Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud August 23, 2023 By Nabila Ahmed, Adam Haigh and Ellie Harmsworth Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate...
Virginia Judge Says Medical Malpractice Law Does Not Apply to Sexual Abuse Claims August 23, 2023 By Sarah Rankin Most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a lawsuit by dozens of former patients of...
Grant Extended to Fire-Harden Homes, Businesses Damaged by Oregon Wildfires August 23, 2023 The Oregon Building Codes Division has partnered with counties on a grant to help homeowners and businesses rebuild after the...
Weather Service Confirms Five Tornadoes Hit New England Last Week August 23, 2023 By Steve LeBlanc The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Connecticut last Friday, joining a spate of four other...
Cause Still Unknown in Pennsylvania House Explosion That Killed 6 August 23, 2023 Three houses at the center of a recent explosion near Pittsburgh that killed six people will need to be torn...
Activist Behind Affirmative Action Cases Sues Major Law Firms August 22, 2023 By Nate Raymond A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race...
Moody’s RMS Estimates $4B to $6B in Economic Losses from Hawaii Wildfires August 22, 2023 Moody’s RMS issued estimates on Tuesday showing economic losses from the recent Lahaina Conflagration and Kula wildfires in Hawaii at...
People Moves: Shelter CEO Rawlins to Retire in 2024; Corbin Named Successor August 22, 2023 Shelter Insurance Companies announced the retirement of current President & CEO Randa Rawlins effective April 30, 2024. Rawlins became President...
Xcel Energy to Construct Underground Barrier to Prevent Radioactive Water from Reaching Mississippi River August 22, 2023 By Trisha Ahmed MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in Monticello, Minnesota, in...
Insured Losses From Natural Catastrophes Set to Top $100 Billion for 3rd Year in a Row August 22, 2023 By Tom Metcalf and Marion Halftermeyer Claims for weather-related incidents are set to exceed $100 billion for the third year in a row, as floods, hail...