Former Iowa Insurance Agent Sentenced 19 Years for Defrauding the Elderly June 13, 2024 A former Iowa insurance agent and annuity salesman was sentenced to 19 years in prison for defrauding elderly individuals out...
Study Finds Higher Levels of Dangerous Chemical Than Expected in SE Louisiana June 13, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Researchers using high-tech air monitoring equipment rolled through an industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana in mobile...
Texas Ranchers Face Growing Risk as Abandoned Oil Wells Gush Gassy Water June 13, 2024 By Dylan Baddour In recent years, Schuyler Wight has noticed a growing number of abandoned oil wells coming back to life, gurgling fluids...
Four Tops Singer Sues Detroit-Area Hospital for Racial Discrimination June 13, 2024 WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a...
People Moves: Hamilton Insurance DAC Promotes Reynolds as CEO; Dale Underwriting Partners Names Bridge as Active Underwriter, Succeeding Peters June 13, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Insurance DAC, the Irish subsidiary of Hamilton Insurance Group, and...
Thousands of Amazon Drivers File Arbitration Claims for Unpaid Wages, Other Losses June 13, 2024 By Haleluya Hadero Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of...
UK Puts First Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow-Fleet Oil Tankers June 13, 2024 By Ellen Milligan and Alberto Nardelli The UK announced wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, including a first attempt to clamp down on a shadow-fleet of tankers transporting...
NC Bill to Make Manufacturers Pay for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Advances in House June 13, 2024 By Gary D. Robertson RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s top environmental regulator could order manufacturers of “forever chemicals” to help pay for water...
Overnight Fire Damaged or Destroyed 15 Boats at Nevada Marina June 13, 2024 Authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that damaged or destroyed about 15 boats at a Lake...
Florida Jury Says Chiquita Brands Must Pay $38M for Colombia Deaths June 13, 2024 By Curt Anderson Banana giant Chiquita Brands must pay $38.3 million to 16 family members of people killed during Colombia’s long civil war...