re watching it, remember how hard we worked.” She also commened on the film’s performance at the box office, stating that it didn’t perform well with audiences. “And between you and me, it didn’t do very well,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Harvard University has agreed to a proposed $53 million to settlement with families who accused the school of negligently handling its anatomical gift program after a former morgue manager stole and sold body parts from remains donated for medical research and education.Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Debra A. Squires-Lee on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to the class-action settlement, which would establish two funds totaling $53 million to resolve claims against the university.A final approval hearing is scheduled for Dec. 9, 2026, when the court will consider whether to grant final approval of the…

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance recently began distributing a record $5 billion dividend to qualifying auto insurance customers, marking the largest payout of its kind in the company’s more than 100-year history. Millions of customers have already received payments, with additional distributions on the way, State Farm said in a July 31 news release. The dividend is being paid to eligible customers covering more than 49 million State Farm Mutual auto vehicles nationwide.   “Because the distribution covers more than 49 million auto vehicles, the payment process will take several months to be completed nationwide,” the company said. COSTCO PLOTS MAJOR…

We’ve reached a tipping point: self-service kiosks are asking for tips, while shoppers feel pressure to tip cashiers who don’t cook a thing. At restaurants, where a tip of 15 to 20% has been standard for decades, suggested tips are climbing higher and higher. In a viral incident earlier this month, TikTok creator BD Powell claimed that a Shake Shack kiosk at the Salt Lake City airport raised the price of his items after he selected “no tip” during checkout. Shake Shack denied that the man’s total changed after not selecting a tip, saying the change in price was due…

A helicopter taking tourists on a safari crashed Wednesday in a remote part of northern Kenya, killing all seven people on board — six passengers and the pilot. Five Americans were among those killed in the crash, the U.S. State Department confirmed in a statement to CBS News. They included a Florida-based Telemundo TV station manager and a well-known Miami restaurateur.”The U.S. Embassy is in touch with local authorities and is providing consular assistance,” the spokesperson said. “We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones on their loss.”The helicopter crashed at 9:13 a.m. while flying from the Loisaba…

Luigi Mangione read a book about himself in jail before confessing to shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a fellow inmate. Linus Fu shared in a new interview that he developed a “really good relationship” with Mangione, 28, while behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where they both read author John H. Richardson‘s 2025 biography, Luigi: The Making and the Meaning. “He’d check my progress all the time,” Fu, 32, told Courthouse News on Tuesday, August 18. “He said, ‘What page are you on right now?’” Fu recalled asking Mangione whether the information about…

Dance/NYC has announced thar Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, the Tony Award-winning Co-Choreographers of CATS: The Jellicle Ball on Broadway, as recipients of the 2026 NEW YORKERS FOR DANCE Award. The award recognizes their extraordinary leadership in bringing ballroom culture to new audiences, while preserving its integrity and championing the community from which it comes. Lyons and Wiles will be honored at NEW YORKERS FOR DANCE, Dance/NYC’s annual celebration, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 26 Bridge in DUMBO, Brooklyn. “Ballroom has always been a space where people build community and imagine a more resilient future. Arturo and Omari carry…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Tennessee pastor who spent years traveling the country for his ministry will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury convicted him of raping a child, while his wife was found guilty of facilitating the abuse, authorities said.Benjamin Garlick, 35, was found guilty Monday of seven counts of aggravated rape of a child, six counts of aggravated sexual battery, one count of solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor and two violations of Tennessee’s Child Protection Act following a two-week trial in Rutherford County.Circuit Court Judge Barry Tidwell…

Please, folks, let’s not start panicking about long-term Treasury bond yields. In the last couple of weeks I’ve seen more ink spilled about the 30-year Treasury than I have in probably the last 10 years.  The bellwether Treasury is the 10-year, which has been trading steadily in a range of 4 percent to 5 percent and no one’s been screaming about that. Yet here’s the key point. The 30-year Treasury bond yield has gone up about 35 basis points in recent weeks almost entirely because of plenty of new economic statistics that show a faster, more powerful growth rate — especially…

That bag of frozen blueberries in your freezer could be more than just a smoothie staple. A recall of GreenWise Organic frozen blueberries and whole mixed berries has been slapped with the FDA’s highest-risk classification amid an investigation into a potentially dangerous E. coli outbreak that has sickened 12 people and hospitalized four. The FDA has classified the recall as Class I, its most serious designation, meaning there is a “reasonable probability” that consuming or being exposed to the recalled product could cause serious health consequences or death. Thankfully, no deaths have been reported, but the FDA’s investigation is still…

“Keffe D” is the first person to be charged in connection with Shakur’s death, nearly 30 years after the shooting in Las Vegas.Wednesday, August 19, 2026 11:05PMLive coverage of the Tupac Shakur murder trial from Las VegasLAS VEGAS (W) — The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur began on Monday. Duane “Keffe D” Davis is charged with murder in the 1996 killing of Shakur.Davis is the first person to be charged in connection with the musician’s death, nearly 30 years after Shakur was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.Prosecutors…

Below Deck Mediterranean star Nathan Gallagher was arrested on domestic violence charges in Australia late last year, Us can confirm. Gallagher was charged with “assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing] a person without consent and common assault” in December 2025, according to a police memo. (Rolling Stone was first to report the news.) Per the New South Wales Police statement, Gallagher was arrested on December 27, 2025, following an alleged incident that took place after the Christmas holiday. He was charged after allegedly assaulting an unidentified 29-year-woman at a Sydney-area apartment building. While there were no reports of any injuries…

Open submissions are now being accepted for Manhattan Concert Productions’ upcoming concert presentation of The Prince of Egypt at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. The concert will be presented February 15, 2027, as part of Manhattan Concert Productions’ Broadway Mainstage series. Featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Philip LaZebnik, The Prince of Egypt will be directed by Sammi Cannold, with music direction by Brad Haak. Drew Elhamalawy will serve as associate director, with Lour Yasin as creative consultant. The production is currently accepting submissions through The Telsey Office. Rehearsals will take place February 8-15,…