Taylor Swift tickets breakdown probed by attorneys general
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI - Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The breakdown in Ticketmaster's sales of Taylor Swift tickets is a mess some attorneys…
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Court allows New Mexico utility to delay customer credits
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court has cleared the way for the state’s largest electric utility to delay issuing rate credits related to the recent closure…
Parents sue over son’s death after he took kratom supplement
By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Dana and John Pope had never heard of kratom before their 23-year-old son, Ethan, was found dead on…
Hacker holds Australian health insurer’s data for ransom
By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cybercriminal was holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data…
Kimberly Palmer: How to handle your medical bills
When she was 19, writer Emily Maloney found herself facing about $50,000 in medical debt after hospital treatment for a mental health crisis. The debt followed her…
Regulators try to stop unlawful nursing home debt collection
By FATIMA HUSSEIN - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing homes and debt collectors are flouting a law that prohibits them from requiring friends…
Over-the-counter hearing aids expected this fall in US
By MATTHEW PERRONE - AP Health Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall,…
AC casino dealers reject designated smoking area proposal
By WAYNE PARRY - Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City casino dealers opposed to smoking indoors are rejecting an idea being floated…
What Equifax’s credit score errors mean for consumers
By AMANDA BARROSO and LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet
Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, announced that a computer coding error resulted in…
Officials call for hearings on proposed insurance increases
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans called Wednesday for special hearings to be held on proposed double-digit rate increases being sought by nine health…