By Alan Yuhas, The Guardian

Congressman Xavier Becerra was appointed as California’s attorney general on Thursday, setting him up to lead the state’s looming court battles with Donald Trump over climate change, immigration and more.

Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) were developed to give society’s most vulnerable kids a chance at health care. But there’s a catch: In many states, parents must sign their kids up for the programs to receive coverage. And to sign their kids up, parents must know that their kids are eligible in the first place.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) announced the results of a survey aimed to understand how much U.S. Hispanics know about Social Security retirement benefits.

by Mary Ann Cook

Entrepreneurs and technical geniuses are hailed for their innovations, but what allows them to take risks in the first place? Insurance. 

Your life insurance should generally be 10 to 12 times your annual salary, but it's a long-term investment, and you need to be careful -- by Joyce Garner, insurance planner and adviser with Zimmerman & Ray Insurance Services, in Roseville, CA.