Officials Monitoring Dams as Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc Across Multiple Southeast States February 13, 2020 By Jay Reeves A Tennessee hillside collapsed, roads were flooded and rivers were rising across the Southeast on Tuesday after a day of...
Report: 2019 Was 7th Year in Last Decade with 10 or More Disasters of $1B-Plus February 12, 2020 By Don Jergler Last year was a particularly hazardous one, with natural catastrophes causing excessive damages in what appears to be an ongoing...
Facebook, Twitter, Other Internet Firms to Be Responsible for Content Under UK Plan February 12, 2020 By Paul Sandle Britain said it would force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or...
‘Numbers Guy’ Zaffino Expected to Succeed Duperreault as AIG CEO…Eventually February 12, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Peter Zaffino sat at 2 World Trade Center poring over financial reports on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when...
Louisiana Small Business Protection Act Now in Effect February 12, 2020 Louisiana’s Small Business Protection Act (SBPA), passed in the 2019 Legislative Session and effective as of Feb. 1, aims to...
Missouri Officer Told to ‘Tone Down’ Gayness Settles Lawsuit for $10.25M February 12, 2020 Missouri’s St. Louis County has agreed to a $10.25 million settlement with a gay police lieutenant who says he was...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Illinois’ Affiliated Benefit Consultants February 12, 2020 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Oakbrook, Illinois-based Affiliated Benefit Consultants Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed....
Families of 2 Killed in Louisiana Barge Crash Sue Vessel Owners February 12, 2020 Families of two crew members killed in a barge collision on the Mississippi River have filed a wrongful death lawsuit...
Man Pleads Guilty to Burning African American Churches in Louisiana February 12, 2020 The aspiring ‘black metal’ musician who was arrested in a series of fires set at African American churches in Louisiana...
Sentenced for Crop Insurance Fraud, Kansas Farmer Must Repay $604K February 12, 2020 A Kansas farmer has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for federal crop insurance fraud and bankruptcy fraud. Kevin...