Insurance giant Aflac identified “suspicious activity” in its U.S. network, which initiated its cybersecurity protocols. Aflac said it was able to stop the attack within hours, and its systems were not affected by ransomware. The company said hackers breached files that include “claims information, health information, social security numbers, and/or other personal information, related to […]
(The Center Square) – Another major company is expanding its corporate headquarters from California to Texas, worldwide hair styling brand leader John Paul Mitchell Systems. The company is building a new global product distribution center in Wilmer, in Dallas County. JPMS is the largest family-owned professional hair care brand that distributes hair care products in […]
Iran‘s foreign minister said there is “no room” for negotiations with the United States so long as Israeli strikes continue. Ahead of talks with European officials in Geneva on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said negotiations with the U.S. would not begin until Israel stopped its strikes. “Let me make the position clear. Under […]
(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Senate approved an exception to the state’s tax incremental financing rules for a planned data center in Port Washington. The data center is expected to be constructed and could open before the end of the year. The bill allows the data center to be part of a TIF, meaning […]
(The Center Square) – Tennessee’s unemployment rate for May is 3.5%, the same as in April, state officials said. The rate a year ago was 3.2%, according to a report from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The national unemployment rate is 4.2%. Between April and May, 1,800 jobs were added. Top performing sectors […]
In a statement, Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette provided new details of the moments they were shot last weekend by a man charged with attempting to murder them and assassinating state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. The Hoffmans are continuing their recovery in the hospital and noted that John […]
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from requiring 20 mostly Democratic states to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation funding. Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a preliminary injunction that barred the administration from enforcing the new immigration rules for “the States and […]
Illegal immigrant workers in the agriculture and hospitality industries continue to be targeted for arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following President Donald Trump’s recent decision not to exempt them from his deportation operation. On Monday, 84 workers who lack legal immigration status were arrested at a southwest Louisiana racetrack, the agency announced Wednesday. […]
President Donald Trump is stoking the intrigue surrounding his decision regarding whether the United States will support Israel‘s military campaign against Iran’s nuclear program. After departing this week’s Group of Seven leaders summit in Canada early amid speculation that U.S. engagement in the Middle East was imminent, Trump announced through White House press secretary Karoline […]
The national average price for regular gas increased again on Friday, rising to $3.217 per gallon, according to AAA. Friday’s price meant fuel costs increased by over eight cents per gallon during the last week. It was also an increase of over one cent per gallon since Thursday, when a gallon of regular gas was […]
