Natural Disasters Cost China $13 Billion in January-June July 15, 2024 By Liz Lee Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half...
Hacker Says AT&T Paid About $400,000 to Erase Sensitive Data July 15, 2024 A hacker who claims to have stolen sensitive call and text logs from AT&T Inc. said they were paid about...
The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms July 15, 2024 By Eamon Farhat Under the blazing Adriatic sun, life almost stopped in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica earlier this summer. Cars and buses were stuck...
Report: Impact of BEC Attacks on US Companies Misunderstood July 15, 2024 A new report asserts the impact of business email compromise incidents on U.S. companies is likely underestimated and misunderstood—and it...
A Troubling Phrase: ‘Just a Category 1 Hurricane’ July 15, 2024 By Brendan Farrington Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or...
Letters Don’t Seem to Sway Judge: Oxendine Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison July 15, 2024 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in...
Project 2025 Plan to End NFIP Welcomed by Some, Rejected by Others in Insurance July 15, 2024 By William Rabb A plan by a politically conservative group to dismantle the National Flood Insurance Program, if Donald Trump is elected president,...
New Hampshire Suspends License of Trucker Acquitted in Motorcycle Crash for 2 Years July 15, 2024 By Holly Ramer A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists won’t be eligible to get his...
Hershey, Walgreens, Paqui Chip Maker Sued Over Teen’s Death After Online Challenge July 15, 2024 By Michael Casey A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died...
Vermonters Assess Beryl Damage, Begin Cleanup One Year After Major Flooding July 14, 2024 By Lisa Rathke PLAINFIELD, Vt. — Volunteers, some with heavy equipment, shoveled river silt and mud from roads, homes, yards and driveways and...