Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

Kansas, Oklahoma insurers won’t get a break on rebate rule

Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – Kansas and Oklahoma are the seventh and eighth states to get the thumbs down from the federal government on their requests to phase in new regulations that could result in health insurance rebates to consumers. Under the Affordable Care Act, companies that sell individual insurance policies must spend at [...]

Scientists record largest ever region of “dead zone” in Gulf of Mexico

Ayinde O. Chase – AHN News Editor Houston, TX, United States (AHN) – According to federal scientists the “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico- an area devoid of oxygen off the coast of Louisiana and Texas- is the largest ever recorded this year. The area is harmful to sea life and the commercial fishing [...]

Uncontained Arizona wildfires headed for power lines serving Texas

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Phoenix, AZ, United States (AHN) – Firefighters battling wildfires in Arizona for 12 days have been unable to contain the blaze that has spread to about 389,000 acres in the eastern region and now caused the evacuation of two more towns. The blaze, known as the Wallow Fires, is [...]

Mitt Romney’s Top 5 Flip-Flops

For Mitt Romney, today’s presidential announcement has been years in the making – and for most people, it’s about as surprising as a morning sunrise. Since at least the 1990s, Romney has engaged in a calculated and ongoing effort to measure the political winds of the moment and change his positions to meet his immediate [...]

Del Worsham heads up NHRA winners in Texas

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Baytown, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – Del Worsham, Jeff Arend, Vincent Nobile and Andrew Hines were among the winners Sunday in the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Royal Purple Raceway. Worsham continued his impressive driving by capturing the Top class while Arend on [...]

Matt Kenseth scores NASCAR win at Texas

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Fort Worth, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – Some gambled on gas, but the one who didn’t have to gamble and was out front when the checkered flag flew was Matt Kenseth, who won Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. Jeff [...]

David Ragan on pole at Texas

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Fort Worth, TX, United States (AHN Sports) – Hoping to put some of his bad luck behind him, David Ragan won the pole Friday for Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Ragan has been fast in practice but not been able to win a pole [...]

NASA says Amazonian drought could accelerate global climate change

Matthew Borghese – AHN News Contributor Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A NASA-funded study says droughts in the Amazon rainforest have reduced its “greenness,” and is seen as an effect of negative climate change in the region. With continued deterioration, experts say the region could transition from a rainforest to a woody savanna or [...]

NASCAR endured tough week off the track

Edward Lewis – AHN Sports Reporter Bristol, TN, United States (AHN Sports) – The week was quite tragic off the track in NASCAR this week. Daytona 500 Cinderella story Brian Keselowski had to have emergency gall bladder surgery, Richard Childress Racing’s Mike Dillon was diagnosed with a blood clot and Rick Ware Racing lost one [...]

What Does an Umbrella Add to a Conventional Policy?

There are many different types of policy you can buy when insuring your vehicle. Because of the rapidly rising cost of the premiums, many more people are driving either underinsured or uninsured. It’s therefore wise to add the relevant coverage. In most clauses you can expect to see a promise to pay the damages for [...]