Inside the Carolina Mountain Town that Helene Nearly Wiped Off the Map October 7, 2024 By Allen Breed CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE, N.C. (AP) — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion...
Fourth Storm in 14 Months Takes Aim at West Florida. Citizens Most Exposed October 7, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Another day, another hurricane. That may be the thought in the minds of thousands of Floridians as Hurricane Milton makes...
Italian Prosecutors Accuse 7 People, 2 Firms Over Flawed Boeing Plane Parts October 7, 2024 By Francesca Landini Italian prosecutors on Saturday accused seven people and two sub-contractors of crimes including fraud and breaching airplane safety rules following...
Suit Filed by California Vineyard Owner Fined $120K for Giving Free Housing to Employee October 7, 2024 A California vineyard owner is suing Santa Clara County after officials fined him for allowing his longtime employee to live...
Update on Helene Loss Estimates: CoreLogic Sees $10.5B-$17.5B Insured Loss October 7, 2024 Total insured loss from Hurricane Helene is now estimated at between $10.5 billion and $17.5 billion—a figure that continues to...
Mpox Spreads to Ghana as Cases Surge in Megacity Kinshasa October 7, 2024 By Antony Sguazzin The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said mpox is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital...
Karen Read Seeks Delay in Wrongful Death Civil Lawsuit Until Murder Trial Is Done October 7, 2024 By Michael Casey Karen Read is seeking to delay a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of her Boston police officer boyfriend...
Auto Insurers Face Rising Repair Costs, EV and Tech Complexity in 2025: Report October 7, 2024 Amid inflation and labor shortages, the growing impact of electric vehicles (EVs) and rising repair costs, insurers and repairers will...
Nation’s Flood Insurance Program Is Making More Repeat Payouts October 7, 2024 By Matthew Griffin When Hurricane Helene barreled ashore last week, it caused devastating flooding across the southeastern U.S., including in the Shore Acres...
NFL Says Preseason Saw Fewest Concussions Since Tracking Started October 7, 2024 By Rob Maaddi The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions...