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SCE Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims

Oct 29 2025 // Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in the January wildfires that scorched 14,000 acres in greater Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of...

Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports

Oct 29 2025 // Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm – a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, torrential rain, strong winds and massive damages. Melissa made...

Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica

Oct 29 2025 // Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacuate. Melissa crossed...

Update: Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Oct 28 2025 // Hurricane Melissa is churning toward Jamaica as the island’s worst-ever storm, with high winds and flooding rains already pummeling coastal areas in the hours before landfall. Melissa’s top winds reached 185...

Hurricane Melissa Churns Toward Jamaica as Category 5 Storm

Oct 27 2025 // Hurricane Melissa plowed toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm, threatening to bring widespread destruction to the island. Melissa’s top winds reached 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, up from 160 mph...

Intruders Release Mink From Iowa Farm in What Trade Group Calls ‘Terrorist Act’

Oct 27 2025 // One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between last Monday night and Tuesday...

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