Tornado Tears Through Oklahoma Town, Damaging 40 Homes April 27, 2026 By Sean Murphy Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for...
CFTC Sues New York to Block Oversight of Prediction Markets April 27, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday, accusing the state of invading its authority to regulate...
Water to Surge into Drought-Depleted Lake Powell But at Costs Elsewhere April 27, 2026 By Mead Gruver and Dorany Pineda Canyons in eastern Utah will churn this spring with huge volumes of water—as much as 50,000 toilets flushing constantly at...
People Moves: Alliant Appoints Cusack as President, Alliant Property & Casualty April 27, 2026 Alliant Insurance Services named Michael J. Cusack president of Alliant Property & Casualty. Cusack previously served as head of Alliant...
Maine Governor Blocks First State Freeze on New Data Centers April 26, 2026 By Aditya Soni and Mrinmay Dey The Democratic governor of Maine, Janet Mills, on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first U.S....
Massive Ice Sheets Threaten Homes in Northern Michigan April 24, 2026 By Sarah Brumfield and Corey Williams Large chunks of ice rammed into homes along Michigan’s Black Lake in the northeastern Lower Peninsula as constant spring rainfall...
Inszone Acquires Michigan’s James R. Vozar Insurance Agency April 24, 2026 Inszone Insurance Services announced the acquisition of James R. Vozar Insurance Agency. With offices in Athens, Quincy, and Union City,...
A 50% Surge in Zombie Oil Wells Prompts Texas to Crack Down on Toxic Water Leaks April 24, 2026 By Kevin Crowley and David Wethe Texas is planning new rules to speed up its response to so-called zombie oil wells after the number of sites...
FTC Settles Case Against Anesthesia Company April 24, 2026 By Jody Godoy he U.S. Federal Trade Commission is settling its case against a private equity portfolio company it says was used to...
Study Finds ‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17M Americans on Atlantic, Gulf Coasts April 24, 2026 By Seth Borenstein More than 17 million people along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at the highest risk of being affected...