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There’s little doubt that insurance markets in the West and elsewhere are being severely impacted by climate change-fueled disasters. However, robust, granular data on the phenomenon is hard to come by. That is until a pair of researchers developed a clever methodology to extract detailed, zip code-level data on tens of millions of properties across the country. What they find is steep increases in premiums in disaster-threatened areas, and the promise of even steeper jumps in years to come.

Apollo Quiboloy, accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines and similar charges in the United States, surrendered Sunday to authorities, officials said.

According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, $100 million will be used to make payments to impacted borrowers in a settlement with the former servicer of student loans.

Florida is conducting its own investigation into the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis says the state’s case should take precedence.

The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long, also included a public apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment.

Crime might not pay, but it does deliver in the world of fiction. Author Tony D'Souza recommends three of his favorite books about illicit activities. They'll have you contemplating a life of misdeeds and malfeasance.

Fold, founder, flop: That's what the protagonists of these three books do well. Author Lysley Tenorio recommends stories about men whose good intentions are undeniable, if not always admirable. Have a favorite story about failure? Tell us what it is in the comments below.

Tensions among House Republicans boiled over in a physical altercation between former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Tim Burchett, one of the members who voted to oust McCarthy from the job.

The influence operation identified by Graphika researchers involved a network of more than 800 fake Facebook accounts that reposted Chinese-language TikTok and YouTube videos about Taiwanese politics.

It's been a major factor driving voters to the polls post-Dobbs, and one of the thorniest issues facing the GOP presidential primary field. Here's a dive into what to know ahead of the 2024 election.