Korea Probes Airport Design as Crash Investigation Turns to Wall December 31, 2024 By Allyson Versprille and Heejin Kim South Korean authorities are investigating airport infrastructure at the site of the country’s worst civil air accident as questions grow...
Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018 December 31, 2024 By Angus Whitley, Jinshan Hong and Danny Lee Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the Jeju Air Co. disaster in South Korea and last...
Another Hurricane Cost: Duke Energy Files to Recover $1B in Expenses from Storms December 31, 2024 Florida consumers, already fuming in recent years from higher property insurance premiums, repair costs and homeowner association fees, could soon...
Puerto Rico Power Outage Leaves Almost Entire Island in Dark December 31, 2024 By Jim Wyss Nearly all of Puerto Rico was without power Tuesday after a widespread failure in the fragile electricity grid triggered an...
Rhode Island Ransomware Attack Update: Some Stolen Data Posted to Dark Web December 31, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson As Rhode Island state officials feared would happen, hackers responsible for a ransomware attack on a popular state-administered benefits portal...
Fund Opposing DEI-Hiring Goals Targets Nike, Kraft and Autodesk December 31, 2024 By Saijel Kishan and Jeff Green A new investment fund that plans to oppose corporate DEI hiring goals is taking aim at Nike Inc., Kraft Heinz...
UK Insurer Aviva to Cut Up to 2,300 Jobs in $4.65 Billion Direct Line Deal December 31, 2024 British insurer Aviva could cut up to 2,300 jobs as it takes over smaller rival Direct Line in a 3.7...
Man Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud Related to Fire at His Home December 31, 2024 A Vermont man has been charged with first degree arson and insurance fraud for allegedly setting fire to his own...
Brazil Says Workers at China’s BYD Site Are Victims of Human Trafficking December 31, 2024 By Fabio Teixeira Chinese workers at a construction site in Brazil for a factory owned by China’s electric vehicle producer BYD are victims...
Finland Finds Anchor Drag Marks Left by Tanker That Broke Cables December 31, 2024 By Kati Pohjanpalo Finnish authorities investigating damage to subsea power and data cables found drag marks on the seabed likely left by the...