CFPB Sues Walmart, Fintech for Illegally Opening Accounts December 23, 2024 By Paige Smith Walmart Inc. and one of its financial technology partners allegedly opened expensive bank accounts for delivery drivers of the world’s...
US Bans Drones Over Infrastructure Sites in New York, New Jersey December 23, 2024 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was temporarily barring drone flights over dozens of critical infrastructure sites in...
Virginia Governor Proposes $127 Million Disaster Relief Fund December 23, 2024 Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, citing damage done by Hurricane Helen and other disasters, has proposed a $127 million disaster assistance...
NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines for Self-Driving Vehicles December 23, 2024 By Tom Krisher In the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, the government’s highway safety agency is proposing voluntary safety guidelines for...
Alabama Prisoners Work at Stores But Not Eligible for Parole or Workers’ Comp December 23, 2024 By Robin McDowell and Margie Mason DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A storm was looming when the inmate serving 20 years for armed robbery was assigned to...
California Milk Output Down 9% in November on Bird Flu Outbreak December 23, 2024 By Ilena Peng California’s milk production in November plummeted as a bird flu outbreak spreads rapidly among herds in the country’s biggest dairy...
9 Insurance Commissioners Urge DOGE to Junk FIO December 23, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Insurance commissioners from nine states are looking to the new Department of Government Efficiency to do away with the Federal...
RiverStone International to Provide Loss Portfolio Transfer for Zurich Insurance December 23, 2024 RiverStone International, the London-based provider of legacy solutions, announced it has signed an agreement with the French branch of Zurich...
Farmers Still Reeling After Hurricane Helene Ravaged Crops Across the Southeast December 23, 2024 By Russ Bynum LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months...
Australia Braces for Worsening Bushfires as National Park Burns December 23, 2024 By Amy Bainbridge Fire restrictions are in place across the Australian state of Victoria as one of its most popular national parks burns...