Las Vegas Shooting Victim’s Parents Sue Gunmakers Over Guns Altered by Bump-Stocks July 8, 2019 By Peter Szekely The parents of one of the 58 people slain in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting sued the makers and...
North Carolina Regulator to Take Over Firms Owned by Embattled Insurance Investor July 8, 2019 North Carolina’s insurance commissioner is taking over four insurance companies controlled by a businessman charged with trying to make political...
Lightning Strike Causes 5 House Fires in Georgia Neighborhood July 8, 2019 A fire chief says lightning was the likely cause of five house fires in a single Georgia neighborhood. Pooler Fire...
45K Barrels of Jim Beam Whiskey Destroyed in Kentucky Warehouse Fire July 8, 2019 By Bruce Schreiner A Jim Beam storage warehouse that burned down, destroying 45,000 barrels of aging whiskey, was equipped with sprinklers and was...
Update: 21 Injured in Gas Explosion at Florida Shopping Plaza July 7, 2019 By Terry Spencer A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20...
Southern California Begins Assessing Damage From Largest Earthquake in 20 Years July 7, 2019 By John Antczak, Daisy Nguyen and Marcio Jose Sanchez RIDGECREST, Calif. — Crews in Southern California assessed damage to cracked and burned buildings, broken roads, leaking water and gas...
Boeing Offers $100 Million, Beyond Lawsuits, to 737 Max Crash Victims July 7, 2019 By Richard Clough and Alan Levin JULY 3, 2019 — Boeing Co. is offering $100 million to support the families of victims and others affected by...
Under New Law, Kansas Drivers Can Refuse Field Sobriety Tests July 3, 2019 Kansas drivers can no longer be charged with a crime for refusing a field sobriety test under a new state...
Popular Chicago ‘Bean’ Sculpture Vandalized, 7 Arrested July 3, 2019 Police in Chicago have arrested seven people suspected of spray-painting graffiti on two downtown landmarks, including the popular giant metallic...
How Workplace Violence Costs Businesses Before and After It Happens July 3, 2019 By Gary Sheely Workplace violence leaves chaos in its wake. Besides the psychic trauma, physical injuries and even sometimes fatalities, there are enormous...