Military flights rushed Monday to restock an Australian city before it is cut off by floodwaters that have turned a huge swath of the Outback into a lake, while police confirmed two more deaths in the crisis. Drenching rain that …
The head of Illinois’ workers’ compensation commission is calling for an investigation of nearly $10 million paid out in claims to more than half the staff of a southwestern Illinois prison over the past three years. The Belleville News-Democrat reported …
Gov. Mike Beebe has declared two Arkansas counties affected by a tornado and severe storms as state disaster areas. Severe weather on Dec. 31 caused three deaths and eight injuries, along with damage to more than 30 homes and businesses …
American International Group’s protracted sale of its Taiwan unit was further complicated Tuesday when a local company proposed buying a stake in the insurer, an offer that may please regulators but runs counter to AIG’s plans. AIG has been trying …
Emergency management officials are urging Oahu property owners to buy flood insurance at current rates before new flood maps — and resulting higher prices — kick in next month. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says new National Flood Insurance Program …
Maine Gov. John Baldacci is requesting a damage assessment for the torrential rainstorm that deluged eastern Maine earlier this month. The Dec. 12 storm dropped 6 to 8 inches of rain in places, washing out local roads, flooding basements and …
State fire investigators have concluded that a fatal explosion at a condominium project last summer was not the result of the delivery of odorless propane gas from a Westfield, Mass., distributor, as initially thought. The report from Fire Marshal Stephen …
The outcome of U.N. climate talks in Mexico this month should boost steps in Asia to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with China a likely bright spot in 2011, a senior analyst at a leading U.S. think tank said. The talks …
Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana lawmakers preparing to craft the state’s next two-year budget are eyeing an obscure bank insurance fund as a possible revenue source to close anticipated budget gaps. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that Indiana’s public deposit …
A scathing audit by the federal Department of Homeland Security questions whether some $45 million in public money was properly spent to remove debris in the cleanup of Chambers County, one of the Southeast Texas counties most devastated by Hurricane …
