California Balks at Applied Underwriters Sale, Questions Subsidiary’s Move to New Mexico October 21, 2019 By Don Jergler The California Department of Insurance has denied an application for approval of the sale of California Insurance Co., a subsidiary...
No Fatalities Reported After Dallas Hit by Tornado October 21, 2019 The City of Dallas said in a Twitter feed that no fatalities or serious injuries had been reported following a...
4th Person Dies from North Carolina Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak October 21, 2019 North Carolina health officials say a fourth person has died from Legionnaires’ disease. The N.C. Department of Health and Human...
Tropical Storm Nestor Spawns Tornadoes in Florida Gulf but Spares Panhandle October 21, 2019 By Brendan Farrington and Terry Spencer Tropical Storm Nestor was downgraded Saturday after it spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in central Florida...
Texas Firms Say Too Many Low-Skill Workers Are Failing Drug Tests October 21, 2019 By William Edwards Employers in Texas say too many low-skill workers are failing to pass drug tests needed to get hired. Forty-eight percent...
County in Washington Files Lawsuit Against JUUL October 21, 2019 A Washington state county has filed a lawsuit against e-cigarette maker JUUL after a dozen confirmed cases of vaping-related lung...
Small Earthquake Confirmed Off Southern Oregon Coast October 21, 2019 A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Oregon, The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS mapped the earthquake...
California Threatened by More Blackouts With Wind Gusts October 21, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Almost two weeks after 2.3 million people in California suffered through forced blackouts, the state’s utilities are warning they may...
Update on Opioid Lawsuits Against Drugmakers, Distributors October 21, 2019 By Nate Raymond On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic....
Financial, Legal Advisors Scamming Elderly Has Become Big Business October 21, 2019 By Nick Leiber Terry Ann McIntosh’s financial nightmare began four years ago, soon after she hired a caregiver through a family services website....