Apple took a challenge against EU regulators to Europe’s second highest court on Monday after they fined it 500 million euros ($587 million) earlier this year for breaching landmark rules aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. The European …

US auto safety regulators are investigating whether earlier recalls of more than a million Ram pickups did enough to address a flaw that could lead to trucks rolling away unexpectedly. The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received 20 reports …

Yemen’s Houthi militants continued to pound a commercial ship in the Red Sea — hours after beginning an assault on the vessel that left crew missing — the latest sign that the Tehran-backed group is once again escalating its threat …

Flooding has caused an average of more than 125 deaths per year and billions of dollars in damage in the United States over the past few decades, according to the National Weather Service. Flash floods are the nation’s top storm-related …

Auto insurers in Kentucky now have some official guidance and liability protection when determining the value of wrecked vehicles. In keeping with Senate Bill 136, approved on an emergency basis by state lawmakers this year, the Kentucky insurance commissioner last …

Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI, according to a Trump administration report seen as a precursor to a broader intervention to help keep coal-fired power plants from …

The Venetian Resort on the Las Vegas Strip must pay $850,000 and implement policy changes to settle a religious discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. The suit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, names the Venetian Las Vegas Gaming LLC …

State Farm has long positioned itself as the dependable “good neighbor” ready to help when disaster strikes. Through carefully crafted advertising, the company promotes a sense of comfort, security, and connection. Images of helpful agents arriving with a smile and …

In 2023, the Canada wildfires that incinerated more than 17 million hectares (42 million acres) of boreal forest were so hot they melted the paint on approaching fire trucks and smoldered underground all winter. That heat created vast columns of …

Erie Insurance reports that it has restored full business operations that have been affected by a month long network outage. The company also said there is “no evidence” of a breach of any sensitive personal information, financial records or legally …

The deadly flash floods in Texas that killed more than 100 people over the Fourth of July holiday weekend will cause an estimated $18 billion to $22 billion in total damage and economic loss, AccuWeather said. The weather forecasting service …

A fire that shut London’s Heathrow airport in March, stranding thousands of people, was caused by the UK power grid’s failure to maintain an electricity substation, an official report said on Wednesday, prompting the energy watchdog to open a probe. …

Ki Appoints Ex-PartnerRe Exec Bonneau as Chair Ki, the algorithmically powered Lloyd’s digital follow platform, announced the appointment of Jacques Bonneau as non-executive chair for Ki Financial Ltd., effective July 1, 2025. Bonneau was previously president & CEO of PartnerRe, …

One of the US largest exporters of liquefied natural gas, Venture Global Inc., is raising questions over how to share a common waterway with a planned neighbor — it’s a move that underscores a coming bottleneck for shipping space in …

A Dallas County district judge dismissed state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s suit against the State Fair of Texas and the City of Dallas, for gun restrictions that were enacted following a 2023 shooting that injured three people at the fairgrounds. …

Crystal Ridge Ski Area, LLC, doing business as The Rock Snowpark, a winter sports park and summer events venue in Franklin, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it terminated a lift operations manager because of his religion, the U.S. Equal Employment …

Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC), headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, promoted Ann Kriens to the position of claims vice president. Kriens joined RMIC in 2014 with 20 years of claims experience at Economy/MetLife, serving as an adjuster, support supervisor, property subrogation …

Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield, Massachusetts. As part of the settlement agreement announced by …

Brazil’s central bank said on Wednesday that technology services provider C&M Software, which serves financial institutions lacking connectivity infrastructure, had reported a cyberattack on its systems. The bank did not provide further details of the attack, but said in a …

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Generation Underwriting From WF Risk Group Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of managing general agent Generation Underwriting, which has offices in Newcastle and Belfast, from WF Risk Group. Financial details …