SC Supreme Court Urges Legislative Fix to Pre-existing Health Issue in Workers’ Comp July 15, 2024 By William Rabb South Carolina lawmakers next year may be asked to revamp a workers’ compensation employment test that judges have relied on...
Texans Endure Second Week Without Power After Hurricane Beryl July 15, 2024 By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune and Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune CHANNELVIEW — Juan Piñón’s long-sleeve black shirt and forest green pants were soaked. He used a shovel to scrape concrete...
Growing Southern California Wildfire Threatening 4,100 Structures July 15, 2024 Evacuation orders and warnings are in place for roughly 4,200 people due to a growing wildfire in southern California that...
Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal July 15, 2024 By Marissa Newman and Davey Alba Google parent Alphabet Inc. is in talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz Inc., according to a person familiar with the...
Natural Disasters Cost China $13 Billion in January-June July 15, 2024 By Liz Lee Natural disasters such as flooding, drought and extreme temperatures cost China 93.16 billion yuan ($12.83 billion) in the first half...
Hacker Says AT&T Paid About $400,000 to Erase Sensitive Data July 15, 2024 A hacker who claims to have stolen sensitive call and text logs from AT&T Inc. said they were paid about...
The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms July 15, 2024 By Eamon Farhat Under the blazing Adriatic sun, life almost stopped in Montenegro’s capital Podgorica earlier this summer. Cars and buses were stuck...
Report: Impact of BEC Attacks on US Companies Misunderstood July 15, 2024 A new report asserts the impact of business email compromise incidents on U.S. companies is likely underestimated and misunderstood—and it...
A Troubling Phrase: ‘Just a Category 1 Hurricane’ July 15, 2024 By Brendan Farrington Here’s a troubling phrase hurricane forecasters hate but often hear: “It’s just a Category 1. Nothing to worry about.” Or...
Letters Don’t Seem to Sway Judge: Oxendine Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison July 15, 2024 By Jeff Amy ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine to serve three-and-a-half years in...