Canada’s Five Biggest Banks to Require Their Employees to Be Fully Vaccinated August 23, 2021 By Nichola Saminather TORONTO – Canada’s five biggest banks are mandating that employees working from their offices must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19...
Giant Container Ship, Which Blocked the Suez in March, Again Crosses the Canal August 23, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt – The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed...
Catastrophic Flooding Takes 22 Lives in Tennessee; More People Missing August 23, 2021 Catastrophic flooding in Middle Tennessee left at least 22 dead and dozens missing Saturday as rains washed away homes and...
Hurricane Grace Crosses Mexico, Killing at Least 8 People August 23, 2021 By Maya Averbuch Hurricane Grace crossed through Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead, causing floods and power cuts to more...
Former Alabama Officer Sentenced 25 Years for Killing Suicidal Man August 23, 2021 A judge sentenced a former Alabama police officer to 25 years in prison Friday for the shooting death of a...
Florida Cybersecurity Agency Hampered by Vacancies August 23, 2021 By LAWRENCE MOWER Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new technology office is supposed to resolve the state’s longtime tech woes and lead the state’s defense...
Forest Service: Lightning Caused Minnesota Wildfire August 23, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones A wildfire in the Superior National Forest of northeastern Minnesota has grown to 6 1/4 square miles (16 square kilometers),...
Flood-Weakened Tracks a ‘Probable Cause’ in 2019 Fort Worth Train Derailment August 23, 2021 Federal officials say a train that derailed and caught fire in Fort Worth in 2019 was traveling on tracks that...
1 Person Dies in DUI Accident Every 9 Hours in Texas, Officials Say August 23, 2021 Last year there were 963 driving under the influence (DUI) alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Texas. That means on average, a...
People Moves: Harrington to VP at GJS Re; Kansas Association of Insurance Agents Adds Werth August 23, 2021 GJS Re Insurance and reinsurance veteran Chris Harrington joined the Los Angeles-based reinsurance intermediary G. J. Sullivan Co., Reinsurance, as...