Worsening Floods Pose Threat to US Dam Safety July 5, 2024 By Michael Phillis and John Hanna ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and...
Kansas School District Was Discriminatory in Discipline: DOJ July 5, 2024 By John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them,...
Judge Tells Louisiana to Protect Incarcerated Workers Toiling in Summer Heat July 5, 2024 By Margie Mason and Robin McDowell Amid blistering summer temperatures, a federal judge ordered Louisiana to take steps to protect the health and safety of incarcerated...
OSHA Fines Georgia Sawmill $267,300 After Death of Worker July 5, 2024 A Georgia sawmill could have prevented the death of a 24-year-old worker last year if it had followed safety procedures...
Weather Damaged F-35s Parked in Texas May Cost Pentagon Millions July 5, 2024 By Tony Capaccio US taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in repairs if F-35 fighter jets suffer major weather...
OpenAI’s Internal AI Details Stolen in 2023 Breach, NYT Reports July 5, 2024 A hacker gained access to the internal messaging systems at OpenAI last year and stole details about the design of...
Cooper Signs Retention Groups, Vaping, Work Zone Safety Bills in North Carolina July 5, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed four bills Wednesday that include the creation of a new...
Q2 2024 Personal Insurance Rates Up 7.6%: MarketScout July 5, 2024 The average rate increase for U.S. personal lines coverages was about 7.6% in the second quarter, up from about 4.8%...
Progressive to Pay $48M to New York Drivers Over Underpaid Total Loss Claims July 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the...
Insurers Fret Over Risk of Militant Attacks, AI Hacks at Paris Olympics July 5, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Insurers are nervous that militant attacks or AI-generated fake images could derail the Paris Olympics, risking event cancellations and millions...