A ban on assault weapons that Connecticut put in place after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is constitutional, a federal appeals court said Friday, as it rejected challenges by gun rights advocates who claim it violates the Second Amendment. …

The Trump administration’s order to halt work on a nearly completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island threatens grid reliability and jobs and defies explanation, business and government leaders from New England said on Monday. State leaders in …

For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been trotting through Manhattan’s Central Park, weathering the arrival of the automobile, years of criticism from animal rights activists and even a mayoral administration that vowed to ban the tourist activity. But …

The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday touted the reopening of a runway at Philadelphia International Airport through the installation of a system to stop a runaway airplane. The FAA awarded $8.5 million last year for the airport’s first Engineered Material …

California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary …

A fire at an automotive supply plant in Louisiana was 90% contained Sunday, but a mandatory evacuation order remained in place as crews tried to address remaining flames, law enforcement officials said. The fire at Smitty’s Supply just north of …

A bill that would tighten how youth camps are penalized for safety deficiencies and that would diminish the industry’s influence on a state advisory committee has gained traction in the Legislature. While Senate Bill 1 passed last week created a …

Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers …

Alive Risk, the sports, leisure and entertainment managing general underwriter of Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, the underwriting management division of Ryan Specialty announced that Scott Carroll has joined Alive Risk to serve as underwriting director of entertainment programs, reporting to …

WalkerHughes Insurance announced acquisition of S&R Insurance, a well-established retail insurance brokerage headquartered in St. Robert, Missouri. This strategic move marks WalkerHughes’ first presence in south-central Missouri and reinforces its commitment to delivering service and coverage to communities across the …

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the re/insurance broker Miller and insurer HDI Global. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Appoints Howden’s Cumberland for New Role of Chief Broking Officer Miller, the London-based independent …

A recently discovered data breach may impact more than one million customers of Farmers Insurance, warned a recent notification to Maine’s Attorney General. Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers Group, Inc. (its attorney-in fact), and their subsidiaries and affiliates provided notice of …

AM Best upgraded Baton Rouge based regional workers’ compensation insurer, Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company’s Financial Strength and Credit Ratings from A – (Excellent) to A (Excellent). Stonetrust offers workers’ compensation coverage and services to more than 5,000 policyholders in Louisiana …

Northwestern University has reached a settlement with former longtime football coach Pat Fitzgerald two years after he sued the prestigious school amid a team hazing scandal, attorneys and the school announced Thursday. “Though I maintain Northwestern had no legal basis …

Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on where or how. Top emergency leaders were asleep or out …

Two and a half years after a derailed train spewed toxic gases across eastern Ohio, none of the nation’s largest freight railroads have fulfilled promises to join a voluntary federal close call program designed to reduce rail hazards and prevent …

American International Group Inc., headquartered in New York City, named Scott Hallworth as chief digital officer, effective September 1. Hallworth will be responsible for leading AIG’s digital, data and GenAI strategy. Based in New York City, he will become a …

The Gulf Coast of the United States is increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, a scientist has warned in a new study, 20 years after Katrina devastated New Orleans and hundreds of miles of coastline. Mark Bove, a meteorologist with the German …

The manager of an off-the-books construction-worker payroll operation in Naples, Florida, pleaded guilty last week to a scheme that prosecutors said defrauded the U.S. government of $4 million and swindled insurers out of workers’ compensation premiums. Alexis Garcia, manager of …

More and more consumers are looking for lower prices to protect their investments as the costs of owning both properties and vehicles continue to rise. According to the Q3 2025 Insurance Personal Lines Trends and Perspectives report from TransUnion, customers …