Jury Awards 78-Year-Old Victim $56 Million for Crash Caused by Amazon Delivery Driver July 27, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts jury has awarded $56 million to a 78-year old man who suffered catastrophic physical and brain injuries after...
France Finance Minister Warns of Economic Shock for Region Hit by Fires July 27, 2026 By William Horobin French Finance Minister Roland Lescure said wildfires in the southwest are a major economic setback for the region as businesses...
French Fire Burns Near Bordeaux as Spain Fights Blazes July 27, 2026 By Samy Adghirni and Clara Hernanz Lizarraga French and Spanish firefighters preparing to battle wildfires for a sixth consecutive day face worsening weather conditions as temperatures are...
Viewpoint: Research Shows Australia Is Vulnerable to Attacks on Indian Ocean Shipping July 27, 2026 By Rebecca Strating and Arzan Tarapore The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the US-Iran war has brought home how vital maritime trading routes are...
Why El Niño’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Be Good News for Insurers July 27, 2026 By Niket Nishant, Ashitha Shivaprasad and Manya Saini For insurers, the periodic El Niño climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of...
Trump’s New Tariffs Prompt Lawsuit From Small Businesses July 27, 2026 By Zoe Tillman and Erik Larson The Trump administration is facing a fresh legal challenge to the president’s latest round of global tariffs that took effect...
Abbott Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over 2022 Infant Formula Recall July 27, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge on July 24 dismissed a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of defrauding shareholders by downplaying and trying to...
Record-Low Danube Water Levels Leave Boats Beached, Reveal Decades-Old Shipwrecks July 27, 2026 Dozens of boats in a marina in Serbia’s northern city of Novi Sad floated in a green slurry — all...
Saudi Arabia-Bound Supertanker U-Turns Before Houthi Chokepoint July 27, 2026 By Weilun Soon A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab...
Hispanic Neighborhoods in Florida Pay Much Higher Premiums, Consumer Group Says July 27, 2026 By William Rabb Florida’s top insurance regulator and some insurance producers, including the former president of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agents,...