More than 1,000 people have pleaded guilty or have been convicted on federal charges of defrauding the myriad COVID-19 relief programs that Congress established in the early days of the pandemic.
U.S. home sales fell to their slowest pace in nearly a decade last year as soaring mortgage rates and sky high prices pushed homeownership out of reach for many Americans.
As Louisiana continues to be plagued by insurance woes, with insurers leaving or going out of business in the hurricane-stricken state, some lawmakers say a special legislative session to address the crisis is imminent.