Utility Investigated But Didn’t Find Gas Leak Before Fatal Maryland House Explosion September 9, 2024 By Brian Witte A technician responding to a power outage at a Maryland home and a neighbor both reported smelling gas the night...
New York State Mandates Panic Buttons for Large Retailers September 9, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a new law requiring retailers to boost safety protections for store workers,...
Strengthening Gulf Storm Could Slam Texas, Louisiana Coasts September 9, 2024 By Alicia Diaz and Brian K. Sullivan A storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane early this week, bringing heavy...
California Companies Wrote Their Own Gig Worker Law, but Now No One Is Enforcing It September 9, 2024 By Levi Sumagaysay Nearly four years after California voters approved better wages and health benefits for ride-hailing drivers and delivery workers, no one...
‘Sustainable’ Logging Operations Are Clear-Cutting Canada’s Climate-Fighting Forests September 9, 2024 By Chris Kirkham, Grant Smith and Jessica DiNapoli With its vast expanses of forest, Canada has the most “certified” sustainable timber operations of any nation, according to the...
Louisiana Launches Lottery System for Fortify Homes Program Grants September 6, 2024 The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that registration for the next round of Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) grants will...
Contractor Agrees to Iowa Consent Order Regarding Unlicensed Public Adjusting September 6, 2024 By Ezra Amacher The Iowa Insurance Division entered into a consent order with a Midwest roofing contractor on Sept. 5 following a June...
Drought Shrivels the Mississippi River and Threatens to Disrupt US Food Exports September 6, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan and Tarso Veloso Drought across the central US is shrinking the Mississippi River, sending barge rates soaring and threatening to roil shipments of...
London’s ExCel Centre Wins Insurance Appeal Over COVID-19 Losses September 6, 2024 By Sam Tobin The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won an appeal brought by insurers, including Allianz, over pandemic-related losses,...
Collision Between Jail Transport Van and Vehicle Injures 19 in Illinois September 6, 2024 ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided Wednesday with another vehicle...