Author: Elizabeth Blessing
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Kroger pharmacy customers who paid for prescriptions with insurance face an Oct. 22 exclusion date and a Dec. 21 claim deadline in a class settlement
A Kroger pharmacy receipt from any year covered by a new class settlement could be worth a claim, and two dates decide what a customer can still do. Anyone who wants out of the case has to ask by Oct. 22, 2026. Anyone who wants a payment has to file by Dec. 21, 2026, the…
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Hawaii’s state add-on to SSI averaged $616.40 in August, the largest of the 12 places where Social Security pays the supplement, while New Jersey’s averaged $36.32
Hawaii’s state add-on to Supplemental Security Income averaged $616.40 a month in August, on top of the federal check. New Jersey’s averaged $36.32. Social Security’s August 2026 statistics show how far apart the 12 places that use Social Security to pay a state supplement have grown. The 12 places, ranked Social Security lists 11 states…
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North Dakota’s SNAP candy and soda ban begins Nov. 1 after a USDA-requested delay, covering a program that had about 54,400 recipients in April
North Dakota’s SNAP card will stop covering candy, energy drinks and sweetened drinks on Nov. 1, two months later than planned. The state asked to move the start date from Sept. 1 at the direction of the federal government. The program it affects had just under 54,400 recipients in April. What the limit covers The…
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South Carolina’s SNAP ban on candy, energy drinks and sweetened soft drinks starts Nov. 1 for 235,235 households, while diet and zero-sugar sodas stay allowed
South Carolina’s SNAP cards stop paying for candy, energy drinks and sugary soft drinks on Nov. 1. The state’s Department of Social Services calls the change Healthy Food SC, a two-year project that covers every household on the program. Diet and zero-sugar sodas are not part of the ban. What the card will not buy…
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DR Power Pilot and Premier trimmer mowers sold for $380 to $550 at Ace, Tractor Supply and other stores get a free repair kit after 19 fire reports
Anyone who paid $380 to $550 for a DR Power trimmer mower between November 2022 and July 2026 should check the model number on the frame. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Oct. 8 that DR Power Equipment is recalling its Pilot and Premier walk-behind trimmer mowers because grass and debris can build…
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People strip searched twice on the way from Rikers Island to Manhattan court have until Nov. 26 to claim from a city settlement
People held in New York City jails who were strip searched on Rikers Island and then searched again on arrival at the Manhattan court have until Nov. 26, 2026 to claim from a $28 million city settlement. The deadline is a postmark date, and the money is shared among everyone whose claim is approved. The…
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Illinois users of Neutrogena’s Skin360 skin scans can claim from a $4.7 million privacy settlement until Nov. 25
Anyone who ran a Skin360 skin assessment while in Illinois between Dec. 9, 2019 and May 5, 2023 can ask for a share of a $4.7 million privacy settlement. Claim forms are due Nov. 25, 2026, the settlement website says. The case accuses the makers of the Neutrogena and NeoStrata Skin360 tools of violating an…
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A Texas therapist admitted billing Medicaid about $477,872 for therapy that was never provided
Tekiyah McLeod, 34, of Magnolia, Texas, has admitted billing Medicaid about $477,872 for mental health therapy that was never provided. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas says in its Oct. 2 announcement that McLeod pleaded guilty to health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, and that Medicaid paid her about $453,323.…
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Hurricane Isaias shut in about 1.3 million barrels a day of Gulf oil production as crews evacuated 130 platforms and rigs, the Energy Department says
The first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season has emptied a large part of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil patch. As of Oct. 8, about 1.3 million barrels a day of crude production were shut in and crews had been pulled off 130 production platforms and rigs, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the…
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The Energy Department expects diesel to average $4.49 a gallon in 2027
Diesel is not expected to stay at $6.28 a gallon forever. The Energy Department’s October outlook has retail diesel averaging $4.49 a gallon in 2027, after an average of $5.19 for 2026. The text of the Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 6 by the department’s Energy Information Administration, rounds the 2027 figure to “about $4.50.”…