• Reuters

    Cigna sees strong annual profit on lower costs, pharmacy benefit strength

    The company now expects an adjusted profit of at least $28.40 per share in 2024, up 15 cents from its previous forecast. Cigna's forecast lift comes in contrast to CVS Health, which slashed its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, citing higher medical costs, especially for its Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for adults aged 65 and above.

  • The Canadian Press

    Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan government of inadequate response to flooding

    NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Human Rights Watch accused Kenyan authorities on Thursday of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season. The New York-based rights group said the government “has a human rights obligation to prevent foreseeable harm from climate change and extreme weather events and to protect people when a disaster strikes.” Kenya's Meteorology Department sent an early warning before the rainy season started, but Pr

  • Reuters

    Trump hush-money trial judge to weigh more fines for defying gag order

    New York prosecutors on Thursday will ask the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial to impose more fines on the former U.S. president for violating a gag order that prohibits him from talking about witnesses and jurors. The $4,000 total penalty prosecutors are seeking would come on top of a $9,000 fine Justice Juan Merchan imposed on Tuesday, when he held the Republican presidential candidate in contempt of court for social media posts that questioned the jury selection process and insulted his former lawyer Michael Cohen, who is expected to be a crucial witness. Merchan said Tuesday that he might jail Trump if he continues to defy the gag order, saying the fines allowed by New York law -- $1,000 per violation -- might not be enough to serve as a deterrent for the wealthy businessman-turned-politician.